'Bullpen cop' and 'fist bump kid' were just a couple of happy fans in a sea of black and gold at Fenway Park on Monday.
With the sun setting and reflecting off the buildings just beyond the right-field stands, Kapanen collected a pass in front from Danton Heinen and shoveled it past Ullmark’s glove as he was falling to his knees 8:40 into the second period for the Penguins' early lead.
During the second-period intermission, there were performers taking trick shots off Fenway’s fabled 37-foot Green Monster, which was adorned with the logos of the Bruins, Penguins and Winter Classic. "I'm just so excited to be here," he said."Another opportunity to be here with my family and my friends.""Just said hello and I told them to score one or two goals for me," Fitzgerald said."It's almost surreal being here at Fenway Park as you're walking around the [Green] Monster, taking pictures," Christine Fitzgerald said."We actually feel like part of their family, it's just one of those cool experiences.
Even those who weren't rooting for the home team were pumped to be a part of the sold-out crowd, including the Porter family who drove 11 hours from Pittsburgh.
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