Thousands of US hockey fans sing Canadian anthem amid tensions between neighbor countries

Fans in Buffalo, only a few miles from Ontario, filled the silence when a microphone cut out at the start of a match

The Electric City. Nickel City. Queen City. City of No Illusions.

Buffalo, New York, has accrued many nicknames over the years but, in an age of growing tensions between two traditional allies, one among them has taken on extra resonance: the City of Good Neighbors.