Stanley Cup Playoffs: Where Will Yinz Watch the Games?

"It's the most ... wonderful time ... of the year." For hockey fans anyway.

Still, aren't we all hockey fans this time of the year?

Most will be cheering for the Pittsburgh Penguins and general manager Ray Shero, an Upper St. Clair resident, to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning Wednesday night when the puck drops at 7 p.m. Others may have a hard time rooting against the Lightning's Ryan Malone, an Upper St. Clair native.

Upper St. Clair Patch wants to know where you'll be watching the playoff games, especially if you're going to a local establishment or to a house party in Upper St. Clair. 

Some of you may be lucky enough to have scored tickets at the CONSOL Energy Center for the Pens' first two playoffs games in that building this coming Wednesday and Friday. 

Or you may choose to brave the weather and the crowds and watch the first-round playoff games on the big screen in the Civic Arena south parking lot across the road from from CONSOL Energy Center. Typically, the screen attracts a larger crowd during away games.

The Penguins-Lightning series, like all Stanley Cup playoffs pairings, is a best-of-seven contest. The Pens host the first two games, and the Lightning get the next two. Should more than four games be required, the series would then jump back-and-forth between Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay until one team wins a fourth game.

So tell us. Where are yinz watching these games?!:

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