For the entire Stanley Cup Final, the TD Garden has been earsplitting, and during Game 6 on Monday night, the noise level bordered on deafening.
The NHL.com decibel meter registered a reading as loud as 119 decibels after David Krejci scored to put the Bruins up 5-1 on the way to winning 5-2 to force a Game 7.
As expected, the TD Garden erupted with a sound level of 115 decibels when Brad Marchand scored the first goal of the game. Milan Lucic's goal earned a decibel reading of 116, while Michael Ryder's deflection was worthy of 118 decibels.
The chart indicates that decibel levels surpassing 115 or so are on the same noise level as a loud rock concert.
The fans kept the decibel level at 111 when the scoreboard showed a tribute of injured Bruins forward Nathan Horton. NHL.com compared the sound level to that of a power saw.
When the Canucks skated out to start the warmups, the sound level was 101 decibels — one of the lowest readings of the night. The sound level escalated to 106 decibels not long after when the Bruins took the ice, and the TD Garden wasn't even full when it happened.
According to NHL.com, sustained hearing loss can occur with constant exposure to noise levels between 90-95 decibels.
