Look: Stanley Cup fever hits Smashville
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Who says hockey can't work in Tennessee?
The Nashville Predators will host their first-ever Stanley Cup Final game Saturday, and a huge throng of fans was on hand more than three hours prior to puck drop, crowding bar-lined Broadway and the area surrounding Bridgestone Arena:
#Smashville pic.twitter.com/aytmZ54qdT
— NHL (@NHL) June 3, 2017
It's nuts out here. No other Stanley Cup Final pregame has been like this. pic.twitter.com/aczmvWjleV
— Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) June 3, 2017
Couldn't even get close to Broadway. Crazy. #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/WDWK3FgHyK
— Mike Harrington (@ByMHarrington) June 3, 2017
A Cup final like no other. pic.twitter.com/GMYPRnrnCC
— Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 3, 2017
Smashville: Population? Packed! pic.twitter.com/thVaFil0Qf
— Teresa Walker (@TeresaMWalker) June 3, 2017
The Predators will look to pull within one game in the series after dropping the first two contests to the Penguins in Pittsburgh.