ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -Sidney Crosby’s shootout goal will always be frozen in time.
The Penguins captain somehow saw space between Ryan Miller’s pads as he shifted through driving snow and gave Pittsburgh a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres at the outdoor Winter Classic in front of an NHL-record 71,217 fans on Tuesday.
In elements way more suited for football than hockey, Crosby won the NHL’s second outdoor game – and first in the United States – in the most dramatic of fashion at Ralph Wilson Stadium, home to the NFL’s Buffalo Bills.
Colby Armstrong gave Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead just 21 seconds after the opening faceoff, and Brian Campbell tied it 1:25 into the second.
Blowing winds and dropping temperatures worked against everyone inside the vast stadium that easily housed the hockey rink between the 16-yard lines. By the time the shootout became necessary, no one seemed to mind the typical January weather in western New York.
Capitals 6, Senators 3
WASHINGTON (AP) – Mike Green had two goals and an assist and Washington beat Ottawa for the third time in three tries this season.
Michael Nylander, Brooks Laich and Boyd Gordon each added a goal and an assist for Washington, which beat Ottawa for the second time in four days. The Capitals topped the Senators 8-6 on Saturday.
Washington got 15 of its 26 shots in the first period and created numerous scoring chances.
Viktor Kozlov scored the other first-period goal. Gordon sealed the victory with an empty-net goal in the third period.
Chris Neil and Dean McAmmond both had a goal and an assist for Ottawa, 0-3 against the Capitals this season. In the three losses, Ottawa has given up 18 goals.
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