The 2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series™ will be the first regular-season outdoor game for the Blue Jackets, who will become the 30th NHL team to participate in such a game. It will be the fifth regular-season outdoor game for the Red Wings, who are 2-0-2 in their previous appearances: a 6-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2009 NHL Winter Classic® at Wrigley Field; a 3-2 shootout loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2014 NHL Winter Classic® at Michigan Stadium; a 5-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche at Coors Field in Denver, in the 2016 NHL Stadium Series™; and a 5-4 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs in the 2017 NHL Centennial Classic™ at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto.
