Miami–Send New York Rangers out, and they become unbeatable.
Mika Zibanejad It was a hat trick. artemi panarin Scored twice and lost to Rangers Florida Panthers 5-1 Friday night in the Winter Classic – the first outdoor game played in the Sunshine State.
alexis lafreniere had three assistants, and Igor Shesterkin Stopped 36 shots for the Rangers, who improved to 6-0-0 in outdoor games. Zibanejad added two assists, giving him the first five-point outdoor game in NHL history.
“It’s been amazing,” Zibanejad said. “It was a great effort. There weren’t a lot of shots on goal, but we did it.”
Sam Reinhart Scored a goal for Florida, which was playing away for the first time and lost for the fourth time in its last six games. The Panthers scored goals 64 seconds apart at the end of the first period to Zibanejad and Panarin, giving New York a 2–0 lead and the Rangers being in control the rest of the way.
Zibanejad’s third goal was an empty-netter with 1:28 remaining. Rangers fans tried to throw caps but to no avail; The seats were so far from the ice that none of them could get close to the playing surface.
The roof was open, as well as the huge window panels behind what is normally the left field at Loan Depot Park – home of Major League Baseball. miami marlinsThere was some artificial snow falling off the sides of the stadium, bursts of fire and, after years of planning, there was hockey on the baseball field,
Work done? The outdoor ice does not typically tolerate temperatures in the 60s, and there were complaints from some players that the surface was not conducive to fast play. But it worked out pretty well for the Rangers, who were 4-6-3 in their last 13 games starting Friday.
The game-time temperature of 63 °F (17 Celsius) was the second-hottest of the 44 NHL outdoor games counted in the standings. It was 2 degrees colder than February 27, 2016 detroit Beat colorado at Coors Field in Denver, home of colorado rockies,
The Rangers – due to the impact of snow around their walkway – were called onto the ice at 8:13 p.m., the Panthers – as flames shot skyward in their path – came out about a minute later. And that’s when chunks of artificial snow started falling from the top of the stadium as the roof opened up.
Another celebration took place before the faceoff, when the Rangers and Panthers players who will be part of the U.S. Olympic hockey team at the Milan Cortina Games next month were introduced. panthers guard seth jones Earned a spot in Friday’s starting lineup as the injured Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk,
Tkachuk placed an American flag on Jones’ shoulders, and the crowd began to roar.
As expected, it was a spectacular sight. The Rangers looked all dressed up in white, as if it was a beach day. The Panthers came up with a “Miami Vice” theme, wearing white suits, pastel shirts and even showed up in a Ferrari instead of a bus.
Rangers coach Mike Sullivan said, “If you had asked me 25 years ago … this probably would have been the last place I thought it would be.” “So, I think it speaks volumes about the technology and its advancements and its ability to lay down ice sheets in this type of environment.”
