The Bruins took the lead on Jake DeBrusk's score. There is a time and a place.
In front of 39,243 fans, the Boston Bruins defeated the PittsburghPenguins in the Winter Classic.
Jake DeBrusk scored two third-period goals, the second of which was the game-winner.
"This is a dream come true and we don't want to waste it," said DeBrusk, who now has 16 goals on the season You don't want to think that you wish you'd done more. It's very rare that you can do it again.
The Bruins have won all four of their NHL outdoor games and the Pens have lost all four. The Bruins have the best record in the NHL. The team is 19-126
Ullmark made 26 saves.
With 4:30 remaining in the first period, the Pens changed their goalies as an injured Jarry left for the locker room. Sullivan said that Jarry was being looked at for a lower body injury.
De Smith said it was "unprecedented territory". There are a few more challenges than a regular game.
The Pens took the lead with 11:20 left in the second period, as Danton Heinen fed linemate Kasperi Kapanen for a point- blank shot that beat Ullmark. The goal came after the Bruins killed four minutes of power-play time after minor penalties to David Pastrnak and Hampus Lindholm.
Bruins coach Jim Montgomery said that after the second period, veteran forward Nick Foligno spoke to the team. Boston has a plus-41 goal differential in the third period.
DeBrusk said that he got everyone in and talked about what the team has been able to do.
The game was tied at 12:14 in the third quarter. After a Pittsburgh penalty expired, Brad Marchand found DeBrusk on the side of the net and he beat De Smith with a wraparound.
Taylor Hall made a great stickhandling move to the net that led to DeBrusk's game winning goal. The puck was knocked in on the rebound by DeBrusk.
He is a big goal scorer. He has been with the Bruins for over a decade. The puck sometimes finds him when he plays with that confidence. He was responsible for it happening.
The puck crossed the line after the final buzzer when the Pens were close to tying the game. Ullmark raised his arms in the air as the Bruins surrounded him, while Pittsburgh's players were on the bench waiting for the no- goal to be confirmed.
There was a lot of confusion at the end. It felt like we had it under control. Afterwards, it was pure joy. It has been a dream of mine since I saw the first one in Sweden. I was very jealous of the people who played before in the game. We had the chance.
Kris Letang went back to Montreal to be with his family after his father died.
The game was competitive. It was a close game. There is a fine line between winning and losing.
Cloud cover and game time temperatures of 51 degrees made Monday ideal for the Winter Classic.
The first Winter Classic was held at the park. The 2010 Classic was the third edition of the NHL's outdoor game and featured a fight.
There was a replica baseball diamond hockey rink built in between the Green Monster and the field of play. The Bruins and Penguins players stood on the "baselines" of that rink for a ceremonial "first pitch" before the game.
It was difficult not to get caught up in the moment, as a Massachusetts native who attended the game as a Bruins fan.
He said that you don't grow up thinking that you're going to play hockey in Boston. We're glad we took advantage of the opportunity to play hockey in there.
Both teams arrived at the Classic dressed to the nines. The Bruins wore retro uniforms while the Pens wore Pittsburgh Pirates gear in honor of the game being at Boston'sFenway.
Sullivan said that it gave the team a chance to tip their caps to the great teams that have played in the stadium.
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