The @penguins #StanleyCup win unfolds on Twitter
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Monday, 13 June 2016
The final whistle has blown on the 2016 #StanleyCup playoffs and the Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) are raising the cup for the 4th time in franchise history after defeating the San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) 4-2.
The @penguins brought fans in on the celebration:
As did their players:
@NHL and @NHLonNBCSports featured behind the scene access as well:
Fellow NHL players past and present joined the #StanleyCup convo too:
Top moments stickhandled the conversation on Twitter. Here are the most Tweeted about moments from the #StanleyCup final:
These were the top 3 most mentioned @penguins players on Twitter during the #Stanley Cup final, led by Conn Smythe Trophy winner Sidney Crosby:
The @SanJoseSharks had an amazing season as well and brought fans along for the ride during the playoffs.
These were the most mentioned @SanJoseSharks players during the final:
Thanks to fans voting on Twitter with #NHL17Pavelski, Sharks captain Joe Pavelski (@jpav8) is one of two finalists for the @EASPORTSNHL#NHL17CoverVote:
Here is a list of the 16 teams that qualified for the 2016 #StanleyCup playoffs, ranked by most team account mentions during the postseason. The Penguins, not surprisingly, received the most account mentions of any teams.
Top @NHL stars also dominated the #StanleyCup playoffs Twitter conversation. Here are the Top Ten most mentioned player Twitter accounts during the postseason:
We’ll leave you with this Twitter Moments recap of the clinching game:
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