{"id":387181,"date":"2026-01-02T20:50:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/387181\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T20:50:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T20:50:11","slug":"rangers-vs-panthers-nhl-winter-classic-time-how-to-watch-stream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/387181\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers vs Panthers NHL Winter Classic time, how to watch, stream"},"content":{"rendered":"

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loanDepot park converted to temporary ice rink for NHL Winter Classic<\/p>\n

The Florida Panthers and New York Rangers meet on Jan. 2 at loanDepot park in Miami for latest version of the NHL Winter Classic – the first held in Florida.<\/p>\n

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Florida has been the center of the hockey universe with a team from the state reaching the Stanley Cup Final six consecutive seasons and winning four times.<\/p>\n

The state will be at center stage again on Friday, Jan. 2, when the NHL<\/a>‘s Winter Classic is played in Florida for the first time.<\/p>\n

The two-time defending champion Florida Panthers<\/a> will host the New York Rangers<\/a> at the annual outdoor game at 8 p.m. ET. It will be played at loanDepot Park, home of the Miami Marlins<\/a>. The stadium’s retractable roof is scheduled to be open at game time.<\/p>\n

Here’s what to know about the Florida Panthers<\/a> vs. New York Rangers<\/a> Winter Classic, including how to watch and the weather report:<\/p>\n

What channel is Panthers vs Rangers Winter Classic today?<\/p>\n

TV channel:\u00a0TNT, truTV<\/p>\n

Livestream:\u00a0Sling TV<\/a> and HBO Max<\/p>\n

Watch Winter Classic on Sling TV<\/a><\/p>\n

What time is Panthers vs Rangers Winter Classic today?<\/p>\n

Date:\u00a0Friday, Jan. 2<\/p>\n

Time:\u00a08 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

The game is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET at loanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.<\/p>\n

Winter Classic Panthers vs Rangers: How to watch, stream<\/p>\n

Time:\u00a08 p.m. ET on Friday, Jan. 2<\/p>\n

Location:\u00a0loanDepot Park (Miami, Florida)<\/p>\n

TV:\u00a0TNT, truTV<\/p>\n

Streaming:\u00a0Sling TV<\/a>\u00a0and HBO Max<\/p>\n

Winter Classic weather forecast<\/p>\n

The weather forecast at 8 p.m. ET in Miami calls for mostly clear skies and 64 degrees. The temperature will drop to 61 during the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"loanDepot park converted to temporary ice rink for NHL Winter Classic The Florida Panthers and New York Rangers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":387182,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3],"tags":[316,2794,314,313,324,317,359,1928,2675,1403,62,57,41285,5,1506,2853,52,2796,203,212,80,199,35,40,4,2793,2795,315,79,85,63,36,945,43,86,358,4302,204,210,2499,604],"class_list":{"0":"post-387181","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-affiliate","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-commerce","11":"tag-contains","12":"tag-contains-commerce-or-affiliate-content","13":"tag-content","14":"tag-cup","15":"tag-entertainment","16":"tag-events","17":"tag-final","18":"tag-florida","19":"tag-florida-panthers","20":"tag-hbo","21":"tag-hockey","22":"tag-live","23":"tag-live-sporting-events","24":"tag-local","25":"tag-local-affiliate-arts-u0026-entertainment","26":"tag-modular","27":"tag-modular-story","28":"tag-neutral","29":"tag-new","30":"tag-new-york-rangers","31":"tag-news","32":"tag-nhl","33":"tag-online","34":"tag-online-video","35":"tag-or","36":"tag-overall","37":"tag-overall-neutral","38":"tag-panthers","39":"tag-rangers","40":"tag-sporting","41":"tag-sports","42":"tag-sports-news","43":"tag-stanley","44":"tag-stanley-cup-final","45":"tag-story","46":"tag-u0026","47":"tag-video","48":"tag-york"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387181","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=387181"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387181\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/387182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=387181"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=387181"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=387181"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}