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Outdoor National Hockey League game
The 2016 NHL Stadium Series (branded as the 2016
Coors Light NHL Stadium Series for sponsorship reasons) was a series of two
outdoor regular season
National Hockey League (NHL) games played during the
2015–16 NHL season . The 2016 Stadium Series consisted of the
Minnesota Wild versus the
Chicago Blackhawks at
TCF Bank Stadium in
Minneapolis on February 21, 2016, and the
Colorado Avalanche versus the
Detroit Red Wings at
Coors Field in
Denver on February 27, 2016.
[1]
NBC aired both games in the United States, with the first game at TCF Bank Stadium being part of its
Hockey Day in America coverage.
[2] The second game at Coors Field aired on NBC in
primetime ,
[2] the fourth regular season game (and the third outdoor game) to air on NBC's broadcast network in primetime (after the
2011 NHL Winter Classic , the
2014 NHL Stadium Series Game in Chicago ,
[3] and a
game on February 28, 2015 between the
New York Rangers and the
Philadelphia Flyers
[4] ) since NBC won the broadcast contract for the NHL in 2004. In Canada, the game at TCF Bank Stadium was the first game of a tripleheader on
Sportsnet (simulcast from the NBC feed), while the game at Coors Field aired as part of the
Hockey Night in Canada coverage on Sportsnet.
[5]
TCF Bank Stadium (February 21)
The Minnesota Wild defeated the Chicago Blackhawks, 6–1 in the first 2016 Stadium Series game.
Jason Pominville and
Erik Haula each recorded a goal and two assists for the Wild. Minnesota goalie
Devan Dubnyk made 31 saves, only allowing one goal by
Patrick Kane with 7:55 left in the game.
[6] Also scoring for Minnesota was
Thomas Vanek ,
Nino Niederreiter ,
Matt Dumba , and
Ryan Carter .
Number in parentheses represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season
Coors Field (February 27)
In the second Stadium Series game,
Brad Richards scored with 1:00 left in the game to break a 3–3 tie, and
Darren Helm added an empty net goal, to give the Detroit Red Wings a 5–3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche.
[7]
Number in parentheses represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season
References
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"NHL announces 2016 Winter Classic, Stadium Series" . NHL.com . NHL.com. January 24, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2015 .
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a
b
"NBC SPORTS GROUP TO AIR 105 NHL REGULAR-SEASON GAMES IN 2015-16" . NBC Sports Group. July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015 .
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"NHL schedules first regular season network primetime game since 1974" . SI.com. November 16, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2015 .
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"Saturday Night Live: NBC to give Rangers-Flyers rare prime-time exposure" . Newsday. February 24, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015 .
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"Sportsnet unveils 2015-16 NHL Broadcast Schedule" . Sportsnet. June 25, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015 .
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"Wild defeat Blackhawks in Stadium Series game" . NHL.com . February 21, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2017 .
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"Richards goal lifts Red Wings past Avalanche" . NHL.com . February 27, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2017 .
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