NHL Stadium Series

The Stadium Series is one of the series of regular season outdoor games played in the National Hockey League. This event is distinct from the NHL's other two series of outdoor games, the NHL Winter Classic, played in a different NHL city every year, and the NHL Heritage Classic. Games in the Stadium Series are usually played in February or early March, and are typically played in either NFL or college football stadiums in the United States when both leagues are in their offseason. In the past, MLB ballparks in the United States were also used, though it has been mainly utilized for the Winter Classic. The first Stadium Series was held in 2014 and consisted of seven teams participating in four games held in three venues; this was also the only Stadium Series to have taken place in January. Since 2015, only one Stadium Series game has been played each season, except in 2016 and in 2024, when two games were held.

List of NHL Stadium Series

Bolded teams denote winners
Italicized games are yet to be played

No.	Year	Date	Primary team at venue	Venue	Location	Visiting team	Home team	Score	Attendance
1st	2014	January 25	Los Angeles Dodgers	Dodger Stadium	Los Angeles, California	Anaheim Ducks	Los Angeles Kings	3–0	54,099
2nd	2014	January 26	New York Yankees	Yankee Stadium	New York City, New York	New York Rangers	New Jersey Devils	7–3	50,105
3rd	2014	January 29	New York Yankees	Yankee Stadium	New York City, New York	New York Rangers	New York Islanders	2–1	50,027
4th	2014	March 1	Chicago Bears	Soldier Field	Chicago, Illinois	Pittsburgh Penguins	Chicago Blackhawks	1–5	62,921
5th	2015	February 21	San Francisco 49ers	Levi's Stadium	Santa Clara, California	Los Angeles Kings	San Jose Sharks	2–1	70,205
6th	2016	February 21	Minnesota Golden Gophers	TCF Bank Stadium	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Chicago Blackhawks	Minnesota Wild	1–6	50,426
7th	2016	February 27	Colorado Rockies	Coors Field	Denver, Colorado	Detroit Red Wings	Colorado Avalanche	5–3	50,095
8th	2017	February 25	Pittsburgh Steelers	Heinz Field	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Philadelphia Flyers	Pittsburgh Penguins	2–4	67,318
9th	2018	March 3	Navy Midshipmen	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium	Annapolis, Maryland	Toronto Maple Leafs	Washington Capitals	2–5	29,516
10th	2019	February 23	Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh Penguins	Philadelphia Flyers	3–4	69,620
11th	2020	February 15	Air Force Falcons	Falcon Stadium	Air Force Academy, Colorado	Los Angeles Kings	Colorado Avalanche	3–1	43,574
12th	2022	February 26	Tennessee Titans	Nissan Stadium	Nashville, Tennessee	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nashville Predators	3–2	68,619
13th	2023	February 18	NC State Wolfpack	Carter–Finley Stadium	Raleigh, North Carolina	Washington Capitals	Carolina Hurricanes	1–4	56,961
14th	2024	February 17	New York Giants New York Jets	MetLife Stadium	East Rutherford, New Jersey	Philadelphia Flyers	New Jersey Devils	3–6	70,328
15th	2024	February 18	New York Giants New York Jets	MetLife Stadium	East Rutherford, New Jersey	New York Rangers	New York Islanders	6–5	79,690
16th	2025	March 1	Ohio State Buckeyes	Ohio Stadium	Columbus, Ohio	Detroit Red Wings	Columbus Blue Jackets	3–5	94,751
17th	2026	February 1	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Raymond James Stadium	Tampa, Florida	Boston Bruins	Tampa Bay Lightning	5–6	64,617
18th	2027	February 20	Dallas Cowboys	AT&T Stadium	Arlington, Texas	Vegas Golden Knights	Dallas Stars	TBD	TBA

Uniforms

The uniforms worn in the Stadium Series are unique in that they feature enlarged logos, letters and numbers in order to increase visibility for spectators who sit in the upper deck seats. Whereas the Winter Classic and Heritage Classic focused on vintage hockey uniform designs intended on celebrating ice hockey history, the Stadium Series focused on more futuristic and experimental looks showcasing the modernization of the sport.
While a majority of the participating teams were able to create radically new looks for the event, the New Jersey Devils in the 2014 Stadium Series refused to do so, instead wearing their throwback red and green uniforms during the game. This was due to general manager Lou Lamoriello's refusal to adopt the third jersey trend at the time. However, for their 2024 Stadium Series appearance, the Devils wore a different uniform design akin to the game itself, having embraced the third jersey concept following Lamoriello's departure in 2015.
To date, only two teams have promoted its Stadium Series uniform to full third jersey status: the New York Islanders' blue-and-chrome "NY" uniform from the 2014 Stadium Series, and the Philadelphia Flyers' black uniform from the 2017 Stadium Series. Meanwhile, the Carolina Hurricanes' 2023 Stadium Series uniform served as the inspiration for the team's road uniform they started wearing in the 2025–26 season.

Broadcasters

United States

In the United States, the Stadium Series was broadcast on NBC Sports from 2014 to 2020, as they held the U.S. national NHL rights during that period. NBC aired the majority of the Stadium Series games on Saturday nights; the exceptions being the 2014 Ducks–Kings game in Dodger Stadium, the 2014 Islanders–Rangers game in Yankee Stadium, and the 2015 Kings–Sharks game in Levi's Stadium.
From 2022 to 2028, the U.S. national rights are split between the ESPN family of networks and TNT, with the former producing the weekend Hockey Saturday package on ABC. Scheduling conflicts have largely dictated which of the two broadcasters have aired Stadium Series games. The 2022 game aired on TNT, marking a return to cable television for the first time since 2015, while ABC was committed to airing the NBA on that day. In 2023 and 2024, the Stadium Series was scheduled at the same time as TNT's broadcasts of NBA All-Star Weekend, thus ABC has covered these games, with the 2023 game originally scheduled to air on ESPN before being flexed to ABC. The 2025 game was moved to ESPN due to prior NBA and AEW commitments by both ABC and TNT respectively. The 2026 game, which falls on the Sunday before Super Bowl LX, is slated to air on ESPN, with ABC instead committing to a college basketball doubleheader while the Stadium Series will serve as a lead-out program to ESPN's NBA coverage.

Canada

In Canada, the first two 2014 Stadium Series games were aired on CBC, while TSN simulcast NBCSN's broadcast of the Islanders–Rangers game. The Penguins–Blackhawks game did not air in Canada due to CBC's prior commitment to broadcast a Canadiens–Maple Leafs game. Since the 2014–15 season, Rogers Sports & Media has been the sole rightsholder of NHL national games in Canada, taking over Hockey Night in Canada in a sublicensing agreement with CBC. However, with the exception of the 2015 game, Sportsnet has generally simulcast the American broadcast feed of the Stadium Series. They would still provide their own broadcast crew if a Canadian team is involved, as was the case in 2018 with the Maple Leafs–Capitals game.