Overview
- Puck drop is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on TNT and truTV, with streaming on DIRECTV and radio coverage on SiriusXM channel 220.
- LoanDepot Park hosts the NHL’s southernmost Winter Classic and the first outdoor game ever played in Florida.
- The Panthers make their outdoor debut, while the Rangers skate in their sixth regular-season outdoor game.
- Entering Friday, Florida sits ninth in the East at 21-15-3 (45 points) and New York is 14th at 19-18-5 (43 points), underscoring playoff implications.
- A ticketed pregame festival runs outside the ballpark from 2–8 p.m., and fans can welcome team arrivals on Sixth Street between 14th and 16th Avenues around 4:45 p.m. (Rangers) and 5:15 p.m. (Panthers), with Jason Demers hosting.