Buckle up, baby! Big screen returns for Penguins playoff run

Jonathan Bombulie
Monday, April 8, 2019 10:26 a.m. | Monday, April 8, 2019 10:26 a.m.

Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review

Rachel Mackey, of Greensburg, (middle) reacts during the first goal scored by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 while watching the game outside of PPG Paints Arena with her mother, Rita Mackey, and Ryan Kaintz, of McKees Rocks during the first home game in the series against the Washington Capitals.

Fans will be able to watch Pittsburgh Penguins playoff home games from outside PPG Paints Arena again this season, albeit at a new location.

A large video screen will be set up in a parking lot at the corner of Centre Avenue and Logan Street.

The big screen is back for all HOME GAMES during the Stanley Cup playoffs!

Coming inside? We're going gold! All fans in the building will receive a free t-shirt and rally towel.

More information: https://t.co/7u0MNqwArN pic.twitter.com/pn6QcxrQ4N

— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) April 8, 2019

“Moving the KeyBank Big Screen to the corner of Centre and Logan gives us a larger space and enables us to create a much more fan-friendly atmosphere, with a stage for bands, food trucks, face painters and interactive games,” said James Santilli, the team’s senior vice president of marketing.

The Penguins will play their first home playoff games Sunday at noon and next Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

Jonathan Bombulie is the TribLive assistant sports editor. A Greensburg native, he was a hockey reporter for two decades, covering the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for 17 seasons before joining the Trib in 2015 and covering the Penguins for four seasons, including Stanley Cup championships in 2016-17. He can be reached at jbombulie@triblive.com.