The Columbus Dispatch’s Nathan Hart and Brian Hedger have an initial forecast for Saturday’s Stadium Series game in Columbus:
Hockey fans wary of attending a game outside, where water, ice and lightning can descend from the sky, should have nothing to fear Saturday in the Blue Jackets’ first outdoor game experience at Ohio Stadium, according an early forecast from the National Weather Service in Wilmington.
The Blue Jackets will face the Detroit Red Wings in the 2025 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series at Ohio Stadium, which is home to Ohio State’s national championship football team and more commonly known around Columbus as simply “The Shoe.”
While temperatures are expected to get into the 50s this week, the forecast for Saturday’s game dips down a bit despite partly sunny skies. Expect high temperatures near 45, according to a seven-day forecast from the NWS.
The NHL’s ice rink can be maintained in temperatures up to 70 degrees, so do not expect any melting ice from it being above freezing.
