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Sharks Vs. Kings Tickets 5% Above Last Year's Stadium Series Game In LA

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For the second year in a row, the NHL will be playing an outdoor game in California. While last year’s game was played in Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium, this year’s game will be held at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. The Los Angeles Kings will still be a participant, but they will be the road team against the host San Jose Sharks. The 2015 edition of the Stadium Series will be held almost a month after it was in 2014 and will be the only Stadium Series game held this year, as opposed to the four last year.

On the secondary market, the game falls in between the four played last year. The current average price for Kings vs. Sharks tickets on TiqIQ is $208.89 with a get-in price of $76. That average is 5% above the price of last year’s game between the Kings and Anaheim Ducks at Dodger Stadium. However, the get-in price at Dodger Stadium was $117, $41 more expensive than the least expensive ticket on Saturday.

The most expensive Stadium Series game last year came in Chicago between the Blackhawks and Penguins. Chicago and Pittsburgh faced off at Soldier Field with an average price of $271.52 and a get-in price of $117. Two other games were held at Yankee Stadium with the New York Rangers taking on the New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders. The game against the Devils had an average price of $243.63, but the game against the Islanders averaged just $206.07.

After being two of the top teams in the Western Conference last season, both the Sharks and Kings are fighting at the bottom of the playoff seeding, each with 66 points. The Kings, however, have been playing good hockey as of late by winning their last six games in a row. The Sharks, meanwhile, have lost eight of their last nine games, one in overtime and another in a shootout.

This will be the fourth meeting between these two teams, with the Sharks having won two. San Jose has only hosted one of those games, a 4-2 win on January 21. The average price for the game was $116,07, marking an 80% premium to see the same matchup at Levi’s Stadium.

However, this game is priced well below the previous two games held at Staples Center. San Jose was the visiting team for Los Angeles’ home opener when they were celebrating their Stanley Cup Final victory. The average price for the game was $273.26 with a get-in price of $122. The next game didn’t drop much in demand with an average price of $250.14 on December 27.

The Sharks and Kings will play once more this year, the season finale, Sharks vs. Kings tickets on April 11 have an average price of $161.89 and get-in price of $58.

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