NHL under fire after charity event turns ugly.

The National Hockey League's attempt to do a good dead has resulted in some pretty fierce online backlash after a charity event turned out horribly wrong.

On Sunday, during the NHL's Stadium Series game between the Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning, fans in attendance were treated to a fun little event on the ice that was for a good cause. The event was put on by the Lightning foundation and was focused on cancer survivor Rob Higgins, with Higgins effectively guaranteed to receive at least a $100,000 donation courtesy of the foundation.

There was a wrinkle to this event however that would have allowed Higgins to win $1 million instead of just the $100,000 but it required a very difficult shot to be made from center ice. We have all seen events of this nature before where the puck is only given a very small hole to pass through, and this time around it would be Higgins who would be tasked with firing a puck down the ice.

Unfortunately Higgins would completely miss the shot, going well wide of the net, and what resulted was an incredibly deflating moment where a cancer survivor was deprived of the chance to win an additional $800,000, resulting in many fans taking to social media to express their displeasure.

Higgins was given two tries to make the shot but neither shot would make it into the net, although there was a nice silver lining to this story. On hand were Tampa Bay Buccaneers legend Ronde Barber and Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield and, much to Mayfield's credit, the National Football League quarterback was so inspired by Higgins that he doubled the $100,000 donation on the spot, scribbling all over Higgins' giant check to make it twice as valuable.

You can see the replay of the whole event below:

Is the outrage justified? Or should the NHL be celebrated for what is at the end of the day a donation to a very good cause? Let me know what you think of this one in the comments.