Last week, the Nashville Predators were playing the Maple Leafs in Toronto.
In the NHL, whenever a Canadian team is playing an American team, both national anthems are sung.
During the singing of the US anthem, the singers microphone stopped working. Without missing a beat, the largely Canadian crowd broke into song, finishing the anthem for the soloist.
A hat tip to the citizens of Toronto for great sportsmanship. We are allies after all and it is only a game.
In the end, one teams ability to defeat another mostly lies in the amount of money one local owner spent on players versus the amount of money another local owner spent on players.