Flyers to take part in 2024 NHL Stadium Series against New Jersey Devils on Feb. 17

The NHL announced Saturday that the Flyers will kick off the league’s Stadium Series against the New Jersey Devils at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., on Feb. 17, 2024.

Sponsored by Navy Federal Credit Union, the NHL Stadium Series will take place from Feb. 17-18 — and will be the first time featuring two games at the same site. The Devils will play host to the Flyers in the opener, and the New York Islanders welcome the New York Rangers on Feb. 18.

Game times have not yet been released yet. ESPN is scheduled to broadcast both games.

The Flyers have not been featured in a Stadium Series game since 2019, when they beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-3, in overtime at Lincoln Financial Field. More recently, they played in an outdoor game in Lake Tahoe in 2021. They lost to the Boston Bruins, 7-3.

Steve Mayer, the league’s chief content cfficer and senior executive vice president, along with Dean Matsuzaki, executive VP of events, said they’ve been looking to work with MetLife Stadium, which has been a challenge since two NFL teams play there. The plan for the games, featuring three teams from the New York metro area, is to emphasize the culture of New Jersey.

“It’s our goal that when somebody tunes in to watch this, whether they’re in the New York area, they’re in Iowa, they’re in California, or they’re overseas, they know we’re playing in New Jersey,” Mayer said.

Mayer says the doubleheader will keep things “fresh,” with the goal being to bring something new to the Stadium Series. They are trying to score a New Jersey-based artist to headline a concert.

Mayer joked they’d love to get Bruce Springsteen’s number.

If the doubleheader is a success, Mayer said the NHL will look to repeat the experience. So far, the biggest scheduling conflicts have been making sure the experience for the players — like the family skate the day before — is preserved.

The two games will be the third and fourth regular-season outdoor games that season. The first will be the NHL Heritage Classic, featuring the Calgary Flames at the Edmonton Oilers on Oct. 29 in Commonwealth Stadium and the NHL Winter Classic, featuring the Stanley Cup Final participant Vegas Golden Knights at the Seattle Kraken on New Year’s Day in T-Mobile Park.

It will be the first season with multiple Stadium Series games since 2016.

All four teams playing at MetLife Stadium are Stadium Series veterans. The Flyers have played in five, the Rangers in four, and the Islanders and Devils each in one.