2019 NHL Heritage Classic

The 2019 NHL Heritage Classic (branded as the 2019 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic for sponsorship reasons) was an outdoor regular season National Hockey League (NHL) game. The game, the fifth Heritage Classic, was held on October 26, 2019. The Winnipeg Jets defeated the Calgary Flames, 2–1, at Mosaic Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan—the home field of the Canadian Football League's Saskatchewan Roughriders.
==Background==
This was the first NHL regular season outdoor game that was held in a neutral site territory that is not formally part of an NHL market, the first regular season game held in Regina, and the first regular season game held in Saskatchewan since 1994. Regina is located roughly half-way between Calgary and Winnipeg. The Jets were designated as the home team. This was also the second outdoor game for each team; the Flames and Jets respectively hosted the 2011 and 2016 Heritage Classic games at their cities' respective CFL stadiums.
To accommodate the game, the CFL scheduled a three week road trip for the Riders near the end of the 2019 CFL season. Saskatchewan played its penultimate home game on October 5, followed by three road games while its stadium was converted to an outdoor hockey rink and back again. The Riders returned to Mosaic Stadium on November 2 for their final 2019 regular season game.
==Game summary==
Bryan Little scored at 3:04 of overtime to give the Jets the 2–1 win. The Flames' Elias Lindholm opened the scoring on a power play at 14:47 of the second period. Winnipeg's Josh Morrissey then tied the game on a power play at 15:49 of the third period.
At 19:58 of the second period, the Jets' Adam Lowry was given a minor penalty for boarding the Flames' Oliver Kylington. The league would later give Lowry a two-game suspension as a repeat offender.
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 	No scoring
2nd 	CGY 	Elias Lindholm (7) – pp	Johnny Gaudreau (7), Sean Monahan (6)	14:47 	1–0 CGY 	
3rd 	WPG 	Josh Morrissey (1) – pp	Patrik Laine (10), Mark Scheifele (9)	15:49 	1–1 TIE 	
OT 	WPG 	Bryan Little (1) 	Kyle Connor (2), Neal Pionk (6) 	3:04 	2–1 WPG 	
: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 	CGY 	Sean Monahan 	Delay of Game (puck over glass) 	08:48 	2:00
2nd 	CGY 	T. J. Brodie 	Tripping 	05:52 	2:00
2nd 	CGY 	Sam Bennett 	Goalkeeper interference 	10:10 	2:00
2nd 	WPG 	Andrew Copp 	Hooking 	13:09 	2:00
2nd 	WPG 	Team (served by Mathieu Perreault)	Delay of Game (unsuccessful coach challenge)	14:47 	2:00
2nd 	WPG 	Adam Lowry 	Boarding 	20:00 	2:00
3rd 	CGY 	Mark Giordano 	Hooking 	14:50 	2:00
OT 	CGY 	Sean Monahan 	Tripping 	00:39 	2:00
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	OT 	Total
CGY 	11 	15 	4 	0 	30
WPG 	14 	12 	15 	4 	45
Power play opportunities	Power play opportunities
Team 	Goals/Opportunities
Calgary 	1/3
Winnipeg 	1/5
Three star selections	Three star selections	Three star selections	Three star selections
 	Team 	Player 	Statistics
1st 	WPG 	Bryan Little 	1 goal
2nd 	CGY 	David Rittich 	43 saves
3rd 	WPG 	Josh Morrissey 	1 goal
==Team rosters==
Calgary Flames (OT Loss, 6–5–2)	Calgary Flames (OT Loss, 6–5–2)	Calgary Flames (OT Loss, 6–5–2)	Calgary Flames (OT Loss, 6–5–2)	Calgary Flames (OT Loss, 6–5–2)	Calgary Flames (OT Loss, 6–5–2)	Calgary Flames (OT Loss, 6–5–2)	Calgary Flames (OT Loss, 6–5–2)	Calgary Flames (OT Loss, 6–5–2)	Calgary Flames (OT Loss, 6–5–2)
Head coach: Bill Peters 	Head coach: Bill Peters 	Head coach: Bill Peters 	Head coach: Bill Peters 	Head coach: Bill Peters 	Head coach: Bill Peters 	Head coach: Bill Peters 	Head coach: Bill Peters 	Head coach: Bill Peters 	Head coach: Bill Peters
 	Nat. 	Player 	Position 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	+/- 	SOG
4 	 	Rasmus Andersson 	D 	0 	0 	0 	0 	E 	3
5 	 	Mark Giordano (C) 	D 	0 	0 	0 	2 	E 	1
7 	 	T.J. Brodie 	D 	0 	0 	0 	2 	−1 	0
10 	 	Derek Ryan 	C 	0 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	1
11 	 	Mikael Backlund 	C 	0 	0 	0 	0 	E 	3
13 	 	Johnny Gaudreau 	LW 	0 	1 	1 	0 	E 	6
16 	 	Tobias Rieder 	LW 	0 	0 	0 	0 	E 	1
17 	 	Milan Lucic 	LW 	0 	0 	0 	0 	E 	1
19 	 	Matthew Tkachuk (A) 	LW 	0 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	6
23 	 	Sean Monahan (A) 	C 	0 	1 	1 	4 	E 	1
24 	 	Travis Hamonic 	D 	0 	0 	0 	0 	E 	1
28 	 	Elias Lindholm 	C 	1 	0 	1 	0 	E 	1
55 	 	Noah Hanifin 	D 	0 	0 	0 	0 	E 	1
58 	 	Oliver Kylington 	D 	0 	0 	0 	0 	E 	2
67 	 	Michael Frolik 	RW 	0 	0 	0 	0 	E 	1
88 	 	Andrew Mangiapane 	LW 	0 	0 	0 	0 	E 	0
89 	 	Alan Quine 	C 	0 	0 	0 	0 	E 	0
93 	 	Sam Bennett 	RW 	0 	0 	0 	2 	E 	1
 	Nat.	Goaltender 	Result	Rec 	GA	SA	SV	SV% 	TOI
33	 	David Rittich	OTL 	5–3–2	2 	45	43	0.956	63:04
39	 	Cam Talbot 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
Winnipeg Jets (Win, 6–6–0)	Winnipeg Jets (Win, 6–6–0)	Winnipeg Jets (Win, 6–6–0)	Winnipeg Jets (Win, 6–6–0)	Winnipeg Jets (Win, 6–6–0)	Winnipeg Jets (Win, 6–6–0)	Winnipeg Jets (Win, 6–6–0)	Winnipeg Jets (Win, 6–6–0)	Winnipeg Jets (Win, 6–6–0)	Winnipeg Jets (Win, 6–6–0)
Head coach: Paul Maurice 	Head coach: Paul Maurice 	Head coach: Paul Maurice 	Head coach: Paul Maurice 	Head coach: Paul Maurice 	Head coach: Paul Maurice 	Head coach: Paul Maurice 	Head coach: Paul Maurice 	Head coach: Paul Maurice 	Head coach: Paul Maurice
 	Nat. 	Player 	Position 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	+/- 	SOG
2 	 	Anthony Bitetto 	D 	0 	0 	0 	0 	E 	0
3 	 	Tucker Poolman 	D 	0 	0 	0 	0 	E 	3
4 	 	Neal Pionk 	D 	0 	1 	1 	0 	+1 	1
7 	 	Dmitry Kulikov 	D 	0 	0 	0 	0 	E 	1
9 	 	Andrew Copp 	C 	0 	0 	0 	2 	E 	3
17 	 	Adam Lowry 	C 	0 	0 	0 	2 	E 	0
18 	 	Bryan Little 	RW 	1 	0 	1 	0 	+1 	2
19 	 	David Gustafsson 	C 	0 	0 	0 	0 	E 	1
23 	 	Carl Dahlstrom 	D 	0 	0 	0 	0 	E 	0
26 	 	Blake Wheeler (C) 	RW 	0 	0 	0 	0 	E 	5
27 	 	Nikolaj Ehlers 	LW 	0 	0 	0 	0 	E 	3
28 	 	Jack Roslovic 	C 	0 	0 	0 	0 	E 	4
29 	 	Patrik Laine 	RW 	0 	1 	1 	0 	E 	5
44 	 	Josh Morrissey (A) 	D 	1 	0 	1 	0 	E 	6
55 	 	Mark Scheifele (A) 	C 	0 	1 	1 	0 	E 	2
57 	 	Gabriel Bourque 	LW 	0 	0 	0 	0 	E 	3
81 	 	Kyle Connor 	LW 	0 	1 	1 	0 	+1 	3
85 	 	Mathieu Perreault 	LW 	0 	0 	0 	0 	E 	3
 	Nat.	Goaltender 	Result	Rec 	GA	SA	SV	SV% 	TOI
30	 	Laurent Brossoit 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
37	 	Connor Hellebuyck	W 	5–4–0	1 	30	29	0.967	62:46
;Scratches – Did not play
*Calgary Flames: Michael Stone, Mark Jankowski
*Winnipeg Jets: Luca Sbisa, Ville Heinola, Mason Appleton
==Entertainment==
The Hunter Brothers sang the national anthem, The Sheepdogs performed during the first intermission, and Jess Moskaluke sang during the second intermission.
==Television==
This aired as the late 10:00 p.m. EDT (8:00 p.m. local time) game on Hockey Night in Canada. In the U.S., NBCSN simulcast the HNIC feed; it was the second game of a rare Saturday night doubleheader on NBCSN that followed a 2019 Stanley Cup Finals rematch between the St. Louis Blues and the Boston Bruins.
== Festivities ==
The Western Hockey League's Regina Pats (who play at nearby Brandt Centre) hosted a "Prairie Classic" outdoor game against the Calgary Hitmen on October 27. Calgary won the game 5-4 in overtime.
==References==
==External links==
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