NHL Announces Dates for Stadium Series at MetLife Stadium
The NHL officially announced the dates for next season’s stadium series that will take place at MetLife Stadium next February.
The New Jersey Devils will host the Philadelphia Flyers on February 17 at MetLife.
Meanwhile, New York Islanders will serve as the “home team” against the New York Rangers the following day, February 18 at MetLife.
The @NHL announced the 2024 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL #Stadium Series will take place at MetLife Stadium, the home of the NFL’s New York Jets and New York Football Giants.
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) June 3, 2023
Feb. 17: @NHLFlyers vs @NJDevils
Feb. 18: @NYRangers vs @NYIslanders
Details: https://t.co/xB1sloP6AY pic.twitter.com/D6JqHRB0mn
It will mark the first time that four teams will play in the same outdoor venue in front of fans, and rest assure there will be plenty representing all four teams from the NY/NJ/Eastern PA area.
Start times for the games were not immediately available.
Islanders GM Lou Lamoriello issued a statement announcing the franchise’s excitement to host one of the games.
Lou Lamoriello: “The New York Islanders are honored to have been selected by the National Hockey League to host a game at MetLife Stadium. Our fan-base is one of the most passionate in the NHL and deserve to experience this memorable event, along with our players and the entire…
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) June 3, 2023
The New Jersey Devils got creative on Twitter turning MetLife from Giants blue and Jets green to Devils red.
#BREAKING: We takin’ over. 😏@NHL | #StadiumSeries2024 pic.twitter.com/lo7gSZW0Zv
— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) June 3, 2023
The series is sponsored by Navy Federal Credit Union, a partner of the NHL since 2018. The Rangers are 4-0-0 in the Stadium Series all time, while the Devils and Islanders are 0-1-0. The Flyers are 1-3-1.