A big afternoon game on NBC between the Dallas Stars and Nashville Predators. That sounds like the Winter Classic.
But it’s not. Instead, it’s the setup for Saturday’s Game 5 contest between the Stars and Predators at Bridgestone Arena in their first round playoff series. But the implications in this one are much bigger than an outdoor game in the middle of the season.
That’s because this is anyone’s series. Dallas and Nashville are currently tied at 2-2 in the series itself and have put together one of the most intense back-and-forth playoff series of this year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs.