NHL Stadium Series by the numbers

Ice is placed on the field at Levi's Stadium Thursday. (Jose Sanchez/AP)

As the San Jose Sharks and the L.A. Kings prepare for an outdoor showdown at Levi’s Stadium on Saturday night, let’s take a look at the 2015 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series by the numbers. All stats and information supplied by the NHL.

2 – Players on the Sharks’ who’ve participated in a regular-season outdoor NHL game: Scott Hannan and Tyler Kennedy.

5 – Saturday’s match will be the fifth Stadium Series match, which was launched last season by the NHL, and featured four games, all of which were played in sold-out stadiums.

7 – The number of seasons that Kings general manager Dean Lombardi and head coach Darryl Sutter served in their respective roles for the Sharks.

10 – Consecutive playoff appearances made by the Sharks, the third-longest active streak in North American professional sports.

11 – California-born players who’ve appeared in the 2014-15 NHL regular season.

16 – Sixteen players on the Kings’ roster who have participated in a regular-season outdoor NHL game.

22 – Degrees in Fahrenheit that the ice at Levi’s Stadium will be refrigerated to.

22 – NHL players who have played for both the Sharks and Kings.

30.3 – Average temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, at puck drop for the NHL’s 14 regular-season outdoor games.

44 – The number of times the Sharks and Kings have met since 2010-11.

53 – Length in feet of the world’s largest mobile rink refrigeration unit, specially built for outdoor games conducted by the NHL.

85 – Percent of all water used in Levi’s Stadium that will be recycled or reclaimed.

300 – Ton capacity of refrigeration trailer that will keep the ice cool at Levi’s Stadium.

457 – Total number of players and head coaches who have participated in the League’s 14 regular-season outdoor games to date.

1,162 – Solar panels used throughout Levi’s Stadium.

2,668 – Gallons of soda projected to be consumed by fans for the 2015 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series.

3,000 – Gallons of coolant used to freeze the Levi’s Stadium rink.

7,500 – Orders of garlic fries projected to be served to fans during the 2015 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series.

13,350 – Hot dogs projected to be purchased by fans for the 2015 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series.

20,000 – Gallons of water needed to create a two-inch ice surface.

24,500 -Stairs, in which in-seat service runners will travel in delivering orders made through the Levi’s Stadium mobile app.

96,500 – Weight, in pounds, of the Coors Light NHL Stadium Series Ice Plant. The refrigeration unit that traveled 2,800 miles from Toronto to Levi’s Stadium.

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