2017 NHL Stadium Series

The 2017 NHL Stadium Series (officially the 2017 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series for sponsorship reasons) was a regular season National Hockey League (NHL) game played outdoors, part of the Stadium Series of games held at football or baseball stadiums. The Philadelphia Flyers played against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on February 25, 2017.
This was the only game in the Stadium Series scheduled during the 2016–17 NHL season (as opposed to multiple games in 2016), but the fourth and last outdoor regular-season games during that season. An announced attendance of 67,318 made the game one of the most attended outdoor NHL games in history.
==Background==
The game was played to help mark the 50th anniversary of the Expansion of 1967, in which the Flyers and the Penguins, along with four other teams, were formed to double the league's size. This Flyers–Penguins rivalry matchup was originally considered for the 2017 NHL Winter Classic in January, but scheduling conflicts with the National Football League in both cities, along with the belief that Beaver Stadium (a neutral site venue mentioned as a potential site for a Flyers–Penguins outdoor contest) was not properly equipped to host an event during the winter, led to plans for a matchup being moved to a later date as a Stadium Series game in February.
Heinz Field previously hosted the 2011 NHL Winter Classic. This was also the Penguins' fourth outdoor game (after the 2008 and 2011 Winter Classics, and the 2014 Stadium Series), and the Flyers' third (after the 2010 and 2012 Winter Classics).
==Game summary==
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	PIT 	Sidney Crosby (34) 	Jake Guentzel (7) and Scott Wilson (13) 	11:18 	1–0 PIT
2nd 	PIT 	Nick Bonino (9) - pp 	Jake Guentzel (8) and Brian Dumoulin (10) 	6:44 	2–0 PIT
2nd 	PHL 	Jakub Voracek (16) 	Andrew MacDonald (12) 	11:14 	2–1 PIT
3rd 	PIT 	Matt Cullen (10) 	Eric Fehr (5) and Tom Kuhnhackl (5) 	1:50 	3–1 PIT
3rd 	PHL 	Shayne Gostisbehere (5) - pp	Claude Giroux (31) and Brayden Schenn (21)	6:48 	3–2 PIT
3rd 	PIT 	Chad Ruhwedel (2) 	Evgeni Malkin (36) 	14:06 	4–2 PIT
:Number in parenthesis represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	PIT 	Evgeni Malkin 	Unsportsmanlike conduct	6:39 	2:00
1st 	PHL 	Ivan Provorov 	Hooking 	16:25 	2:00
2nd 	PHL 	Shayne Gostisbehere	Interference 	5:08 	2:00
2nd 	PIT 	Eric Fehr 	Roughing 	7:20 	2:00
2nd 	PIT 	Chris Kunitz 	Roughing 	10:50 	2:00
2nd 	PHL 	Dale Weise 	Roughing 	10:50 	2:00
2nd 	PHL 	Brandon Manning 	Holding 	19:09 	2:00
3rd 	PIT 	Jake Guentzel 	Holding 	6:34 	2:00
3rd 	PIT 	Cameron Gaunce 	Tripping 	11:19 	2:00
3rd 	PHL 	Shayne Gostisbehere	Interference 	15:41 	2:00
3rd 	PHL 	Wayne Simmonds 	Slashing 	18:00 	2:00
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	T
Philadelphia 	16 	12 	10 	38
Pittsburgh 	7 	11 	11 	29
Power play opportunities	Power play opportunities
Team 	Goals/Opportunities
Philadelphia 	1/4
Pittsburgh 	1/5
==Team rosters==
Philadelphia Flyers 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Philadelphia Flyers
# 	 	Player 	Position
3 	 	Radko Gudas 	D
9 	 	Ivan Provorov 	D
10 	 	Brayden Schenn 	D
12 	 	Michael Raffl 	LW
14 	 	Sean Couturier 	C
17 	 	Wayne Simmonds (A) 	RW
22 	 	Dale Weise 	RW
24 	 	Matt Read 	RW
25 	 	Nick Cousins 	LW
28 	 	Claude Giroux (C) 	C
30 	 	Michal Neuvirth 	G
31 	 	Brandon Manning 	D
32 	 	Mark Streit 	D
35 	 	Steve Mason 	G
40 	 	Jordan Weal 	RW
47 	 	Andrew MacDonald 	D
53 	 	Shayne Gostisbehere 	D
76 	 	Chris VandeVelde 	LW
78 	 	Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (A)	C
93 	 	Jakub Voracek 	RW
Head coach: Dave Hakstol	Head coach: Dave Hakstol	Head coach: Dave Hakstol 	Head coach: Dave Hakstol
Pittsburgh Penguins 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Pittsburgh Penguins
# 	 	Player 	Position
2 	 	Chad Ruhwedel 	D
4 	 	Justin Schultz 	D
7 	 	Matt Cullen 	C
8 	 	Brian Dumoulin 	D
13 	 	Nick Bonino 	C
14 	 	Chris Kunitz (A) 	LW
16 	 	Eric Fehr 	C
23 	 	Scott Wilson 	LW
24 	 	Cameron Gaunce 	D
28 	 	Ian Cole 	D
29 	 	Marc-André Fleury 	G
34 	 	Tom Kuhnhackl 	RW
35 	 	Matt Murray 	G
59 	 	Jake Guentzel 	C/LW
62 	 	Carl Hagelin 	LW
65 	 	Ron Hainsey 	RW
71 	 	Evgeni Malkin (A) 	C
72 	 	Patric Hornqvist 	RW
81 	 	Phil Kessel 	RW
87 	 	Sidney Crosby (C) 	C
Head coach: Mike Sullivan	Head coach: Mike Sullivan	Head coach: Mike Sullivan	Head coach: Mike Sullivan
: Marc-André Fleury and Steve Mason dressed as the back-up goaltenders. Neither entered the game.
===Scratches===
*Philadelphia Flyers: Michael Del Zotto, Roman Lyubimov, Nick Schultz
*Pittsburgh Penguins: Kris Letang, Steve Oleksy, Carter Rowney
=== Officials ===
* Referees — Eric Furlatt, Ian Walsh
* Linesmen — Brad Kovachik, Derek Amell
==References==
Category:2017 in ice hockey