The @penguins #StanleyCup win unfolds on Twitter

The final whistle has blown on the 2016 #StanleyCup playoffs and the Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) are raising the cup for the 4th time in franchise history after defeating the San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) 4-2.

The @penguins brought fans in on the celebration:

As did their players:

@NHL and @NHLonNBCSports featured behind the scene access as well:

Fellow NHL players past and present joined the #StanleyCup convo too:

Top moments stickhandled the conversation on Twitter. Here are the most Tweeted about moments from the #StanleyCup final:

1. Game 6 ends: @penguins win the #StanleyCup
2. Sidney Crosby wins Conn Smythe award as MVP of the #StanleyCup playoffs
3. Patric Hörnqvist scores empty-net goal to seal the Game 6 3-1 victory for the Penguins

These were the top 3 most mentioned @penguins players on Twitter during the #Stanley Cup final, led by Conn Smythe Trophy winner Sidney Crosby:

1. Sidney Crosby
2. Evgeni Malkin (@malkin71_)
3. Phil Kessel (@PKessel81)

The @SanJoseSharks had an amazing season as well and brought fans along for the ride during the playoffs.

These were the most mentioned @SanJoseSharks players during the final:

1. Martin Jones (@martin_jones31)
2. Patrick Marleau
3. Logan Couture (@Logancouture)

Thanks to fans voting on Twitter with #NHL17Pavelski, Sharks captain Joe Pavelski (@jpav8) is one of two finalists for the @EASPORTSNHL#NHL17CoverVote:

Here is a list of the 16 teams that qualified for the 2016 #StanleyCup playoffs, ranked by most team account mentions during the postseason. The Penguins, not surprisingly, received the most account mentions of any teams.

1. @penguins
2. @SanJoseSharks
3. @StLouisBlues
4. @NHLBlackhawks 
5. @TBLightning
6. @DallaSstars
7. @Capitals
8. @NYIslanders
9. @PredsNHL
10. @NYRangers
11. @DetroitRedWings
12. @NHLFlyers
13. @LAKings
14. @mnwild
15. @FlaPanthers
16. @AnaheimDucks

Top @NHL stars also dominated the #StanleyCup playoffs Twitter conversation. Here are the Top Ten most mentioned player Twitter accounts during the postseason:

1. Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars (@TSeguinOfficial)
2. Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (@malkin71_)
3. Logan Couture, San Jose Sharks (@Logancouture)
4. Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks (@Burnzie88)
5. Martin Jones, San Jose Sharks (@martin_jones31)
6. Conor Sheary, Pittsburgh Penguins (@csheary13)
7. Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks (@JonathanToews)
8. Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings (@Datsyuk13)
9. Joel Ward, San Jose Sharks (@JRandalWard42)
10. Mike Fisher, Nashville Predators (@mikefisher1212)

We’ll leave you with this Twitter Moments recap of the clinching game: