It was a night to remember in the Keystone State.
The hometown Pittsburgh Penguins defeated their cross-state rival Philadelphia Flyers in front of a full house Saturday at Heinz Field.
Here are some of the best photos from the NHL's latest Stadium Series success.
The stage was set ...
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... and the theater was packed ...
A sellout crowd of 67,318 attended the 2017 @CoorsLight NHL #StadiumSeries.
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 26, 2017
Total attendance at regular-season outdoor games: 1,208,317 pic.twitter.com/5T5G3seaf4
.... much to the delight of Penguins owner and NHL legend Mario Lemieux.
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The players were forced to make equipment adjustments based on the conditions.
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Jakub Voracek scored to give the @NHLFlyers their first goal of #StadiumSeries. He has three goals in two games vs. PIT this season. pic.twitter.com/1Wv7BGDVOJ
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 26, 2017
Yes, there were actual penguins in the house.
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Matt Cullen must have felt like one of the kids after scoring.
You're never too old to go play outside. #StadiumSeries pic.twitter.com/0ZIcyhD9Oe
— NHL (@NHL) February 26, 2017
Matt Murray was inadvertently forced to take shelter.
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Michal Neuvirth did his best to keep the Flyers in it.
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Sidney Crosby, however, would not be denied, leading his Penguins to victory.
Sidney Crosby of the @penguins scored his League-leading 34th goal of the season (54 GP), two shy of his total from 2015-16 (80 GP). pic.twitter.com/61Iu8AlK11
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 26, 2017
(Photos courtesy: USA Today Sports)
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