The 2016 NHL Stadium Series (branded as the 2016

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NHL Stadium Series for sponsorship reasons) was a series of two outdoor regular season

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(NHL) games played during the

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. The 2016 Stadium Series consisted of the

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versus the

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on February 21, 2016, and the

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versus the

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on February 27, 2016.

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aired both games in the United States, with the first game at TCF Bank Stadium being part of its ''

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'' coverage. The second game at Coors Field aired on NBC in

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, the fourth regular season game (and the third outdoor game) to air on NBC's broadcast network in primetime (after the

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, the 2014 NHL Stadium Series Game in Chicago, and a

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on February 28, 2015 between the

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and the

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) 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

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(simulcast from the NBC feed), while the game at Coors Field aired as part of the ''

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'' coverage on Sportsnet.

TCF Bank Stadium (February 21)

The Minnesota Wild defeated the Chicago Blackhawks, 6–1 in the first 2016 Stadium Series game.

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and

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each recorded a goal and two assists for the Wild. Minnesota goalie Devan Dubnyk made 31 saves, only allowing one goal by

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with 7:55 left in the game. Also scoring for Minnesota was Thomas Vanek,

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, and

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

Coors Field (February 27)

In the second Stadium Series game,

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scored with 1:00 left in the game to break a 3–3 tie, and

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added an empty net goal, to give the Detroit Red Wings a 5–3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche. :''Number in parenthesis represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season''

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