Outdoor National Hockey League game
The2015 NHL Stadium Series was an outdoor regular seasonNational Hockey League (NHL) game, part of theStadium Series of games held atfootball orbaseball stadiums. TheLos Angeles Kings played against theSan Jose Sharks atLevi's Stadium inSanta Clara, California on February 21, 2015.[ 1] 2014–15 NHL regular season (as opposed to multiple games in2014 and2016 ). The game coincided withNBC Sports ' "Hockey Day in America " coverage,[ 2] NBCSN in the United States, while it was the second game ofCBC'sHockey Night in Canada doubleheader.
The Kings defeated the Sharks 2–1 on a goal byMarian Gaborik early in the third period to extend the Kings' winning streak to seven games, while the Sharks fell to 2–5–1 in their last eight games. With the victory, the Kings overtook the Sharks for the final wild card spot in theWestern Conference .
The Kings and Sharks players during the pre-game national anthem. Initial announcement [ edit ] After the success of the2014 NHL Stadium Series game atDodger Stadium , it was widely rumored that there was going to be an outdoor game in Northern California withLevi's Stadium ,AT&T Park andStanford Stadium as the three most likely options to host the outdoor game. On August 6, 2014, it was officially announced that Levi's Stadium was going to host the game between the Sharks and the Kings. The NHL was originally reportedly looking to hold four outdoor games, including theWinter Classic .[ 3] Coors Field (Denver ),[ 4] Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Massachusetts ),[ 5] Target Field (Minneapolis ),[ 6] Beaver Stadium (Pennsylvania State University ),[ 7] Phoenix area.[ 8] [ 9]
Kings goalieJonathan Quick stopped 31 of 32 shots in the win.Kyle Clifford got Los Angeles on the board first at 2:46 in the first period.Brent Burns then scored the equalizer for the Sharks at 18:56 late in the first period. After a scoreless second period,Marian Gaborik scored at 4:04 in the third period in what proved to be the game-winning goal for the Kings.[ 10]
Number in parentheses represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season Shots by period Team 1 2 3 Total Los Angeles 12 6 11 29 San Jose 10 15 7 32
Power play opportunities Team Goals/Opportunities Los Angeles 0/2 San Jose 0/3
^ [ edit ] Before puck-dropKris Allen and theSymphony Silicon Valley performed and sang the anthem
Melissa Etheridge performed during the second intermission
^a b Scooby Axson (August 6, 2014)."San Jose Sharks and the Los Angeles Kings to play in 2015 Stadium Series" .SI.com . RetrievedNovember 21, 2014 . ^ "NHL Stadium Series returning to California in February 2015?" .CBS Sports . August 3, 2014. RetrievedSeptember 1, 2014 .^ NHL looking at four outdoor games in 2014-15; Coors pushing for Denver (Report) | Puck Daddy - Yahoo Sports ^ McCarthy, Michael; Schultz, E.J. (January 29, 2014)."Sponsor Coors Light Wants NHL Stadium Series in Rockies" .Advertising Age . RetrievedOctober 8, 2014 . ^ Report: Bruins, Canadiens Could Play NHL Stadium Series Game At Gillette Stadium in 2015 | Boston Bruins | NESN.com ^ Peters, Chris (June 21, 2014)."Report: Minnesota Wild outdoor game 'going to happen' in 2015-16" .CBS . RetrievedOctober 8, 2014 . ^ Carchidi, Sam (June 6, 2013)."Flyers vs. Penguins match at Beaver Stadium in works" .The Philadelphia Inquirer the original on June 10, 2013. RetrievedJune 6, 2013 . ^ McClellan, Sarah (January 27, 2014)."Phoenix Coyotes Chairman and Governor George Gosbee pushing for outdoor game" .The Arizona Republic . RetrievedOctober 8, 2014 . ^ Burnside, Scott (December 12, 2014).Boston front-runner for '16 Classic .ESPN.com . Retrieved December 27, 2014. ^ Cooper, Josh (February 21, 2015)."Kings best Sharks 2-1 in Stadium Series triumph" .Yahoo! Sports .
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