The NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins have a great chance to make it to the Stanley Cup Finals, thanks in part to what fans have dubbed the "HBK line." Consisting of Carl Hagelin, Nick Bonino and Phil Kessel, whenever the "HBK line" scores, the Penguins' Twitter is flooded with .gifs and images of WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels, HBK.

The social media response to the trio is exactly what caught the attention of Michaels and he began actively cheering on the Penguins and interacting with fans during games.

Y'all got me watching the game!!! #PITvsTBL #HBKLine pic.twitter.com/KQLRTqTAWX

— Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) May 17, 2016

During Game 3 of the conference finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Penguins invited HBK to Game 5 in Pittsburgh.

I'm really feeling the pressure to get to Game 5!!! Y'all are too much!!! #HBKLine https://t.co/7unnz4PTag pic.twitter.com/Dt6PceWXaX

— Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) May 19, 2016

Giving serious thought to attending, Michaels was also encouraged by retired Pittsburgh Steelers player Brett Keisel to join the Penguins-faithful.

I'll save a seat for you @ShawnMichaels

— Brett Keisel (@bkeisel99) May 19, 2016

Michaels headed to Consol Energy Center for Game 5, wearing a custom jersey — the number 156 refers to the sum of Hagelin, Bonino and Kessel's numbers.

@ShawnMichaels getting his game jersey from the @penguins. #LetsGoPens pic.twitter.com/bcb5skMabx

— Brett Keisel (@bkeisel99) May 22, 2016

Even though the Penguins fell short, Michaels enjoyed his visit to Pittsburgh, which included meeting legendary Penguin and current principal owner Mario Lemieux. 

Anybody feel like hanging out with a legend???? I do!!!! https://t.co/WoW2zfPcOC pic.twitter.com/EC5JbdxfvQ

— Shawn Michaels (@ShawnMichaels) May 22, 2016