‘The snow. The crowd. A TV spectacle unlike anything the NHL had ever seen. Crosby vs. Miller in the shootout. The stories of the day are frozen in Sabres annals as one of the most inconic games in the club’s history. The game went so well it became the forerunner of one of the NHL’s most notable annual traditions.’
Winter Classic memories: A roll call of the previous New Year's games outdoors
Source: Buffalo News