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Rice-Eccles Stadium
Your whole day on one timeline — when to park, sit down to eat, reach your gate, and the smartest windows to head home.
Planned around 30 min before puck drop
30 min before puck drop at 3:30 PM
Expected crowd release around 7:00 PM
Add a parking spot and a restaurant below and we’ll work backward from here into a “leave by” plan.
30 min before puck drop.
Be in your seat — the pregame crowd crush eases once play starts.
Typical event pacing puts the main exit wave here.
Estimated
Pick the exit window that fits how you want the night to end.
Leave before the last high-traffic window if avoiding the first exit wave matters more than the full ending.
Low confidence
Best estimate for the main crowd release based on event pacing.
Low confidence
Wait for the concourse and rideshare surge to thin before leaving.
Low confidence
Times are estimates — arrival steps use straight-line walking distances, and end times shift with encores, pacing, and overtime. Pad in a buffer for security lines, traffic, and will-call, and double-check restaurant hours before you go.
Event timing estimate
Using event timeline and typical game-flow pacing to estimate the busiest exit windows.
Event estimate
180 min