The New Jersey Devils face the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, Nov.2, 2023 (11/2/23) at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Montreal Canadiens' Sean Monahan and New Jersey Devils' Jack Hughes compete for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Oct. 24. 2023, in Montreal. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Months after Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen and Beyoncé played to sellout crowds at MetLife Stadium, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman hopes his league can do the same with back-to-back outdoor games this winter.The New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers on Feb.
Bettman said the NHL is on track to set an attendance record this season, and that doesn’t even take into account the 82,500 fans expected at each of the games at the home of the NFL’s Jets and Giants. It’s not quite the crowd of 100,000-plus that took in the Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium on Jan. 1, 2014, but combined it could be the best-attended weekend in league history.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said the NHL event is happening at a peak time for the stadium, which recently hosted three nights of Swift’s “The Eras Tour”and has been in the NFL spotlight for the ill-fated Jets debut of quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Swift’s appearance when Travis Kelce and the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs visited.
Murphy hopes the outdoor games beget another win for the state and stadium, which already has been chosen as a venue for the 2026 Men’s World Cup. He sees the February weekend as another audition of sorts for officials making the decision on where to stage the soccer tournament’s championship game.
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