NHL 100 Classic

The NHL 100 Classic (branded as the Scotiabank NHL 100 Classic for sponsorship reasons) was a regular season outdoor National Hockey League (NHL) game held on December 16, 2017. The game featured the Ottawa Senators playing the Montreal Canadiens at TD Place Stadium in Ottawa (referred to as "Lansdowne Park" due to naming rights conflicts with an official sponsor of the NHL). It was the first of the three scheduled outdoor regular season games in the 2017–18 NHL season. 
As part of the NHL's centennial and local celebrations of Canada's sesquicentennial, the game was a rematch of one of the first two NHL games held on December 19, 1917, played between the Canadiens and the original Ottawa Senators. The Senators shut out the Canadiens, 3–0, with Ottawa goalie Craig Anderson making 28 saves.
It marked the first outdoor game hosted by Ottawa, and the second that Ottawa has participated in; they previously faced the Vancouver Canucks in the 2014 Heritage Classic. This was Montreal's fourth time appearing in an outdoor game.
==Background==
The NHL 100 Classic was announced during a press conference on March 17, 2017. As part of the league's centennial celebrations, the game honoured the 100th anniversary of the first games of the NHL's inaugural season, held on December 19, 1917. Two games were played that night: the original Ottawa Senators hosted the Montreal Canadiens, which started at 8:30 pm, and the Toronto Arenas hosted the Montreal Wanderers which started at 8:15 pm. The game was also part of Ottawa's festivities for the Canadian sesquicentennial. According to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman: "To launch our next 100 years, we believe it is only right to bring the Canadiens and the Senators back together." 
Mayor of Ottawa Jim Watson remarked that he had spent a significant amount of time to convince the NHL to hold an outdoor game in Ottawa, noting that "at some point I think I could be accused of harassment — borderline harassment — for the calls that went back and forth between my office and the NHL and the Senators. But it all came together." At one point, the game was proposed to be played at a temporary venue on Parliament Hill, but the proposal was denied by the Department of Canadian Heritage due to logistical concerns. The league also explored holding the outdoor game on November 26, 2017, on the 100th anniversary of the league's founding. The league also felt that the 25,000-seat Percival Molson Memorial Stadium in Montreal was too small to host such a game.
Senators owner Eugene Melnyk suggested that an outdoor game involving the Senators' American Hockey League affiliate, the Belleville Senators (which moved from Binghamton, New York for the 2017–18 season) could be held as an undercard to the game, but this was not feasible.
==Other festivities==
Outside in Lansdowne Park, and inside the Aberdeen Pavilion, a "Pre-Game" area was set up. The area hosted the Stanley Cup for pictures, and various sponsor and media set up interactive exhibits and games. The games involved various puck-shooting drills, such as into a washing machine and goal net targets.
A major junior game between the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League (who were celebrating their 50th anniversary; the team was established and named in honour of Canada's centennial) and the Gatineau Olympiques of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) was held on the rink on the following day, December 17, with the Olympiques winning 4–1. It marked the first outdoor Canadian Hockey League interleague game, and the seventh CHL outdoor game overall.
==Television==
The NHL 100 Classic was scheduled as the main 7 p.m. (Eastern Time) Hockey Night in Canada game, simulcast on both CBC Television and Sportsnet, as well as the French-language La super soirée LNH game on TVA Sports. NBCSN simulcast the HNIC feed in the United States.
==Game summary==
Ottawa goalie Craig Anderson stopped all 28 Montreal shots, while Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Bobby Ryan and Nate Thompson each scored a goal. For the Canadiens, Carey Price made 35 saves in the loss.
Scoring summary	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary 	Scoring summary
Period 	Team 	Goal 	Assist(s) 	Time 	Score
1st 	No scoring plays	No scoring plays 	No scoring plays 	No scoring plays	No scoring plays
2nd 	OTT 	Jean-Gabriel Pageau (4)	Erik Karlsson (19), Tom Pyatt (9)	14:55 	1–0 OTT
3rd 	OTT 	Bobby Ryan (3) 	Unassisted 	17:02 	2–0 OTT
3rd 	OTT 	Nate Thompson (4) - en 	Mark Stone (14) 	19:49 	3–0 OTT
: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 	MTL 	Byron Froese 	Slashing 	16:09 	2:00
2nd 	MTL 	Phillip Danault	High-sticking 	00:21 	2:00
3rd 	MTL 	Max Pacioretty 	Tripping 	00:32 	2:00
3rd 	OTT 	Thomas Chabot 	Holding 	05:50 	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 	
Montreal 	8 	8 	12 	28 	
Ottawa 	14 	15 	9 	38 	
Power play opportunities	Power play opportunities
Team 	Goals/Opportunities
Montreal 	0/1
Ottawa 	0/3
Three star selections	Three star selections	Three star selections	Three star selections
 	Team 	Player 	Statistics
1st 	OTT 	Erik Karlsson 	1 assist
2nd 	MTL 	Carey Price 	35 saves
3rd 	OTT 	Jean-Gabriel Pageau 	1 goal
==Team rosters==
Montreal Canadiens 	Montreal Canadiens 	Montreal Canadiens 	Montreal Canadiens
# 	 	Player 	Position
6 	 	Shea Weber (A) 	D
8 	 	Jordie Benn 	D
11 	 	Brendan Gallagher (A) 	RW
14 	 	Tomas Plekanec (A) 	C
20 	 	Nicolas Deslauriers 	LW
21 	 	David Schlemko 	D
22 	 	Karl Alzner 	D
24 	 	Phillip Danault 	C
26 	 	Jeff Petry 	D
27 	 	Alex Galchenyuk 	LW
28 	 	Jakub Jerabek 	D
31 	 	Carey Price 	G
37 	 	Antti Niemi 	G
41 	 	Paul Byron 	LW
42 	 	Byron Froese 	C
43 	 	Daniel Carr 	LW
54 	 	Charles Hudon 	LW
65 	 	Andrew Shaw 	C
67 	 	Max Pacioretty (C) 	LW
92 	 	Jonathan Drouin 	C
Head coach: Claude Julien	Head coach: Claude Julien	Head coach: Claude Julien	Head coach: Claude Julien
Ottawa Senators 	Ottawa Senators 	Ottawa Senators 	Ottawa Senators
# 	 	Player 	Position
1 	 	Mike Condon 	G
2 	 	Dion Phaneuf (A) 	D
5 	 	Cody Ceci 	D
9 	 	Bobby Ryan 	RW
10 	 	Tom Pyatt 	C
14 	 	Alexandre Burrows 	RW
15 	 	Zack Smith 	C
17 	 	Nate Thompson 	C
18 	 	Ryan Dzingel 	LW
19 	 	Derick Brassard 	C
29 	 	Johnny Oduya 	D
33 	 	Fredrik Claesson 	D
40 	 	Gabriel Dumont 	C
41 	 	Craig Anderson 	G
44 	 	Jean-Gabriel Pageau 	C
61 	 	Mark Stone (A) 	RW
65 	 	Erik Karlsson (C) 	D
68 	 	Mike Hoffman 	LW
72 	 	Thomas Chabot 	D
95 	 	Matt Duchene 	C
Head coach: Guy Boucher	Head coach: Guy Boucher	Head coach: Guy Boucher	Head coach: Guy Boucher
===Scratches===
*Montreal Canadiens: Jacob de la Rose, Joe Morrow
*Ottawa Senators: Nick Paul
===Officials===
*Referees — Brad Watson, Marc Joannette
*Linesmen — Steve Barton, Derek Nansen
==See also==
*NHL Heritage Classic
==References==
NHL100 Classic
Category:Ottawa Senators games
Category:Montreal Canadiens games
Category:NHL outdoor games
Category:2017 in ice hockey