Raining helmets at the United Center

In retrospect, it probably wasn't a good idea for my Blackhawks to have "Helmet Night" the night Jonathan Toews scored the first of what will undoubtedly be many NHL hat tricks....



Before this happened, Toews apparently had gotten his third goal of the game when the ref decided his stick was too high- and the helmet deluge was even greater.

So he just had to do it all over again. Apparently, there were still enough helmets left for a reprise from the fans as well.

Unfortunately, the good guys suffered a rare home defeat in overtime, 5-4.