Penguins to Increase Capacity to 50 Percent on May 17 The Pens will be allowed to welcome more than 9,000 fans per Governor Wolf's announcement by Pittsburgh Penguins @penguins / Media Release The Pittsburgh Penguins are pleased to announce that capacity for playoff games at PPG Paints Arena will increase to 50 percent as of Monday, May 17. Governor Tom Wolf and the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced earlier today that capacity limits for gatherings will be increased to 50 percent indoors and 75 percent outdoors on May 17. It will allow the Penguins to welcome more than 9,000 fans for any game played on or after that date. The NHL has yet to announce dates for the Penguins' first-round playoff series with the New York Islanders. If Game One is played before May 17, capacity for that game will remain at 25 percent, and any games on or after May 17 will be at the increased capacity of 50 percent.