"I don't even know, to be honest," Azzarello said when asked of what he was thinking after realizing he had won. "I'm not a lucky person so I wasn't expecting to win. It's going to take some time to comprehend."
Not only was Azzarello not expecting to win - he didn't even know he was eligible for the contest at one point.
"I actually didn't even know I was entered until they called me for the top-five," Azzarello said. "So that was a fun surprise."
Other promotions throughout the evening included all fans in attendance receiving a free scratch card after having their tickets scanned upon entry. The scratch cards made fans eligible to win numerous prizes, including the chance to win a "Shirt Off Our Back."
During the post-game jersey presentation, fans took home sweaters from the evening's game autographed by the players. Plum resident Gary Ireland was thrilled to receive a Kris Letang jersey.
"It's great," said Ireland. "I was really excited when we won the jerseys, my grandkids are very excited about it too at home."
Shelby Hawkins was able to take home the jersey of captain Sidney Crosby.
"It was awesome," said Hawkins, a resident of Scottdale, PA. "It was great to be picked to get a Sidney Crosby jersey."
Tyler Iser introduced Penguins hockey to his friend and was rewarded for it with Evgeni Malkin's jersey.
"So surreal, it was crazy," Iser said of the atmosphere in PPG Paints Arena. "I brought my friend to his first game and he actually scratched his card off and gave it to me. It's been really exciting, it's been a crazy night, (Malkin) is my favorite player."
