The New York Rangers’ perfect record in outdoor games will be on the line Friday when they face the Florida Panthers in the 2026 Winter Classic at Miami’s LoanDepot Park.
The franchise is 5-0 outdoors, the most wins without a loss of any NHL team. Previously, the Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers at Citizens Bank Park in the 2012 Winter Classic; the New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders in the 2014 Stadium Series at Yankee Stadium; the visiting Buffalo Sabres in the 2018 Winter Classic at Citi Field; and the Islanders again in the 2024 Stadium Series at MetLife Stadium.
Friday’s game is different, as it will be the first outdoor game ever in the state of Florida. The game is set for an 8 p.m. start so that Miami’s famed sunshine won’t melt the carefully constructed ice.