2023 NHL Stadium Series

The 2023 NHL Stadium Series was an outdoor regular season National Hockey League (NHL) game, part of the Stadium Series of games. The game took place on February 18, 2023, at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, with the Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Washington Capitals. The Hurricanes were originally scheduled to host the 2021 Stadium Series but the game was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
==Background==
After he took majority control of the team in 2018, Hurricanes owner Thomas Dundon made it a goal to have his club play in its first outdoor game. In 2019, Dundon invited NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman to take a tour of Carter–Finley Stadium to see if it was feasible. On February 15, 2020, the league initially announced that the Hurricanes would host the 2021 Stadium Series. Before the league could finalize the game, the Hurricanes sought additional funding of $200,000 from the local government and other organizations to help offset the cost of hosting the game.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced the league to delay the conclusion of the 2019–20 playoffs until late September, and consequently push the start of the 2020–21 season to January 2021. On October 22, 2020, the NHL announced that it had postponed both the 2021 NHL Winter Classic and the 2021 All-Star Game due to "ongoing uncertainty" since both January events rely on fan participation. The decision to further postpone the 2021 Stadium Series game was made on December 23.
The Hurricanes later asked the league to move their outdoor game to the 2022–23 season, with team president and general manager Don Waddell stating that he wanted "to assure a safe environment". On February 4, 2022, the league confirmed that the Hurricanes would host the 2023 game, and later announced on March 3, 2022, that the Washington Capitals would be the opponent.
The game was Carolina's first outdoor game and Washington's fourth.
==Game summary==
Carolina controlled most of the game, scoring the first four goals en route to a 4-1 win. Martin Necas scored a goal and two assists, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Teuvo Teravainen each scored a goal and an assist, Paul Stastny had a goal, and Frederik Andersen made 24 out of 25 saves and had an assist. Tom Wilson scored Washington's lone goal in the third period.
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	CAR 	Jesperi Kotkaniemi (10)	Teuvo Teravainen (21), Martin Necas (28) 	2:11 	CAR 1–0
2nd 	CAR 	Paul Stastny (7) 	Jalen Chatfield (7), Jordan Martinook (17)	5:47 	CAR 2–0
2nd 	CAR 	Martin Necas (22) – pp 	Brent Burns (30), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (14) 	8:48 	CAR 3–0
2nd 	CAR 	Teuvo Teravainen (7) 	Martin Necas (29), Frederik Andersen (1) 	11:17 	CAR 4–0
3rd 	WSH 	Tom Wilson (3) 	Sonny Milano (15) 	10:32 	CAR 4–1
:Number in parentheses 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 	CAR 	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	Hooking 	3:44 	2:00
1st 	CAR 	Brady Skjei 	Tripping 	10:59 	2:00
1st 	WSH 	Dmitry Orlov 	Tripping 	13:38 	2:00
2nd 	WSH 	Nicklas Backstrom 	Tripping 	1:33 	2:00
2nd 	WSH 	Evgeny Kuznetsov 	High-sticking 	7:16 	2:00
2nd 	WSH 	Anthony Mantha 	Cross-checking (served by Sonny Milano)	13:36 	2:00
2nd 	CAR 	Jordan Martinook 	Fighting 	13:36 	5:00
2nd 	WSH 	Anthony Mantha 	Fighting 	13:36 	5:00
3rd 	No penalties 	No penalties 	No penalties 	No penalties 	No penalties
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	Total 	
WSH 	7 	8 	10 	25 	
CAR 	10 	12 	13 	35 	
Power play opportunities	Power play opportunities
Team 	Goals/Opportunities
Washington 	0 / 2
Carolina 	1 / 4
Three star selections	Three star selections	Three star selections	Three star selections
 	Team 	Player 	Statistics
1st 	CAR 	Martin Necas 	1 goal, 2 assists
2nd 	CAR 	Teuvo Teravainen 	1 goal, 1 assist
3rd 	CAR 	Frederik Andersen 	24 saves, 1 assist
==Team rosters==
Washington Capitals 	Washington Capitals 	Washington Capitals 	Washington Capitals
# 	 	Player 	Position
3 	 	Nick Jensen 	D
9 	 	Dmitry Orlov 	D
15 	 	Sonny Milano 	LW
17 	 	Dylan Strome 	C
19 	 	Nicklas Bäckström (A) 	C
20 	 	Lars Eller 	C
21 	 	Garnet Hathaway 	RW
35 	 	Darcy Kuemper 	G
39 	 	Anthony Mantha 	RW
42 	 	Martin Fehérváry 	D
43 	 	Tom Wilson (A) 	RW
52 	 	Matt Irwin 	D
56 	 	Erik Gustafsson 	D
57 	 	Trevor van Riemsdyk 	D
73 	 	Conor Sheary 	LW
77 	 	T.J. Oshie (A) 	RW
79 	 	Charlie Lindgren 	G
90 	 	Marcus Johansson 	LW
92 	 	Evgeny Kuznetsov 	C
96 	 	Nicolas Aubé-Kubel 	RW
Head coach: Peter Laviolette	Head coach: Peter Laviolette	Head coach: Peter Laviolette	Head coach: Peter Laviolette
Carolina Hurricanes 	Carolina Hurricanes 	Carolina Hurricanes 	Carolina Hurricanes
# 	 	Player 	Position
5 	 	Jalen Chatfield 	D
8 	 	Brent Burns 	D
11 	 	Jordan Staal (C) 	C
20 	 	Sebastian Aho (A) 	C
21 	 	Derek Stepan 	C
22 	 	Brett Pesce 	D
23 	 	Stefan Noesen 	RW
24 	 	Seth Jarvis 	C
26 	 	Paul Stastny 	C
31 	 	Frederik Andersen 	G
32 	 	Antti Raanta 	G
37 	 	Andrei Svechnikov 	RW
44 	 	Calvin de Haan 	D
48 	 	Jordan Martinook 	LW
71 	 	Jesper Fast 	RW
74 	 	Jaccob Slavin (A) 	D
76 	 	Brady Skjei 	D
82 	 	Jesperi Kotkaniemi 	C
86 	 	Teuvo Teräväinen 	LW
88 	 	Martin Nečas 	C
Head coach: Rod Brind'Amour	Head coach: Rod Brind'Amour	Head coach: Rod Brind'Amour	Head coach: Rod Brind'Amour
: Charlie Lindgren and Antti Raanta dressed as the back-up goaltenders. Neither entered the game.
===Scratches===
*Washington Capitals: Alexander Alexeyev, Aliaksei Protas, Joe Snively
*Carolina Hurricanes: Dylan Coghlan
==Broadcasting==
The game was broadcast nationally in the United States by ABC/ESPN+ and was simulcast in Canada via Sportsnet.
==References==
Category:NHL Stadium Series
Stadium Series
Category:Carolina Hurricanes games
Category:Washington Capitals games
Category:Ice hockey in North Carolina