In addition, the pair of outdoor games will feature the world premiere of a new song by five-time Grammy® Award-winning rock band Green Day, the performance of the U.S. national anthem by three-time Grammy® Award-winning and multi-platinum selling artist Pentatonix and a special $1 million golf challenge by Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon.

Bridgestone NHL Outdoors Saturday™ on Feb. 20 – Avalanche vs. Golden Knights

Saturday’s Opening Ceremony presented by Navy Federal Credit Union will begin with the on-ice arrival of the Avalanche and Golden Knights, followed by a performance of the U.S. national anthem by South Lake Tahoe native Aurora C. Gooch. The 21-year old singer is on the front lines of the pandemic, serving as a collection specialist for a Tahoe-based COVID testing company.

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Jared Elliott will arrive by boat, dock at the Edgewood pier and deliver the game puck to Daryl Braga, a charge nurse and Lead RN in the emergency department at Barton Memorial Hospital; Miranda Miller, an Activities Director at the Skilled Nursing Facility, a part of Barton Memorial Hospital; and Dusty R. Gooch, a firefighter and paramedic for the Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District and the father of Saturday’s anthem singer. The trio of frontline workers will present the puck to game officials.

The pregame festivities will conclude with a flyover featuring one HC-130J and two HH-60G helicopters flown by members of the Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) Combined Test Force (CTF), stationed at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.

In the first intermission, the focus will move from the NHL-regulation size rink on the par-5 18th hole to the lakeside par-3 17th hole of the iconic Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course. The One Million Dollar Hole-in-One Challengepresented by Bridgestone will feature Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon’s attempt to relive a memorable moment from the same spot - Avalanche GM and Hockey Hall of Famer Joe Sakic’s hole-in-one in the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship at Lake Tahoe in 2011. If MacKinnon makes an ace to match Sakic’s feat a decade ago, the NHL will donate $1 million to the NHL/NHLPA Learn to Play program.

During the second intermission, Saturday’s game broadcast on NBC, Sportsnet and TVA will feature the world premiere of Green Day’s newest song, “Here Comes the Shock.” The song will be featured in a highlight reel of the top plays of the first quarter of the 2020-21 NHL® season.

The debut of the song and highlight video are part of the NHL’s two-year, cross-platform and promotional partnership with the band. Immediately following its NHL debut, “Here Comes the Shock” will be available on Feb. 21 on all music services, including Apple Music and Spotify.

This marks the second year of the NHL’s collaboration with Green Day. Green Day’s music will be featured throughout the remainder of the 2020-21 season.

Honda NHL Outdoors Sunday™ on Feb. 21 – Flyers vs. Bruins

Following the on-ice arrival of the Bruins and Flyers, Sunday’s Opening Ceremony presented by Navy Federal Credit Union will feature a special performance of the U.S. national anthem by three-time Grammy® Award-winning and multi-platinum selling artist Pentatonix.

Following the anthem, two T-38 Talon aircrafts, operated by the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron (1 RS) assigned to Beale Air Force Base in California, will fly over the venue. To close the pregame festivities, three-time Olympic snowboarder Hannah Teter and two-time Olympic skier Maddie Bowman, both South Lake Tahoe area residents, will deliver the game puck.

NHL Network™, NHL.com and NHL Social™ will provide extensive coverage of the event. Fans can join the conversation via the official event hashtag #NHLOutdoors.