Flyers, Devils show up for NHL Stadium Series dressed as hometown characters

The Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils both showed up dressed for a fight.

The Flyers arrived at the 2024 Navy Federal Credit Union at MetLife Stadium on Saturday paying homage to the fictional pride of Philadelphia, Rocky Balboa.

The team wore gray sweatsuits, canvas sneakers and black skull caps -- completing the look with fully taped-up hands -- just like the outfit worn by the fictional boxer, played by Sylvester Stallone, during the famous training montage where he runs through the streets of Philadelphia.

"We wanted something that people from Philly were gonna like and get behind," said Flyers forward Joel Farabee. "Obviously it's pretty fun to just do something like this. And planning it out over the course of the season was pretty fun. So we're super excited to kind of run in here and just get things going."

The Devils showed up with full Sopranos-style swag, donning different velour track suits.

"We had two or three different ideas and had a team vote, put it on the board and ended up coming up with what we came in with," said Devils forward Tyler Toffoli. "I think it got some good reviews."

Fans of the legendary HBO series, which was set in New Jersey, may remember there were more than a few scuffles over the course of the show.

The Devils even brought in mini espresso cups as accessories. The look was so complete even coach Lindy Ruff said he thought about going with the look.

“I think that’s a special thing for the players, but if asked I probably would’ve,” Ruff joked.

Play nice out there, everyone.

-NHL.com Deputy Managing Editor Adam Kimmelman and Staff Writer Chris Detwiler contributed to this report.