Capitals fan attends 1st NHL game, rides Zamboni to celebrate 101st birthday

After over a century, Gert Friedman was finally able to check an NHL game off her bucket list.

Friedman, who turns 101 on Tuesday, celebrated her birthday by attending Game 5 of the Washington Capitals' second-round series against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. The Capitals and NHL also granted her wish of riding the Zamboni during the first intermission of the Capitals' 3-1 win.

"What a fabulous experience that I've never had before and a perfect way to celebrate my birthday," Friedman told NHL.com.

Friedman was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., but has called Arlington, Va., home since 1940. Her husband, Herbert Friedman, was a renowned astrophysicist who won the U.S. National Medal of Science.