2019 NHL Stadium Series

2019 NHL Stadium Series

1 2 3 OT Total Pittsburgh Penguins 1 1 1 0 3 Philadelphia Flyers 1 0 2 1 4
Date	February 23, 2019
Venue	Lincoln Financial Field
City	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance	69,620
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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]

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

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

The 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.

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

Team rosters

Pittsburgh Penguins # Player Position 1 Casey DeSmith[1] G 2 Chad Ruhwedel D 4 Justin Schultz D 7 Matt Cullen C 8 Brian Dumoulin D 10 Garrett Wilson LW 14 Tanner Pearson LW 17 Bryan Rust RW 19 Jared McCann C 27 Nick Bjugstad C 28 Marcus Pettersson D 30 Matt Murray G 46 Zach Aston-Reese RW 58 Kris Letang (A) D 59 Jake Guentzel C 71 Evgeni Malkin (A) C 72 Patric Hornqvist RW 73 Jack Johnson D 81 Phil Kessel C 87 Sidney Crosby (C) C Head coach: Mike Sullivan

Philadelphia Flyers # Player Position 6 Travis Sanheim D 8 Robert Hagg D 9 Ivan Provorov D 11 Travis Konecny C 12 Michael Raffl LW 14 Sean Couturier C 17 Wayne Simmonds (A) RW 19 Nolan Patrick C 21 Scott Laughton LW 23 Oskar Lindblom LW 25 James van Riemsdyk LW 27 Justin Bailey RW 28 Claude Giroux (C) RW 33 Cam Talbot[2] G 37 Brian Elliott G 44 Phil Varone C 47 Andrew MacDonald (A) D 53 Shayne Gostisbehere D 61 Philippe Myers D 93 Jakub Voracek RW Head coach: Scott Gordon

^ Casey DeSmith and Cam Talbot dressed as the back-up goaltenders. Neither entered the game.

Scratches

• Pittsburgh Penguins: Dominik Simon, Juuso Riikola, Teddy Blueger
• Philadelphia Flyers: Radko Gudas, Corban Knight, Carter Hart

Pregame/Anthem/Entertainment

Keith 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.

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