Pittsburgh blew a lead by shooting the puck out of the rink 3 times

Three straight delay of game penalties is so rare.

For all intents and purposes, the Pittsburgh Penguins had a firm grip on Game 6 midway through the third period.

They led the Washington Capitals, 3-1, and had avoided penalty trouble all night. And then the dreaded delay of game penalty struck.

A primer: if you're playing the puck in your own zone and shoot it out of the rink, you get to kill off a power play for the next two minutes. It doesn't happen very often, but when it does, it's so frustrating for fans.

And it happened to the Penguins THREE STRAIGHT TIMES.

First up: Chris Kunitz!

Next up: Nick Bonino!

But don't worry, they killed off the 5-on-3 and looked out of the woods and went on to win the ga--

IAN COLE!

Oh. I bet the Capitals scored.

Carlson ties the game pic.twitter.com/VWqNEvxhHk

- Stephanie (@myregularface) May 11, 2016

And an easy Game 6 win slipped through Pittsburgh's fingers and into the crowd.