NHL Winter Classic - Notes

Notes

• The 2008 Winter Classic was colloquially called the "Ice Bowl" around Buffalo. As of 2012, it was also the only Winter Classic to have a shootout. It was voted the best Winter Classic in an NHL.com poll.
• The 2009 Winter Classic was the first to feature two Original Six teams, as well as the first to be played in a baseball stadium.
• The 2010 Winter Classic was the first to be won by the home team. It was also the first without Ty Conklin as a goalie and Brian Campbell as a defenseman. Conklin had also played for Edmonton during the first Heritage Classic. He played for Pittsburgh, and Campbell for Buffalo, in the 2008 Winter Classic. Conklin played for Detroit, and Campbell for Chicago, in the 2009 Winter Classic. This Winter Classic was also the first containing a fight, a bout that featured Philadelphia's Dan Carcillo scrapping with Boston's Shawn Thornton.
• The 2011 Winter Classic was the second involving the Pittsburgh Penguins. This was the first weekend Winter Classic and the first time the game was delayed from its original start time, thus the first to air in prime time. 2011 was also the first time it rained during the Winter Classic. It was also the most viewed Winter Classic, getting over 4.6 million viewers.
• The 2012 Winter Classic was the first game not played on New Year's Day, as noted above. It was the first to feature a penalty shot. Philadelphia also became the first team to lose in the Winter Classic twice.
• The Philadelphia Flyers are the only away team not to have won the Winter Classic, losing at Boston in 2010 2–1 in OT and at home to the New York Rangers, 3-2 in 2012.