2022 Heritage Classic

The 2022 NHL Heritage Classic (branded as the 2022 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic for sponsorship reasons) was an outdoor regular season National Hockey League (NHL) game. The game, the sixth Heritage Classic, was held on March 13, 2022, between the Buffalo Sabres and the Toronto Maple Leafs at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario. After falling behind 2-1, the Sabres scored four unanswered goals to defeat the Maple Leafs, 5-2.
==Background==
The league announced the game on September 16, 2021. Hamilton, Ontario, was chosen due to its location in the Golden Horseshoe midway between Buffalo and Toronto. This was Toronto's first Heritage Classic appearance, and Buffalo became the first U.S. team to both compete in and host a Heritage Classic.
==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 	No scoring
2nd 	TOR 	Ondřej Kaše (12) 	William Nylander (32), John Tavares (36) 	0:40 	1–0 TOR 	
2nd 	BUF 	Peyton Krebs (5) 	Vinnie Hinostroza (11), Robert Hägg (7) 	1:22 	1–1 TIE 	
2nd 	TOR 	Auston Matthews (45) 	Alex Kerfoot (33), T.J. Brodie (16) 	2:57 	2–1 TOR 	
2nd 	BUF 	Vinnie Hinostroza (9) 	Tage Thompson (20), Mattias Samuelsson (3)	10:53 	2–2 TIE 	
3rd 	BUF 	Vinnie Hinostroza (10) 	unassisted 	5:16 	3–2 BUF 	
3rd 	BUF 	Peyton Krebs (6) 	Dylan Cozens (19), Kyle Okposo (20) 	13:49 	4–2 BUF 	
3rd 	BUF 	Tage Thompson (24) (empty net) – sh	unassisted 	17:35 	5–2 BUF 	
: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 	TOR 	Pierre Engvall 	Roughing 	18:04 	2:00
1st 	BUF 	Vinnie Hinostroza 	Roughing 	18:04 	2:00
1st 	BUF 	Henri Jokiharju 	Roughing 	18:04 	2:00
2nd 	BUF 	John Hayden 	Hooking 	5:53 	2:00
2nd 	TOR 	Ilya Lyubushkin 	Hooking 	18:35 	2:00
3rd 	TOR 	Timothy Liljegren 	Tripping 	1:38 	2:00
3rd 	TOR 	T.J. Brodie 	Hooking 	8:49 	2:00
3rd 	TOR 	Auston Matthews 	Cross-checking 	14:55 	2:00
3rd 	BUF 	Rasmus Dahlin 	Cross-checking 	14:55 	2:00
3rd 	BUF 	Kyle Okposo 	Tripping 	16:41 	2:00
3rd 	TOR 	Michael Bunting (served by John Tavares)	Roughing 	18:17 	2:00
3rd 	TOR 	Michael Bunting 	Misconduct 	18:17 	10:00
3rd 	TOR 	Ilya Mikheyev 	Misconduct 	18:17 	10:00
3rd 	BUF 	Tage Thompson 	Misconduct 	18:17 	10:00
3rd 	BUF 	Dylan Cozens 	Misconduct 	18:17 	10:00
Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period	Shots by period
Team 	1 	2 	3 	Total 	
TOR 	9 	18 	9 	36 	
BUF 	14 	9 	15 	38 	
Power play opportunities	Power play opportunities
Team 	Goals/Opportunities
Toronto 	0/3
Buffalo 	0/4
Three star selections	Three star selections	Three star selections	Three star selections
 	Team 	Player 	Statistics
1st 	BUF 	Peyton Krebs 	2 goals
2nd 	BUF 	Vinnie Hinostroza 	2 goals, 1 assist
3rd 	TOR 	Ondřej Kaše 	1 goal
==Team rosters==
Toronto Maple Leafs 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Toronto Maple Leafs
# 	 	Player 	Position
3 	 	Justin Holl 	D
15 	 	Alex Kerfoot 	C
16 	 	Mitch Marner 	RW
19 	 	Jason Spezza 	C
24 	 	Wayne Simmonds 	RW
25 	 	Ondřej Kaše 	RW
34 	 	Auston Matthews (A) 	C
35 	 	Petr Mrázek 	G
37 	 	Timothy Liljegren 	D
38 	 	Rasmus Sandin 	D
44 	 	Morgan Rielly (A) 	D
46 	 	Ilya Lyubushkin 	D
47 	 	Pierre Engvall 	LW
50 	 	Erik Källgren 	G
58 	 	Michael Bunting 	LW
64 	 	David Kämpf 	C
65 	 	Ilya Mikheyev 	RW
78 	 	T.J. Brodie 	D
88 	 	William Nylander 	RW
91 	 	John Tavares (C) 	C
Head coach: Sheldon Keefe	Head coach: Sheldon Keefe	Head coach: Sheldon Keefe	Head coach: Sheldon Keefe
Buffalo Sabres 	Buffalo Sabres 	Buffalo Sabres 	Buffalo Sabres
# 	 	Player 	Position
8 	 	Robert Hägg 	D
10 	 	Henri Jokiharju 	D
13 	 	Mark Pysyk (A) 	D
15 	 	John Hayden 	C
19 	 	Peyton Krebs 	C
20 	 	Cody Eakin 	C
21 	 	Kyle Okposo (A) 	RW
23 	 	Mattias Samuelsson 	D
24 	 	Dylan Cozens 	C
26 	 	Rasmus Dahlin (A) 	D
29 	 	Vinnie Hinostroza 	C
31 	 	Dustin Tokarski 	G
37 	 	Casey Mittelstadt 	C
41 	 	Craig Anderson 	G
53 	 	Jeff Skinner 	LW
71 	 	Victor Olofsson 	LW
72 	 	Tage Thompson 	RW
74 	 	Rasmus Asplund 	C
78 	 	Jacob Bryson 	D
89 	 	Alex Tuch 	RW
Head coach: Don Granato	Head coach: Don Granato	Head coach: Don Granato	Head coach: Don Granato
: Erik Källgren and Dustin Tokarski dressed as the back-up goaltenders. Neither entered the game.
===Scratches===
*Toronto Maple Leafs: Travis Dermott, Kyle Clifford, Nick Robertson
*Buffalo Sabres: Mark Jankowski, Casey Fitzgerald, Anders Bjork
==Attendance==
The 2022 Heritage Classic was the lowest attended NHL outdoor game with 26,119 spectators.
==Entertainment==
Country pop singer Lindsay Ell performed the Canadian and American national anthems and singer Alessia Cara performed during the first intermission. The Canadian Olympic women's ice hockey team, the gold medal winners at the 2022 Winter Olympics, were honoured during the second intermission. This game marks the first time that the bilingual version of O Canada was sung at the Heritage Classic.
==Television==
The game was broadcast on Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada and on TNT in the U.S.
==References==
==External links==
Category:NHL Heritage Classic
Heritage Classic
Category:Buffalo Sabres games
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs games