For the first time since 1938, the Chicago Blackhawks won a Stanley Cup at home.
Delirium would be the best way to describe the United Center on Monday night as the Blackhawks closed out Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final 2-0 over the Tampa Bay Lightning. The home fans were vocal all night, and when Duncan Keith scored in the second period, the roof blew off the arena:
Patrick Kane's third-period goal meant any remaining nervous energy from the Chicago faithful turned into outright jubilation.
The league officials were a bit slow with the unveiling of the Stanley Cup as they hurried to prepare it for the victors, and the United Center crowd wasn't in a mood to wait, per NHL on NBC:
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Despite this being Chicago's third title in six seasons, captain Jonathan Toews commented that lifting Lord Stanley's Cup will never get old, per TSN's Conor McKenna:
Toews: "Every time we do it, it gets better and better.