NHL, both Florida teams have talked about possible nighttime Winter Classic

There have been conversations between the NHL and both Florida-based teams about the possibility of a nighttime Winter Classic in the future, commissioner Gary Bettman said on Tuesday, according to ESPN's Greg Wyshynski.

The Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers are two of the league's eight clubs that haven't taken part in an outdoor regular-season game.

Bettman confirmed earlier on Tuesday that one of those eight squads, the Dallas Stars, will host the 2020 Winter Classic at Cotton Bowl Stadium against a to-be-determined opponent.

That will be the southernmost Winter Classic in NHL history, a feat that a game in either Tampa Bay or Sunrise, Fla. would eclipse.

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