Bridgestone Arena decibel levels soar for first Stanley Cup Final

Mike Organ | The Tennessean

Show Caption Hide Caption Predators fans at Broadway Smash react to the Predators' fifth Game 3 goal Predators fans cheer as the Nashville Predators score their fifth goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins during Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final at Bridgestone Arena.

There's been a lot noise about all the noise that's made during the Predators playoff games.

Claims have been made that the noise level at Bridgestone Arena reaches the same as that of a military jet airplane during takeoff (130 decibels) or a clap of thunder (120). Those numbers are according to a Purdue University study.

The crowd for the Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final — the first one ever played in Nashville — was announced at 17,283, standing room only.

"(Bridgestone) has become the loudest building in the NHL," Predators captain Mike Fisher said before the game. "You’ll hear that tonight, so bring your earplugs."

Using the Decibel 10 noise/sound meter app on an iPhone, The Tennessean recorded key moments Saturday before, during and at the end of the game.

The highest decibel level of the night was 110.1 and came on Craig Smith's goal with 15:06 remaining, which put the Predators up 4-1.

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Here are all the results:

► 71.1 in a mostly empty arena at 3:05 p.m.

► 104.0 during pregame sound check including the video board show at 3:35 p.m. This, of course, was not crowd noise.

► 97.5 when the Predators came onto the ice for pregame warm-up at 6:41 p.m.

► 93.5 first "Lets go Predators" chant at 6:47 p.m.

►100.5 second "Lets go Predators" chant as Predators exited the ice after warm-up at 6:56 p.m.

►106.5 when Predators re-entered ice before the game at 7:16 p.m.

►104.8 resounding boos during Penguins introductions.

►107.8 during Predators introductions when goalie Pekka Rinne was introduced.

►101.7 when Martina McBride was introduced to sing the national anthem.

►104.7 when Hank Williams Jr. appeared on the video board waving the gold rally towel.

►102.2 during the first television commercial break with crowd on its feet the whole time at 7:46 p.m.

►100.1 for the start of the Predators' first power play of the game five minutes into the second period.

►107.1 when Roman Josi scored Predators first goal 8:37 into the second period.

►107.4 when Frederick Gaudreau scored Predators second goal 42 seconds later.

►99.5 when the crowd chanted to Penguins goalie Matt Murray, "You suck, it's all your fault," after Gaudreau's goal.

►103.3 during break in the action when a "Make Noise!" video was shown with 3:36 remaining in the second period.

►108.1 when James Neal scored with 22.6 seconds left in the second period to put the Predators up 3-1.

►100.4 at the start of the third period.

►101.6 Gaudreau on a breakaway came close, but missed shot with 17:03 remaining.

►110.1 when Craig Smith scored breakaway goal with 15:04 remaining to give Predators a 4-1 lead.

►105.0 on Mattias Ekholm's power play goal with 6:50 remaining to put the Predators up 5-1.

►103.6 during break with 4:30 remaining while "Make Some Noise!" video played.

►101.6 when the Penguins' Phil Kessel received cross-checking penalty with 2:59 remaining.

►107.1 at the final horn.

►101.5 when Rinne was announced as the three-star recipient after the game.

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