The Shoe is set to host an outdoor NHL game on March 1, as the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets will square off at the renowned Ohio Stadium as part of the NHL's Stadium Series.

The biggest challenges at most NHL outdoor venues are rain and bright sunshine creating glares off the ice, which the league accounted for with the game’s 6 p.m. start time Saturday at Ohio Stadium.

Thursday’s United States-Finland NHL Four Nations Face-Off game averaged a .75 rating and 1.55 million viewers on ESPN, according to Sports Media Watch. That makes it easily the largest audience ...