# 2016 NHL Stadium Series

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.
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. The second game at Coors Field aired on NBC in primetime, 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, and a game on February 28, 2015 between the New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers) 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.

## TCF Bank Stadium (February 21)

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. 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 |
| 1st | 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 |
| 2nd | 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 |
| 3rd | CHI | Patrick Kane (35) | Trevor van Riemsdyk (6), Jonathan Toews (22) | 12:05 | 5–1 MIN |
| 3rd | MIN | Erik Haula (7) (empty net) | Unassisted | 13:49 | 6–1 MIN |
    Number in parentheses 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 |
| 1st | CHI | Phillip Danault | Interference | 5:17 | 2:00 |
| 1st | CHI | Phillip Danault | Roughing | 5:17 | 2:00 |
| 1st | CHI | Jonathan Toews | Interference | 10:15 | 2:00 |
| 1st | MIN | Zach Parise | Cross-checking | 15:07 | 2:00 |
| 1st | CHI | Brent Seabrook | Holding | 19:08 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | CHI | Corey Crawford (served by Andrew Shaw) | Tripping | 6:37 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | MIN | Ryan Carter | Roughing | 13:15 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | CHI | Michal Rozsival | Interference | 15:14 | 5:00 |
| 2nd | CHI | Michal Rozsival | Game misconduct | 15:14 | 10:00 |
| 2nd | MIN | Mikko Koivu | Slashing | 15:48 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | CHI | Andrew Shaw | Roughing | 13:13 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | 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)

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. Also, teams switched ends midway through the third period due to heavy wind.
Scoring summary :
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | DET | Tomas Tatar (17) | Unassisted | 5:07 | 1–0 DET |
| 1st | COL | Nathan MacKinnon (20) | Gabriel Landeskog (27) | 7:44 | 1–1 |
| 1st | COL | Tyson Barrie (11) | Blake Comeau (20), Mikhail Grigorenko (16) | 14:38 | 2–1 COL |
| 2nd | No scoring | No scoring | No scoring | No scoring | No scoring |
| 3rd | DET | Gustav Nyquist (15) | Riley Sheahan (7), Tomas Tatar (18) | 1:27 | 2–2 |
| 3rd | DET | Justin Abdelkader (15) | Darren Helm (10), Luke Glendening (10) | 13:28 | 3–2 DET |
| 3rd | COL | Alex Tanguay (4) | Gabriel Landeskog (28), Nathan MacKinnon (27) | 13:42 | 3–3 |
| 3rd | DET | Brad Richards (7) | Niklas Kronwall (15) | 19:00 | 4–3 DET |
| 3rd | DET | Darren Helm (8) (empty net) | Petr Mrazek (2), Niklas Kronwall (16) | 19:40 | 5–3 DET |
    Number in parentheses 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 |
| 1st | COL | Cody McLeod | High-sticking | 14:49 | 4:00 |
| 1st | DET | Pavel Datsyuk | Roughing | 18:54 | 2:00 |
| 1st | COL | Gabriel Landeskog | Holding | 18:54 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | DET | Danny DeKeyser | High-sticking | 4:01 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | COL | Chris Bigras | Holding | 10:14 | 2:00 |
| 2nd | DET | Team (served by Andreas Athanasiou) | Too Many Men on Ice | 13:20 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | COL | Blake Comeau | Tripping | 8:22 | 2:00 |
| 3rd | 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 |