It was the biggest hockey night we can remember in Pittsburgh. Thousands of fans jammed Washington Place, just outside Consol Energy Center, to watch Game 5 on a big screen. Others gathered around a second screen at Market Square. And the crowd at Consol was the largest in history, 18,680.
Of course, we’re burying the lead. The big news: We lost to the Sharks, 4-2. The game was a wild one, and you’ll see that reflected in the videos and images below. We’ll all be watching on Sunday, when the two teams play Game 6 in San Jose.
In Focus Video
PG videographer Rebecca Droke captured the extreme range of emotions experienced by those watching Game 5 on the big screen outside Consol Energy Center.
Carly Brunner of North Side watches the final few minutes at Mario’s. (Haley Nelson/Post-Gazette)
In Focus Video
Fans react to Sharks’ open net goal in the game’s final moments. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
Sharks Martin Jones makes save. (Pete Diana/Post-Gazette)Fans outside of Consol call for a penalty. (Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette)Pens goaltender Matt Murray makes a save in the third period. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Tense moments inside the arena in the third period. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Evgeni Malkin dives for loose puck . (Pete Diana/Post-Gazette)Sidney Crosby has head lock on Sharks Tommy Wingels. (Pete Diana/Post-Gazette)Sharks’ Logan Couture is congratulated by Patrick Marleau after scoring. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Fans gather in Market Square. (Haley Nelson/Post-Gazette)Bryan Rust gets buried underneath a pile of Sharks in the second period. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pen Patric Hornqvist tussles with Sharks Tommy Wingels and Dainius Zubrus in the second period. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Patric Hornqvist tries to score on Sharks goaltender Martin Jones in the second period. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Phil Kessel is stopped by San Jose Sharks Martin Jones in the second period.A bit of an international flavor inside Consol. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)An ecstatic Kevin Bonal of Paris, France, rolled on the arena floor after the Pens scored their second goal. Bonal celebrated his 30th birthday by traveling to Pittsburgh to attend the game. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Chris Moore of South Park lifts his 15 month old son Bennett Moore as thousands of Penguins fans gather to watch on the big screen outside of Consol. (Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette)Spotted earlier: Legendary Pirates player Bill Mazeroski. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Pen Carl Hagelin celebrates a goal by Nick Bonino on Sharks goaltender Martin Jones in the first period. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Penguins fans celebrate one of the Penguins first period goals outside. (Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette)Evgeni Malkin celebrates with fans after scoring in the first period. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Fans react as the Penguins score their first goal. (Haley Nelson/Post-Gazette)Pen Evgeni Malkin scores on Sharks goaltender Martin Jones in the first period. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Fans react to the Sharks scoring the first goal. (Haley Nelson/Post-Gazette)Shark fans celebrate their team’s first score. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Shark Brenden Dillon hugs Brent Burns after Burns scored a goal in the first period. (Pete Diana/Post-Gazette)Some fans brought props to make a point. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Patriotic spirit mixes with Pens spirit during the National Anthem. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Thousands of Penguins fans listen to the national anthem while watching on the big screen outside of Consol Energy Center. (Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette)Minutes before the start of Game 5. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)We’re thinking Consol will be a sea of yellow tonight. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Fans lined up to get through the gates. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Thousands of Penguins fans gather to watch on the big screen. (Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette)Fans walk down Fifth Avenue to watch the game the big screen. (Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette)A fan cheers in front of television cameras outside of Consol Energy Center. (Michael Henninger/Post-Gazette)Fans jammed Washington Place at 5 p.m., three hours before the game. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Captured sharks were a theme outside the arena. Jordan Radacsi of Brentwood and Sarah Keim of Mt. Lebanon brought an inflatable version. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)View from street level on Washington Place, just outside Consol Energy Center, hours before the start of the game. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Branden Gilpin of Lancaster brought one version of the cup. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Another view of fans gathered in front of Consol Energy Center hours before the game’s start. (Pete Diana/Post-Gazette)Signs were a theme outside Consol. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)We found a Sharks fan! (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Ah, we almost forgot the presidential election. Obviously, this fan didn’t. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
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