2023 NHL Winter Classic

The 2023 NHL Winter Classic was an outdoor ice hockey game played in the National Hockey League (NHL) on January 2, 2023, at Fenway Park in Boston. The 14th edition of the Winter Classic, it matched the Boston Bruins against the Pittsburgh Penguins; the Bruins won, 2–1.
==Background==
On February 4, 2022, the NHL announced that the 2023 NHL Winter Classic would take place at Fenway Park, hosted by the Boston Bruins. Fenway Park became the first venue to host two Winter Classics, having previously hosted the 2010 NHL Winter Classic.
ESPN reported in February 2022 that the Pittsburgh Penguins would likely be the opponent after Fenway Sports Group, owner of Fenway Park, took over majority control of the Penguins in December 2021. The league confirmed that it would be the Penguins on April 13.
The NHL moved the Winter Classic to Monday, January 2, as it had in 2012 and 2017, declining to hold the event on a Sunday. In addition, the game returned to its customary afternoon start time (2 p.m. EST).
==Game summary==
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	No scoring 	No scoring 	No scoring 	No scoring 	No scoring
2nd 	PIT 	Kasperi Kapanen (6)	Danton Heinen (8), Jeff Carter (12) 	8:40 	1–0 PIT
3rd 	BOS 	Jake DeBrusk (15) 	Brad Marchand (21), Matt Grzelcyk (9)	7:46 	1–1
3rd 	BOS 	Jake DeBrusk (16) 	Taylor Hall (15), David Krejci (18) 	17:36 	1–2 BOS
:Number in parenthesis represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season
Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary 	Penalty summary	Penalty summary	Penalty summary
Period 	Team 	Player 	Penalty 	Time 	PIM
1st 	PIT 	Teddy Blueger 	Boarding 	17:33 	2:00
2nd 	PIT 	Pierre-Olivier Joseph	Interference 	2:24 	2:00
2nd 	BOS 	David Pastrnak 	Holding 	2:24 	2:00
2nd 	BOS 	Hampus Lindholm 	High-sticking 	4:38 	2:00
3rd 	BOS 	Matt Grzelcyk 	Tripping 	1:11 	2:00
3rd 	PIT 	Brian Dumoulin 	Tripping 	5:40 	2:00
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	Total 	
PIT 	14 	6 	7 	27 	
BOS 	10 	9 	10 	29 	
Power play opportunities	Power play opportunities
Team 	Goals/Opportunities
Pittsburgh 	0/3
Boston 	0/3
Three star selections	Three star selections	Three star selections	Three star selections
 	Team 	Player 	Statistics
1st 	Boston 	Jake DeBrusk 	2 goals
2nd 	Pittsburgh 	Kasperi Kapanen 	1 goal
3rd 	Boston 	Linus Ullmark 	26 saves
==Team rosters==
Pittsburgh Penguins 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Pittsburgh Penguins
# 	 	Player 	Position
1 	 	Casey DeSmith 	G
2 	 	Chad Ruhwedel 	D
8 	 	Brian Dumoulin (A) 	D
16 	 	Jason Zucker 	LW
17 	 	Bryan Rust 	RW
23 	 	Brock McGinn 	LW
24 	 	Ty Smith 	D
28 	 	Marcus Pettersson 	D
35 	 	Tristan Jarry 	G
42 	 	Kasperi Kapanen 	RW
43 	 	Danton Heinen 	LW/RW
44 	 	Jan Rutta 	D
52 	 	Mark Friedman 	D
53 	 	Teddy Blueger 	C
59 	 	Jake Guentzel 	LW
67 	 	Rickard Rakell 	LW/RW
71 	 	Evgeni Malkin (A) 	C
73 	 	Pierre-Olivier Joseph 	D
77 	 	Jeff Carter 	C/RW
87 	 	Sidney Crosby (C) 	C
Head coach: Mike Sullivan	Head coach: Mike Sullivan	Head coach: Mike Sullivan	Head coach: Mike Sullivan
Boston Bruins 	Boston Bruins 	Boston Bruins 	Boston Bruins
# 	 	Player 	Position
1 	 	Jeremy Swayman 	G
11 	 	Trent Frederic 	C
12 	 	Craig Smith 	RW
13 	 	Charlie Coyle 	C
17 	 	Nick Foligno 	LW
18 	 	Pavel Zacha 	C
25 	 	Brandon Carlo 	D
27 	 	Hampus Lindholm 	D
28 	 	Derek Forbort 	D
35 	 	Linus Ullmark 	G
37 	 	Patrice Bergeron (C) 	C
46 	 	David Krejci 	C
48 	 	Matt Grzelcyk 	D
63 	 	Brad Marchand (A) 	LW
71 	 	Taylor Hall 	LW
73 	 	Charlie McAvoy 	D
74 	 	Jake DeBrusk 	LW
75 	 	Connor Clifton 	D
88 	 	David Pastrnak (A) 	RW
92 	 	Tomas Nosek 	C
Head coach: Jim Montgomery	Head coach: Jim Montgomery	Head coach: Jim Montgomery	Head coach: Jim Montgomery
==Entertainment==
Bell Biv DeVoe, accompanied by the Boston Pops Orchestra, performed the national anthem while the Black Keys performed during the first intermission. Country music artist Sam Hunt performed during pregame.
==Broadcasting==
The game was broadcast by TNT in the U.S. and Sportsnet in Canada. Warner Bros. Discovery Sports reported that the game was the most-watched regular season hockey game of all-time in the United States, averaging 1.8 million viewers throughout the broadcast and peaking at 2.1 million viewers toward the end of the game.
==References==
Category:NHL Winter Classic
Winter Classic
Category:Boston Bruins games
Category:Pittsburgh Penguins games
Category:Ice hockey competitions in Boston