The 2019 NHL Stadium Series (officially the 2019 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series) was a regular season

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(NHL) game played outdoors, as part of the

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of games held at football or

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stadiums. The

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defeated the

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4–3 in

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, on February 23, 2019. This was the only game in the Stadium Series held during the 2018–19 season (as opposed to multiple games in

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Background

2019 NHL Stadium Series at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia

In 2016, the

and the

worked out an agreement to play a home-and-home series of outdoors games. The first game that was planned eventually became the 2017 Stadium Series game at

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in Pittsburgh. The NHL does not usually schedule teams to appear in outdoors games in consecutive years, so Philadelphia did not host this rematch until 2019. The two archrivals had also discussed playing a neutral site game at

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, but it never materialized, due mainly to concerns about Beaver Stadium's plumbing being unable to withstand an event in winter.

Game summary

The Flyers scored two goals with an extra attacker/goalie pulled late in the third period to tie the game at 3–3, then won it off of

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's score at 1:59 into overtime. Jakub Voracek scored the tying goal with 20 seconds left in regulation, as well as recording two assists. Voracek's score came after

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's power play goal with 3:04 left cut the Penguins' lead to 3–2. :''Number in parentheses represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season''

Team rosters

: Casey DeSmith and Cam Talbot dressed as the back-up goaltenders. Neither entered the game.

Scratches

*Pittsburgh Penguins: Dominik Simon, Juuso Riikola,

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*Philadelphia Flyers:

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, Corban Knight, Carter Hart

Pregame/Anthem/Entertainment

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performed during the first intermission, and

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performed during the second intermission. Before puck-drop Philadelphia sports legends were introduced. For the Phillies

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, for the Eagles

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, for the 76ers

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and

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, and for the Flyers Bobby Clarke. After the legends were honored the Flyers' mascot Gritty made a surprise entrance. Then the teams entered. The national anthem was performed by the Flyers' anthem singer,

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. A ceremonial puck-drop was done by the Eagles' coach,

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References

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