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NHL honours Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau in emotional Stadium Series tribute

The Stadium Series game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Detroit Red Wings on Saturday promised to have it all: a crowd of more than 90,000 — the second largest in NHL history — and an electric atmosphere inside the iconic Ohio Stadium.

The Red Wings' first outdoor game was at a prison - ESPN

On Saturday, the Detroit Red Wings will play in the NHL's 43rd outdoor game, the Stadium Series at Ohio Stadium in Columbus against the Blue Jackets (6 p.m. ET on ESPN, ESPN+ and Disney+). Seventy-one years ago, they played in what is believed to be the first outdoor game ever… at a prison.

Blue Jackets, Red Wings honor Johnny, Matthew Gaudreau - ESPN

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Blue Jackets and Detroit Red Wings honored the late Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau during their Stadium Series entrances on Saturday at Ohio State University.

The Columbus Blue Jackets Infamous Cannon Has Made It To Ohio Stadium

The Columbus Blue Jackets will finally make their NHL outdoor game debut when they take on the Detroit Red Wings (leaving just the Florida Panthers — who will host next season's Winter Classic — and the Utah Hockey Club as the only teams yet to take part in one) and for the occasion, one of the team's most infamous traditions is going with it to Ohio Stadium.