The 2014 NHL Stadium Series (branded the 2014

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NHL Stadium Series) was a series of four outdoor regular season

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(NHL) games played during the 2013–14 season. This series is distinct from the NHL Winter Classic and

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outdoor games. The Stadium Series games consisted of: the

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against the Anaheim Ducks at

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on January 25, 2014; the New Jersey Devils against the

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on January 26; the New York Islanders against the Rangers at Yankee Stadium on January 29; and the

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against the

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on March 1, 2014. The Stadium Series was staged in between the season's two other outdoor games: the Detroit Red Wings hosting the

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in the

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in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on January 1, 2014; and the

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hosting the

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in the 2014 Heritage Classic at

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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

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and the 1991 exhibition game in

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Dodger Stadium (January 25)

The first game of the series at Dodger Stadium featured performances by

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and

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before the game and between the periods, and the opening ceremonies included

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and

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

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making 36 saves. :''Number in parentheses represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season''

Team rosters

: 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

, when the Rangers played the Devils and the Islanders on January 26 and 29, 2014, respectively. 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.

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

. This was the NHL's first outdoor game in

. 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

won 7–3 behind

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'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

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on a penalty shot in the third period.

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netted two goals for the Rangers. Also scoring for the Rangers included

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and

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scored two goals for the Devils and

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scored one goal. :''Number in parenthesis represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season''

Team rosters

January 29

The third game of the 2014 NHL Stadium Series took place on January 29, 2014, and was the second part of a doubleheader at

, featuring the New York Islanders and the

, 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.

made 30 saves in the game, earning the victory for the Rangers. Benoit Pouliot and

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scored for the Rangers, while

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scored the Islanders' lone goal. :''Number in parenthesis represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season''

Team rosters

Soldier Field (March 1)

The fourth and final game of the 2014 NHL Stadium Series took place on March 1, 2014, at

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, featuring the

and the

. The game concluded

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. Chicago defeated Pittsburgh 5–1, with Corey Crawford making 31 saves.

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scored two goals for Chicago. Chicago's other three goals were scored by

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and

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. James Neal scored Pittsburgh's lone goal. :''Number in parenthesis represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season''

Team rosters

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. The Ducks and Kings jointly unveiled their Stadium Series jerseys on December 3. The Penguins unveiled their Stadium Series jersey on December 13. The Blackhawks and Rangers unveiled their Stadium Series jerseys on December 20. Penguins goalie

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wore a Pittsburgh Steelers inspired goalie mask for the Penguins-Blackhawks game.

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

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, 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 Final as the best performance in the market for the current incarnation of the ''

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''. 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.Pergament, Alan (March 2, 2014)
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References

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Dodger Stadium (January 25)

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January 26

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See also

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