After a series of COVID-related postponements and cancellations, the Carolina Hurricanes are finally hosting their long-rumored first outdoor game. NHL release a press release Thursday announced that Carolina will host Washington Capitals at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina, on February 18, 2023.
Carolina was originally supposed to host the 2021 Stadium Series match, but the league decided to postpone it before the start of the season in December 2020 because the COVID threat remained. general manager Don Waddell Later reached a general agreement with the NHL before the 2021-22 campaign hold the game back until 2023 to ensure that the game will be played in front of huge crowds of fans.
For Washington, this is their fourth outdoor game in franchise history. They are yet to lose outdoors, beating Pittsburgh in the 2011 Winter Classic, Chicago in the 2015 Winter Classic, and Toronto in the 2018 NHL Stadium Series.
It marks the second consecutive season of the Stadium Series coming to the southern US market.
