SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP/97.1 The Ticket) — David Pastrnak had a goal and an assist, Tuukka Rask made 36 saves and the Boston Bruins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Tuesday in the Winter Classic at Notre Dame.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, to the 76,126 fans in attendance. #WinterClassic pic.twitter.com/dJ9tpCpbl5
— NHL (@NHL)
January 1, 2019 Patrice Bergeron, Sean Kuraly and Brad Marchand also scored as Boston won for the second time in three appearances in the NHL's annual outdoor game on New Year's Day. The Bruins went 2 for 5 with the man advantage and killed off each of the Blackhawks' four power plays.
The game was tied at 2 when Boston (22-14-4) caught a break in the third period — a little luck at the home of the Fighting Irish. Matt Grzelcyk's big slap shot went off teammate Chris Wagner in front, but Kuraly beat Blackhawks defenseman Gustav Forsling to the rebound and backhanded the puck past Cam Ward at 10:20.
Celebration game is on fire today. #WinterClassic pic.twitter.com/o3Cnoy3o36
— NHL (@NHL)
January 1, 2019 A sellout crowd of 76,126 fans are attending the 2019 #WinterClassic, the second-highest ever at an NHL game.Total attendance for the NHL’s 26 regular-season outdoor games: 1,389,739Average per game: 53,452 pic.twitter.com/h1JCG26fCn
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL)
January 1, 2019 Chicago had won five of six, but it remained winless in an NHL-high fourth appearance in the Winter Classic. It also dropped to 1-5 in six outdoor games — also tops in the league.
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