Golden Knights to play Stars at 2027 Stadium Series in Dallas

The Vegas Golden Knights will play the Dallas Stars in the 2027 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series at AT&T Stadium on Feb. 20, 2027.

The game will begin at 8 p.m. ET and be broadcast on ABC.

"Those events are always fun to be a part of," Vegas captain Mark Stone said. "You get to bring your families to them. The families really enjoy it, especially when you on the road and at the same hotel together."

The NHL announced Nov. 3 that the Stars will host the 2027 NHL Stadium Series at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, but did not name their opponent at the time.

This will be the Golden Knights’ third outdoor game. Vegas lost 3-2 to the Colorado Avalanche in the NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe in 2021 and lost 3-0 to the Seattle Kraken in the 2024 NHL Winter Classic at T-Mobile Park, home of the Seattle Mariners. There were no fans at the Lake Tahoe game because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

"It should be a great atmosphere," Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy said. "I've been involved in a few of these, and I've always enjoyed them. I didn't like the outcome in Seattle a few years ago. I don't think we played great with the buildup and the fact that you're involved with. They're always great venues, places you otherwise wouldn't go to. I'm kind of a curious guy, so I'm looking forward to it. I'm glad they included us."

This will be the Stars’ second outdoor game. They drew 85,630 fans, the third-largest crowd in NHL history, when they defeated the Nashville Predators 4-2 in the 2020 Winter Classic at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas.

The Golden Knights have developed a strong rivalry with the Stars during their nine seasons since entering the NHL in 2017. The teams have met in the Stanley Cup Playoffs three times, including twice with a spot in the Stanley Cup Final on the line.

Dallas defeated Vegas in five games of the 2020 Western Conference Final, winning twice in overtime during the best-of-7 series, which was held with no fans in attendance at Rogers Place in Edmonton because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alexander Radulov scored 31 seconds into overtime in a 3-2 victory in Game 3 and Denis Gurianov scored at 3:36 of OT in a 3-2 victory in Game 5 to send Dallas to the Cup Final for the first time since 2000. The Stars lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games.

Vegas got its revenge by defeating Dallas in six games of the 2023 Western Conference Final. Helped by overtime wins in the first two games, the Golden Knights jumped to a 3-0 series lead before the Stars won the next two games. Vegas closed the series with a 6-0 victory in Game 6 in Dallas to advance to the Cup Final for the second time in its history and defeated the Florida Panthers in five games to capture its first championship.

The teams met again in the 2024 Western Conference First Round, when Dallas recovered from losing the first two games of the series at home to prevail in seven games.

"It's a cool experience," Golden Knights forward Keegan Kolesar said. "I remember Seattle. Everything that went up to it was exciting. Really excited to play another big stage like that against a good team."

NHL.com independent correspondent Paul Delos Santos contributed to this report