2014 NHL Stadium Series

The 2014 NHL Stadium Series (branded the 2014 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series) was a series of four outdoor regular season National Hockey League (NHL) games played during the 2013–14 season. It was the inaugural season of the NHL Stadium Series and these events are distinct from the NHL Winter Classic and NHL Heritage Classic outdoor games. The Stadium Series games consisted of: the Los Angeles Kings against the Anaheim Ducks at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on January 25, 2014;^[1] the New Jersey Devils against the New York Rangers at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx of New York City on January 26;^[2] the New York Islanders against the Rangers at Yankee Stadium on January 29;^[2] and the Pittsburgh Penguins against the Chicago Blackhawks at Soldier Field in Chicago on March 1, 2014.^[3]

2014 NHL Stadium Series

Dodger Stadium
Game one	Anaheim Ducks at Los Angeles Kings
Yankee Stadium
Game two	New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils
Game three	New York Rangers at New York Islanders
Soldier Field
Game four	Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks
Total attendance	217,152
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The Stadium Series was staged in between the season's two other outdoor games: the Detroit Red Wings hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2014 NHL Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on January 1, 2014; and the Vancouver Canucks hosting the Ottawa Senators in the 2014 Heritage Classic at BC Place in Vancouver on March 2. After the conclusion of their two Stadium Series games, the Rangers had played four outdoor games, the most of any NHL team, having previously participated in the 2012 NHL Winter Classic and the 1991 exhibition game in Las Vegas.

Dodger Stadium (January 25)

NHL Stadium Series: Los Angeles

1 2 3 Total Anaheim Ducks 2 0 1 3 Los Angeles Kings 0 0 0 0
Date	January 25, 2014
Venue	Dodger Stadium
City	Los Angeles, California
Attendance	54,099

The first game of the series at Dodger Stadium featured performances by Kiss and Five for Fighting before the game and between the periods, and the opening ceremonies included Vin Scully and Wayne Gretzky.^[4]

The Anaheim Ducks shut-out the Los Angeles Kings in the inaugural Stadium Series game, 3–0, with Jonas Hiller making 36 saves.

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	ANA	Corey Perry (28)	Ryan Getzlaf (35)	02:45	1–0 ANA
	ANA	Matt Beleskey (5)	Nick Bonino (24) and Teemu Selanne (11)	08:12	2–0 ANA
2nd	None
3rd	ANA	Andrew Cogliano (17) – en	Kyle Palmieri (12)	18:31	3–0 ANA

Number in parentheses represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season

Penalty summary
Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	LAK	Colin Fraser	Roughing	13:08	2:00
	ANA	Patrick Maroon	Roughing	13:08	2:00
	ANA	Bryan Allen	Holding	15:49	2:00
2nd	ANA	Tim Jackman	Fighting – Major	02:39	5:00
	LAK	Kyle Clifford	Fighting – Major	02:39	5:00
	LAK	Slava Voynov	Delay of game – Puck over glass	03:09	2:00
	ANA	Hampus Lindholm	Interference	06:38	2:00
	LAK	Jeff Carter	High sticking	07:52	2:00
	LAK	Drew Doughty	Tripping	14:46	2:00
	ANA	Kyle Palmieri	Hooking	19:23	2:00
3rd	ANA	Kyle Palmieri	Goaltender interference	01:43	2:00

Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Anaheim 7 6 8 21 Los Angeles 20 6 10 36

Power play opportunities Team Goals/Opportunities Anaheim 0/3 Los Angeles 0/4

Three star selections
	Team	Player	Statistics
1st	ANA	Jonas Hiller	36 saves; shutout
2nd	LAK	Anze Kopitar	1 hit
3rd	ANA	Matt Beleskey	1 goal

Team rosters

Anaheim Ducks # Player Position 1 Jonas Hiller G 4 Cam Fowler D 6 Ben Lovejoy D 7 Andrew Cogliano C 8 Teemu Selanne (A) RW 10 Corey Perry RW 11 Saku Koivu (A) C 13 Nick Bonino C 15 Ryan Getzlaf (C) C 17 Dustin Penner LW 18 Tim Jackman RW 21 Kyle Palmieri RW 23 Francois Beauchemin D 28 Mark Fistric D 31 Frederik Andersen G 34 Daniel Winnik LW 39 Matt Beleskey LW 47 Hampus Lindholm D 55 Bryan Allen D 62 Patrick Maroon LW Head coach: Bruce Boudreau

Los Angeles Kings # Player Position 6 Jake Muzzin D 8 Drew Doughty D 10 Mike Richards C 11 Anze Kopitar (A) C 13 Kyle Clifford LW 14 Justin Williams RW 21 Matt Frattin RW 22 Trevor Lewis C 23 Dustin Brown (C) RW 24 Colin Fraser C 26 Slava Voynov D 27 Alec Martinez D 28 Jarret Stoll C 31 Martin Jones G 32 Jonathan Quick G 33 Willie Mitchell D 44 Robyn Regehr D 71 Jordan Nolan RW 74 Dwight King LW 77 Jeff Carter C Head coach: Darryl Sutter

^ Frederik Andersen and Martin Jones dressed as the back-up goaltenders. Neither entered the game.

Yankee Stadium games

The second and third Stadium Series games were played at Yankee Stadium, when the Rangers played the Devils and the Islanders on January 26 and 29, 2014, respectively.^[5] The Rangers were considered the away team for both games; their home arena, Madison Square Garden, receives tax-exempt status, but only if the Rangers do not "cease playing" home games at MSG, generally interpreted as playing any "home" game outside of MSG.^[6]

January 26

The second game of the 2014 NHL Stadium Series took place on January 26, 2014, and was part one of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium in New York City, featuring the New Jersey Devils and the New York Rangers. This was the NHL's first outdoor game in New York City. The Devils were the designated home team for this game.

The game was originally supposed to start at 12:30 PM, but it was delayed for over an hour due to sun glare and it started at 1:38 PM.

The New York Rangers won 7–3 behind Henrik Lundqvist's 19 saves. After being down 3–2 in the first period, the Rangers stormed back and romped over the Devils by scoring four unanswered goals in the second period and adding another goal by Derek Stepan on a penalty shot in the third period. Mats Zuccarello netted two goals for the Rangers. Also scoring for the Rangers included Rick Nash, Marc Staal and Carl Hagelin. Patrik Elias scored two goals for the Devils and Travis Zajac scored one goal.

NHL Stadium Series: New York

1 2 3 Total New York Rangers   2   4   1 7 New Jersey Devils   3   0   0 3
Date	January 26, 2014
Venue	Yankee Stadium
City	Bronx, New York
Attendance	50,105

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	NJD	Patrik Elias (8)	Ryane Clowe (10)	05:36	1–0 NJD
	NYR	Dominic Moore (4)	Anton Stralman (5) and Brian Boyle (8)	09:07	1–1 TIE
	NJD	Patrik Elias (9) – pp	Jaromir Jagr (27) and Marek Zidlicky (20)	11:00	2–1 NJD
	NJD	Travis Zajac (8)	Jaromir Jagr (28) and Mark Fayne (3)	16:07	3–1 NJD
	NYR	Marc Staal (3)	Dominic Moore (6)	16:59	3–2 NJD
2nd	NYR	Mats Zuccarello (14)	John Moore (8) and Derick Brassard (19)	02:48	3–3 TIE
	NYR	Mats Zuccarello (15)	Derick Brassard (20) and Benoit Pouliot (11)	12:44	4–3 NYR
	NYR	Carl Hagelin (12)	Ryan Callahan (11) and Anton Stralman (6)	13:53	5–3 NYR
	NYR	Rick Nash (18)	Derek Stepan (25) and Marc Staal (5)	19:31	6–3 NYR
3rd	NYR	Derek Stepan (10) – ps	Unassisted	10:06	7–3 NYR

Number in parentheses represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season

Penalty summary
Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	NYR	Brian Boyle	Roughing	02:01	2:00
	NJD	Patrik Elias	Tripping	02:20	2:00
	NYR	Derick Brassard	Tripping	10:38	2:00
	NJD	Mark Fayne	Holding	19:11	2:00
2nd	NJD	Marek Zidlicky	Cross-checking	06:14	2:00
3rd	NJD	Travis Zajac	Holding (Penalty Shot)	10:06	0:00

Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total NY Rangers 10 11 5 26 New Jersey 10 7 5 22

Power play opportunities Team Goals/Opportunities NY Rangers 0/3 New Jersey 1/2

Three star selections
	Team	Player	Statistics
1st	NYR	Mats Zuccarello	2 goals
2nd	NJD	Patrik Elias	2 goals
3rd	NYR	Anton Stralman	2 assists

Team rosters

New York Rangers # Player Position 5 Dan Girardi D 6 Anton Stralman D 8 Kevin Klein D 13 Daniel Carcillo LW 16 Derick Brassard C 17 John Moore D 18 Marc Staal (A) D 19 Brad Richards (A) C 20 Chris Kreider LW 21 Derek Stepan C 22 Brian Boyle C 24 Ryan Callahan (C) RW 27 Ryan McDonagh D 28 Dominic Moore C 30 Henrik Lundqvist G 33 Cam Talbot G 36 Mats Zuccarello C 61 Rick Nash LW 62 Carl Hagelin LW 67 Benoit Pouliot LW Head coach: Alain Vigneault

New Jersey Devils # Player Position 2 Marek Zidlicky D 6 Andy Greene D 7 Mark Fayne D 8 Dainius Zubrus C 11 Stephen Gionta C 12 Damien Brunner C 14 Adam Henrique C 16 Jacob Josefson C 17 Michael Ryder RW 18 Steve Bernier RW 19 Travis Zajac (A) C 20 Ryan Carter C 22 Eric Gelinas D 24 Bryce Salvador (C) D 26 Patrik Elias (A) L 28 Anton Volchenkov D 29 Ryane Clowe L 30 Martin Brodeur G 35 Cory Schneider G 68 Jaromir Jagr RW Head coach: Peter DeBoer

January 29

NHL Stadium Series: New York

1 2 3 Total New York Rangers 0 1 1 2 New York Islanders 0 1 0 1
Date	January 29, 2014
Venue	Yankee Stadium
City	Bronx, New York
Attendance	50,027

The third game of the 2014 NHL Stadium Series took place on January 29, 2014, and was the second part of a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium in New York City, featuring the New York Islanders and the New York Rangers, who played their second straight game outdoors. The Islanders were the designated home team for this game.

The Rangers won the game 2–1 after overcoming a 1–0 deficit in the second period. Henrik Lundqvist made 30 saves in the game, earning the victory for the Rangers. Benoit Pouliot and Daniel Carcillo scored for the Rangers, while Brock Nelson scored the Islanders' lone goal.

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	None
2nd	NYI	Brock Nelson (10)	Matt Donovan (6) and Cal Clutterbuck (4)	18:33	1–0 NYI
	NYR	Benoit Pouliot (9)	Derick Brassard (21) and Mats Zuccarello (23)	19:13	1–1 TIE
3rd	NYR	Daniel Carcillo (3)	Dominic Moore (7) and Brian Boyle (9)	04:36	2–1 NYR

Number in parentheses represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season

Penalty summary
Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	NYR	Brad Richards	Hooking	03:24	2:00
	NYR	Mats Zuccarello	Interference	17:57	2:00
2nd	NYI	Kyle Okposo	Hooking	10:11	2:00
	NYR	Rick Nash	Diving	10:11	2:00
	NYR	Daniel Carcillo	Roughing	12:59	2:00
3rd	NYI	Thomas Vanek	Hooking	00:23	2:00
	NYR	Brian Boyle	Cross-checking	19:57	2:00

Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total NY Rangers 6 14 14 34 NY Islanders 10 15 6 31

Power play opportunities Team Goals/Opportunities NY Rangers 0/1 NY Islanders 0/4

Three star selections
	Team	Player	Statistics
1st	NYR	Henrik Lundqvist	30 saves
2nd	NYI	Evgeni Nabokov	32 saves
3rd	NYR	Dan Girardi	2 hits and 4 blocks, +1 rating

Team rosters

New York Rangers # Player Position 5 Dan Girardi D 6 Anton Stralman D 8 Kevin Klein D 13 Daniel Carcillo LW 16 Derick Brassard C 17 John Moore D 18 Marc Staal (A) D 19 Brad Richards (A) C 20 Chris Kreider LW 21 Derek Stepan C 22 Brian Boyle C 24 Ryan Callahan (C) RW 27 Ryan McDonagh D 28 Dominic Moore C 30 Henrik Lundqvist G 33 Cam Talbot G 36 Mats Zuccarello C 61 Rick Nash LW 62 Carl Hagelin LW 67 Benoit Pouliot LW Head coach: Alain Vigneault

New York Islanders # Player Position 11 Lubomir Visnovsky D 12 Josh Bailey C 13 Colin McDonald RW 14 Thomas Hickey D 15 Cal Clutterbuck RW 16 Peter Regin C 17 Matt Martin LW 20 Evgeni Nabokov G 21 Kyle Okposo (A) RW 26 Thomas Vanek LW 29 Brock Nelson C 37 Brian Strait D 40 Michael Grabner RW 44 Calvin de Haan D 46 Matt Donovan D 47 Andrew MacDonald (A) D 51 Frans Nielsen C 53 Casey Cizikas C 60 Kevin Poulin G 91 John Tavares (C) C Head coach: Jack Capuano

Soldier Field (March 1)

NHL Stadium Series: Chicago

1 2 3 Total Pittsburgh Penguins 0 0 1 1 Chicago Blackhawks 1 2 2 5
Date	March 1, 2014
Venue	Soldier Field
City	Chicago, Illinois
Attendance	62,921

The fourth and final game of the 2014 NHL Stadium Series took place on March 1, 2014, at Soldier Field in Chicago, featuring the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Chicago Blackhawks. The game concluded Hockey Weekend Across America.

Chicago defeated Pittsburgh 5–1, with Corey Crawford making 31 saves. Jonathan Toews scored two goals for Chicago. Chicago's other three goals were scored by Patrick Sharp, Kris Versteeg and Bryan Bickell. James Neal scored Pittsburgh's lone goal.

Scoring summary
Period	Team	Goal	Assist(s)	Time	Score
1st	CHI	Patrick Sharp (29)	Jonathan Toews (37) and Nick Leddy (18)	15:35	1–0 CHI
2nd	CHI	Jonathan Toews (20)	Unassisted	10:48	2–0 CHI
	CHI	Kris Versteeg (10)	Patrick Kane (37) and Michal Handzus (8)	16:43	3–0 CHI
3rd	PIT	James Neal (22)	Unassisted	06:21	3–1 CHI
	CHI	Bryan Bickell (9)	Brandon Saad (23) and Michal Rozsival (6)	13:57	4–1 CHI
	CHI	Jonathan Toews (21)	Patrick Sharp (31)	17:52	5–1 CHI

Number in parentheses represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season

Penalty summary
Period	Team	Player	Penalty	Time	PIM
1st	PIT	Simon Despres	Tripping	04:12	2:00
	PIT	Tanner Glass	Boarding	11:48	2:00
	CHI	Johnny Oduya	Holding	17:46	2:00
2nd	PIT	Simon Despres	High-sticking	02:03	2:00
	CHI	Duncan Keith	Delay of game	05:56	2:00
	PIT	Chris Kunitz	Roughing	06:50	2:00
	CHI	Johnny Oduya	Interference	07:09	2:00
	CHI	Duncan Keith	High-sticking	11:38	2:00
	CHI	Michal Rozsival	Tripping	18:42	2:00
3rd	CHI	Marcus Kruger	Delay of the game	10:29	2:00

Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Pittsburgh 5 13 14 32 Chicago 14 17 9 40

Power play opportunities Team Goals/Opportunities Pittsburgh 0/6 Chicago 0/3

Three star selections
	Team	Player	Statistics
1st	CHI	Jonathan Toews	2 goals, 1 assist
2nd	CHI	Patrick Sharp	1 goal, 1 assist
3rd	CHI	Patrick Kane	1 assist

Team rosters

Pittsburgh Penguins # Player Position 2 Matt Niskanen D 3 Olli Maatta D 4 Rob Scuderi D 5 Deryk Engelland D 14 Chris Kunitz LW 15 Tanner Glass LW 16 Brandon Sutter C 17 Taylor Pyatt LW 18 James Neal LW 27 Craig Adams RW 29 Marc-Andre Fleury G 36 Jussi Jokinen LW 37 Jeff Zatkoff G 41 Robert Bortuzzo D 44 Brooks Orpik (A) D 46 Joe Vitale C 47 Simon Despres D 49 Brian Gibbons RW 71 Evgeni Malkin (A) C 87 Sidney Crosby (C) C Head coach: Dan Bylsma

Chicago Blackhawks # Player Position 2 Duncan Keith (A) D 4 Niklas Hjalmarsson D 7 Brent Seabrook D 8 Nick Leddy D 10 Patrick Sharp (A) RW 16 Marcus Kruger C 19 Jonathan Toews (C) C 20 Brandon Saad LW 23 Kris Versteeg RW 26 Michal Handzus C 27 Johnny Oduya D 28 Ben Smith RW 29 Bryan Bickell RW 31 Antti Raanta G 32 Michal Rozsival D 50 Corey Crawford G 52 Brandon Bollig LW 65 Andrew Shaw C 81 Marian Hossa RW 88 Patrick Kane RW Head coach: Joel Quenneville

Uniforms

Each team wore specially-designed uniforms for the event, except for the Devils, who wore throwback uniforms in the team's original red and green color scheme. The Islanders unveiled their Stadium Series jersey on November 27, 2013.^[7] The Ducks and Kings jointly unveiled their Stadium Series jerseys on December 3.^[8] The Penguins unveiled their Stadium Series jersey on December 13.^[9] The Blackhawks and Rangers unveiled their Stadium Series jerseys on December 20.^[10][11] Penguins goalie Marc-André Fleury wore a Pittsburgh Steelers inspired goalie mask for the Penguins-Blackhawks game.^[12]

Reality television series

The inaugural Stadium Series was the basis for a seven-part documentary called NHL Revealed: A Season Like No Other, premiering January 22, 2014, on the NBC Sports Network, and debuting in Canada the next day on CBC. The series was meant to differ from the pre-existing HBO 24/7: Road to the NHL Winter Classic with an added focus on star players' preparations for the 2014 Olympic Tournament in Sochi, Russia, of which NBCSN and CBC were major broadcasters.

Television ratings

• Game 1 produced a 0.35 national rating and 622,000 viewers on the NBC Sports Network. While unimpressive, the numbers were considerably higher than average for NBCSN's ratings-challenged West Coast games. In Los Angeles, the game drew a 2.38 local rating, making NBCSN the highest rated cable channel (and second-highest rated overall) in the area during the broadcast. It was the network's best performance for an NHL regular season game in the market.
• Game 2 produced a 1.3 national rating and 2.091 million viewers for NBC, good enough to beat all non-regionalized indoor regular season broadcasts since the NHL's return to NBC in 2005, but not quite coming close to the viewership attracted by Winter Classic-branded outdoor games. The game drew a 5.1 local rating in New York, tying Game 1 of the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals as the best performance in the market for the current incarnation of the NHL on NBC. The mark stood until the Rangers' strong Stanley Cup playoff run a few months later.
• Game 3 produced a 0.41 national rating and 682,000 viewers on NBCSN, rather ordinary numbers for the Wednesday Night Rivalry franchise. In New York, it drew a 3.58 local rating, the best performance in the market for an NHL regular season game on NBCSN.
• Game 4, played in prime time on NBC, produced a 2.1 national rating, the highest rating for a regular season game outside the Winter Classic since NBC took over the broadcast contract.^[13]

See also

• Ice hockey portal

• NHL Winter Classic
• NHL Heritage Classic
• List of outdoor ice hockey games

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