The Pittsburgh Penguins have delayed the start of their game Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena by 30 minutes because of a crash that closed Interstate 279 southbound.
Puck drop for the game against the Montreal Canadiens was scheduled at 7 p.m. That has been bumped to 7:30, the team said in a statement posted to social media.
The team encouraged fans who would typically use I-279 to get to the arena to use an alternate route.
The Parkway North’s southbound lane closed between I-79 and Exit 8 — the exit for Camp Horne Road — because of an overturned truck, according to TribLive news partner WTAE.
Pennsylvania State Police told WTAE the truck was carrying about 46,000 pounds of steel coils.
No injuries were reported, according to WTAE.
A number of Penguins players and staffers live in the north suburbs and take I-279 to games. They were caught up in the traffic that resulted from the accident.
Goaltender Tristan Jarry offered a few details on the delays.
“It was almost the whole team,” Jarry said. “So, it’s tough. It’s obviously something that we can’t control. We just have to be better for it.”
The Penguins lost 4-2.
The accident was cleared and the Parkway North was eventually reopened, according to WTAE.
