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) [ ]
2016 NHL Stadium Series: Minnesota Date February 21, 2016 Arena TCF Bank Stadium City Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance 50,426
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 .
Scoring summary
Period
Team
Goal
Assist(s)
Time
Score
1st
MIN
Matt Dumba (9)
Ryan Carter (3), Justin Fontaine (8)
3:25
1–0 MIN
MIN
Thomas Vanek (17)
Jason Pominville (17), Mike Reilly (3)
7:10
2–0 MIN
2nd
MIN
Nino Niederreiter (11)
Erik Haula (12), Jason Pominville (18)
2:26
3–0 MIN
MIN
Jason Pominville (9)
Nino Niederreiter (9), Erik Haula (13)
10:26
4–0 MIN
3rd
MIN
Ryan Carter (6)
Marco Scandella (10), Jarret Stoll (5)
2:25
5–0 MIN
CHI
Patrick Kane (35)
Trevor van Riemsdyk (6), Jonathan Toews (22)
12:05
5–1 MIN
MIN
Erik Haula (7) (empty net)
Unassisted
13:49
6–1 MIN
Number in parenthesis represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season
Penalty summary
Period
Team
Player
Penalty
Time
PIM
1st
MIN
Matt Dumba
Roughing
5:17
2:00
CHI
Phillip Danault
Interference
5:17
2:00
CHI
Phillip Danault
Roughing
5:17
2:00
CHI
Jonathan Toews
Interference
10:15
2:00
MIN
Zach Parise
Cross-checking
15:07
2:00
CHI
Brent Seabrook
Holding
19:08
2:00
2nd
CHI
Corey Crawford (served by Andrew Shaw )
Tripping
6:37
2:00
MIN
Ryan Carter
Roughing
13:15
2:00
CHI
Michal Rozsival
Interference
15:14
5:00
CHI
Michal Rozsival
Game misconduct
15:14
10:00
MIN
Mikko Koivu
Slashing
15:48
2:00
3rd
CHI
Andrew Shaw
Roughing
13:13
2:00
MIN
Ryan Carter
Roughing
13:13
2:00
Three star selections
Team
Player
Statistics
1st
MIN
Erik Haula
1 goal, 2 assists
2nd
MIN
Ryan Carter
1 goal, 1 assist
3rd
MIN
Jason Pominville
1 goal, 2 assists
Coors Field (February 27) [ ]
2016 NHL Stadium Series: Colorado Date February 27, 2016 Arena Coors Field City Denver, Colorado Attendance 50,095
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]
Scoring summary
Period
Team
Goal
Assist(s)
Time
Score
1st
DET
Tomas Tatar (17)
Unassisted
5:07
1–0 DET
COL
Nathan MacKinnon (20)
Gabriel Landeskog (27)
7:44
1–1
COL
Tyson Barrie (11)
Blake Comeau (20), Mikhail Grigorenko (16)
14:38
2–1 COL
2nd
No scoring
3rd
DET
Gustav Nyquist (15)
Riley Sheahan (7), Tomas Tatar (18)
1:27
2–2
DET
Justin Abdelkader (15)
Darren Helm (10), Luke Glendening (10)
13:28
3–2 DET
COL
Alex Tanguay (4)
Gabriel Landeskog (28), Nathan MacKinnon (27)
13:42
3–3
DET
Brad Richards (7)
Niklas Kronwall (15)
19:00
4–3 DET
DET
Darren Helm (8) (empty net)
Petr Mrazek (2), Niklas Kronwall (16)
19:40
5–3 DET
Number in parenthesis represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season
Penalty summary
Period
Team
Player
Penalty
Time
PIM
1st
COL
Andrew Bodnarchuk
High-sticking
10:17
2:00
COL
Cody McLeod
High-sticking
14:49
4:00
DET
Pavel Datsyuk
Roughing
18:54
2:00
COL
Gabriel Landeskog
Holding
18:54
2:00
2nd
DET
Danny DeKeyser
High-sticking
4:01
2:00
COL
Chris Bigras
Holding
10:14
2:00
DET
Team (served by Andreas Athanasiou )
Too Many Men on Ice
13:20
2:00
3rd
COL
Blake Comeau
Tripping
8:22
2:00
DET
Mike Green
Tripping
14:39
2:00
Three star selections
Team
Player
Statistics
1st
DET
Brad Richards
1 goal
2nd
DET
Tomas Tatar
1 goal, 1 assist
3rd
COL
Nathan MacKinnon
1 goal, 1 assist
References [ ]
^ "NHL announces 2016 Winter Classic, Stadium Series" . NHL.com . NHL.com. January 24, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2015 .
^ 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 .
^ "NHL schedules first regular season network primetime game since 1974" . SI.com. November 16, 2013. Retrieved July 30, 2015 .
^ "Saturday Night Live: NBC to give Rangers-Flyers rare prime-time exposure" . Newsday. February 24, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015 .
^ "Sportsnet unveils 2015-16 NHL Broadcast Schedule" . Sportsnet. June 25, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015 .
^ "Wild defeat Blackhawks in Stadium Series game" . NHL.com . February 21, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2017 .
^ "Richards goal lifts Red Wings past Avalanche" . NHL.com . February 27, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2017 .
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