Visitor:  Pittsburgh Penguins

Home:  Buffalo Sabres

Date:  January 1, 2008

NHL Winter Classic

 

Scoring:

Team                1          2          3          OT       Final

PIT                  1          0          0          1             2

BUF                 0          1          0          0             1

 

Visitor playmakers:

Colby Armstrong, Sidney Crosby

 

Home playmakers:

Brian Campbell

 

Network:  NBC (KSHB Kansas City)

Announcers:  Mike Emrick, Eddie Olczyk

 

Pregame:  Yes

Intermissions:  Yes

Postgame:  Yes

Commercials:  Yes

 

Grade:  Excellent

 

Notes:  The game went to overtime and beyond, and Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby scored a shootout goal to put the game away.  The NHL Winter Classic, played on an ice rink built inside Buffalo’s Ralph Wilson Stadium, was marked by continuous snowfall and attended by a record 71,217 fans.

 

Running time:  3:38 (2 discs)