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Nashville helps Predators’ celebrate history with 1st Stanley Cup Final

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The town known as Music City sure knows how to throw a party and thousands of people turned out to mark a bit of history Saturday night as Nashville hosted the first Stanley Cup Final game ever played in Tennessee.

Fans started pouring into downtown hours before face-off often shoulder to shoulder, eager to celebrate and do their part to back their beloved team in the best-of-seven series they trail 2-0 to Pittsburgh.

Someone couldn’t wait for Martina McBride to become the latest country star to sing the national anthem before tossing the first catfish onto the ice during warm-ups.