The Montreal Canadiens will play the Ottawa Senators in a Winter Classic matchup from Landsdowne Park on Decmeber 16 to commemorate the NHL’s 100 year anniversary, but based on this photo below, the team may’ve played one inside the Bell Centre on Thursday night.
Now that's good timing, and a great shot of the winter sky falling in Montreal. Wait, the sky falls in Montreal? No way!
The Habs were riding a three-game winning streak when the Minnesota Wild pulled into town following a 4-2 loss to the Leafs on Wednesday night. Jason Zucker potted a hat trick against the Habs in the 3-0 victory after scoring the Wild only goals the night before.
Habs goaltender Charlie Lindgren lost his first game in his sixth career NHL game.
The Habs kick started the NHL’s desire for outdoor matches back on Novemeber 22, 2003 against the Oilers in the Heritage Classic at Commonwealth Stadium. The Wild hosted the Chicago Blackhawks (surprise, surprise) on February 21, 2016 from TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
(h/t Reddit Hockey)
