Look: Stanley Cup fever hits Smashville

Who says hockey can't work in Tennessee?

The Nashville Predators will host their first-ever Stanley Cup Final game Saturday, and a huge throng of fans was on hand more than three hours prior to puck drop, crowding bar-lined Broadway and the area surrounding Bridgestone Arena:

#Smashville pic.twitter.com/aytmZ54qdT

- NHL (@NHL) June 3, 2017

It's nuts out here. No other Stanley Cup Final pregame has been like this. pic.twitter.com/aczmvWjleV

- Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) June 3, 2017

Couldn't even get close to Broadway. Crazy. #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/WDWK3FgHyK

- Mike Harrington (@ByMHarrington) June 3, 2017

A Cup final like no other. pic.twitter.com/GMYPRnrnCC

- Bob McKenzie (@TSNBobMcKenzie) June 3, 2017

Smashville: Population? Packed! pic.twitter.com/thVaFil0Qf

- Teresa Walker (@TeresaMWalker) June 3, 2017

The Predators will look to pull within one game in the series after dropping the first two contests to the Penguins in Pittsburgh.

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