It was getting late on this gloomy February Saturday night in Philadelphia, the city W.C. Fields once mocked. The cold and the intermittent rain that picked up as the night wore on—along with a two-goal Flyers’ deficit—had dampened the spirits of many of the 69,620 paying big bucks to jam inside sold-out Lincoln Financial Field for the Flyers vs. Penguins Stadium Series showdown. One way or another we’ll see on Monday.”By then the 2019 Stadium Series and everything that went with it will be only a memory of a night that didn’t turn out as bad as many feared. “Other than that, the experience was great.”This was the 26th time the NHL has gone outdoors since 2008, starting off with the Winter Classic, expanding to include the Canadian clubs in the Heritage Classic, then adding the Stadium Series in 2014. “You get two goals with the goalie out, that doesn't happen too often.”While many of the 69,000-plus missed it — though they’ll probably never publicly admit it—that made the 2019 Stadium Series a night to remember.

Source: Forbes February 24, 2019 20:31 UTC