2019 NHL Winter Classic

The 2019 NHL Winter Classic (officially the 2019 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic) was an outdoor regular season National Hockey League (NHL) game, part of the Winter Classic series, that was played on January 1, 2019. The game featured the Chicago Blackhawks taking on the Boston Bruins at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana, home of the University of Notre Dame's Fighting Irish football team. This was the fourth Winter Classic for the Blackhawks (2009, 2015, 2017, sixth outdoor appearance overall and fifth in six years) and the third for the Bruins (2010, 2016). The game was the Bruins' first Winter Classic as the visiting team, and the first time the NHL hosted an outdoor game outside a team's immediate media market (Chicago, the host team, is in an adjacent media market to the South Bend market where Notre Dame is located).
==Game summary==
The Boston Bruins won 4–2 with Tuukka Rask in goal, making 36 saves. David Pastrnak, Patrice Bergeron, Sean Kuraly and Brad Marchand scored the goals for the Bruins. Brendan Perlini and Dominik Kahun scored the goals for the Blackhawks.
Scoring summary	Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	CHI 	Brendan Perlini (5) 	David Kampf (10), Dylan Sikura (3) 	08:30 	CHI 1–0
1st 	BOS 	David Pastrnak (24) – pp 	Patrice Bergeron (20) 	12:38 	1–1
2nd 	CHI 	Dominik Kahun (5) 	Erik Gustafsson (12), Jonathan Toews (20)	11:24 	CHI 2–1
2nd 	BOS 	Patrice Bergeron (13) – pp 	David Pastrnak (26), Torey Krug (20) 	18:48 	2–2
3rd 	BOS 	Sean Kuraly (4) 	Chris Wagner (3), Matt Grzelcyk (10) 	10:20 	BOS 3–2
3rd 	BOS 	Brad Marchand (13) – empty net goal	David Krejci (24) 	19:27 	BOS 4–2
: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 	BOS 	Brandon Carlo 	Holding 	05:52 	2:00
1st 	CHI 	Artem Anisimov 	Tripping 	12:05 	2:00
1st 	BOS 	Matt Grzelcyk 	High-sticking 	17:03 	2:00
2nd 	BOS 	Sean Kuraly 	Hooking 	02:23 	2:00
2nd 	CHI 	Erik Gustafsson	Roughing 	17:57 	2:00
2nd 	BOS 	Matt Grzelcyk 	Hooking 	19:50 	2:00
3rd 	CHI 	Patrick Kane 	High-sticking 	01:03 	2:00
3rd 	CHI 	Artem Anisimov 	Tripping 	01:42 	2:00
3rd 	CHI 	Gustav Forsling	Hooking 	04:56 	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 	
Boston 	14 	10 	12 	36 	
Chicago 	12 	16 	10 	38 	
Power play opportunities	Power play opportunities
Team 	Goals/Opportunities
Boston 	2/5
Chicago 	0/4
Three star selections	Three star selections	Three star selections	Three star selections
 	Team 	Player 	Statistics
1st 	BOS 	David Pastrnak 	1 goal, 1 assist
2nd 	CHI 	Cam Ward 	32 saves
3rd 	BOS 	Patrice Bergeron 	1 goal, 1 assist
==Officials==
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Francis Charron
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Bryan Pancich
==Entertainment==
A pre-game performance was conducted by the Jacks, Weezer performed a three-song concert during the first intermission including their hit cover of "Africa" by Toto, and Judah & the Lion performed a three-song concert during the second intermission.
==Broadcasting==
NBC broadcast the game as it has done since the event's inception. Like the previous two Winter Classics, Sportsnet simulcast the NBC feed in Canada, while TVA Sports used NBC's video to dub their French-language commentary.
The game was simulcast on NBC Sports Radio; it was the last program carried on the network before it converted to a part-time syndication service that day.
===Ratings===
Viewership for the 2019 Winter Classic jumped 20% over the previous season, rising to a 1.94 overnight rating and 2.97 million overall viewers, recovering three years of viewership declines.
==References==
==Further reading==
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Category:Boston Bruins games
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