SIDNEY CROSBY 3 – 71,127 hockey fans braved the cold and a few snow flurries at the 2008 NHL Winter Classic – the first NHL game ever played outdoors in the United States. Buffalo and Pittsburgh remained deadlocked at one as overtime expired – setting the stage for a heart-stopping shootout in front of a massive international television audience. With the game on the line, Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby squeezed a shot past Buffalo’s Ryan Miller, earning a 2-1 shootout victory in one of the most memorable games in recent NHL history.
