PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- The iron barriers were set up throughout the event level of the Consol Energy Center.
Here's where the families and friends of all the Pittsburgh Penguins were going to assemble to go on the ice to celebrate with the Stanley Cup.
Here's where the media would line up before going out onto the ice to interview the celebrating Penguins.
And then, moments after San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski sent the puck into the empty net to secure a 4-2 victory for the visiting San Jose Sharks in Game 5 on Thursday, NHL staff quickly gathered up the barriers and the signage and packed it away.