The 2019 NHL Stadium Series (officially the 2019 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series) was a regular season National Hockey League (NHL) game played outdoors, as part of the Stadium Series of games held at football or baseball stadiums. The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in overtime at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 23, 2019.[1]
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| Date | February 23, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Lincoln Financial Field | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 69,620 | ||||||||||||||||||
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This was the only game in the Stadium Series held during the 2018–19 season (as opposed to multiple games in 2014 and 2016).
Background
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In 2016, the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers worked out an agreement to play a home-and-home series of outdoors games.[2] The first game that was planned eventually became the 2017 Stadium Series game at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. The NHL does not usually schedule teams to appear in outdoors games in consecutive years, so Philadelphia did not host this rematch until 2019. The two archrivals had also discussed playing a neutral site game at Beaver Stadium at State College, Pennsylvania, but it never materialized, due mainly to concerns about Beaver Stadium's plumbing being unable to withstand an event in winter.[2][3]
Game summary
editThe Flyers scored two goals with an extra attacker/goalie pulled late in the third period to tie the game at 3–3, then won it off of Claude Giroux's score at 1:59 into overtime. Jakub Voracek scored the tying goal with 20 seconds left in regulation, as well as recording two assists. Voracek's score came after James van Riemsdyk's power play goal with 3:04 left cut the Penguins' lead to 3–2.
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| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | PIT | Sidney Crosby (26) | Kris Letang (38) | 07:59 | 1–0 PIT |
| PHI | Sean Couturier (25) | Jakub Voracek (36), Oskar Lindblom (13) | 12:06 | 1–1 TIE | |
| 2nd | PIT | Justin Schultz (1) | Patric Hornqvist (12), Sidney Crosby (49) | 10:01 | 2–1 PIT |
| 3rd | PIT | Evgeni Malkin (19) | Zach Aston-Reese (8), Phil Kessel (42) | 6:29 | 3–1 PIT |
| PHI | James van Riemsdyk (16) – pp | Jakub Voracek (37), Claude Giroux (45) | 16:56 | 3–2 PIT | |
| PHI | Jakub Voracek (16) | Sean Couturier (33) | 19:40 | 3–3 TIE | |
| OT | PHI | Claude Giroux (18) | Nolan Patrick (12), Travis Sanheim (19) | 1:59 | 4–3 PHI |
- Number in parentheses represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season
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| Period | Team | Player | Penalty | Time | PIM |
| 1st | PHI | Robert Hagg | Roughing | 05:47 | 2:00 |
| PIT | Garrett Wilson | Roughing | 05:47 | 2:00 | |
| PHI | Wayne Simmonds | Unsportsmanlike Conduct | 16:23 | 2:00 | |
| PIT | Kris Letang | Unsportsmanlike Conduct (served by Patric Hornqvist) | 16:23 | 2:00 | |
| 2nd | PIT | Jack Johnson | Tripping | 01:03 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | PIT | Evgeni Malkin | Cross-Checking | 14:51 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | PHI | Robert Hagg | Cross-Checking | 14:51 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | PIT | Matt Cullen | Slashing | 15:40 | 2:00 |
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| Team | Player | Statistics | |
| 1st | PHI | Jakub Voracek | 1 goal, 2 assists |
| 2nd | PIT | Justin Schultz | 1 goal |
| 3rd | PHI | Sean Couturier | 1 goal, 1 assist |
Team rosters
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- ^ Casey DeSmith and Cam Talbot dressed as the back-up goaltenders. Neither entered the game.
Scratches
edit- Pittsburgh Penguins: Dominik Simon, Juuso Riikola, Teddy Blueger
- Philadelphia Flyers: Radko Gudas, Corban Knight, Carter Hart
Pregame/Anthem/Entertainment
editKeith Urban performed during the first intermission, and the Glorious Sons performed during the second intermission.
Before puck-drop Philadelphia sports legends were introduced. For the Phillies Jimmy Rollins, for the Eagles Jason Kelce, for the 76ers Tobias Harris and Boban Marjanovic, and for the Flyers Bobby Clarke.
After the legends were honored the Flyers' mascot Gritty made a surprise entrance. Then the teams entered.
The national anthem was performed by the Flyers' anthem singer, Lauren Hart.
A ceremonial puck-drop was done by the Eagles' coach, Doug Pederson.
References
edit- ^ Philadelphia Flyers (November 19, 2017). "2019 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series Announced". PhiladelphiaFlyers.com. National Hockey League. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ a b Molinari, Dave (February 5, 2016). "Penguins, Flyers planning home-and-home series of outdoors games | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette". Post-gazette.com. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "Penn St. officials looking to renovate or replace stadium in near future". ESPN.com. October 1, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2015.