A fan attending Monday night’s hockey game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the St. Louis Blues was rushed to the hospital following a fall from the upper concourse of PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.

The unfortunate incident occurred early in the first period, shortly after Anthony Mantha scored, putting the Penguins ahead with a 2-0 lead.

Emergency responders swiftly attended to the man, whose identity has not been disclosed, before transferring him to Mercy Hospital, which is situated just a few blocks from the arena.

The game continued uninterrupted during the medical response. According to reports from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, police confirmed that the man was in critical condition.

“Our thoughts are with the individual and his family during this difficult time,” the Penguins expressed in an official statement.

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, who became the ninth player in NHL history to score 1,700 points, said the team found out about the fall after the game.

“It doesn’t feel right to be talking about points when you hear something like that,” Crosby said. “Obviously, our thoughts and prayers are with that person and their family and hopefully they’re OK.”

Penguins coach Dan Muse echoed Crosby’s sentiments.

“We all come here for a sport and a game and when you hear something like that, it kind of puts everything else aside,” Muse said. “Our thoughts and prayers are with him and his family.”

The fall was the third such incident at a Pittsburgh sporting event this year.

In May, Kavan Markwood fell over the railing atop the 21-foot-high Clemente Wall and onto the field at PNC Park late in a game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs. Markwood spent several days in the hospital but did make a recovery. An acquaintance of Markwood was later charged with providing alcohol to Markwood, who was 20 at the time of the incident.

On Saturday night, a worker at Acrisure Stadium, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, suffered injuries to his legs when he fell approximately 50 feet while doing work near the stadium’s scoreboard.