ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -Sidney Crosby’s shootout goal will always be frozen in time.
The Penguins captain somehow saw space between Ryan Miller’s pads as he shifted through driving snow and gave Pittsburgh a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres in the outdoor Winter Classic in front of a league-record 71,217 fans on Tuesday.
In elements way more suited for football than hockey, Crosby won the NHL’s second outdoor game – and first in the United States – in the most dramatic of fashion at Ralph Wilson Stadium, home to the NFL’s Buffalo Bills.
Crosby skated down the middle, eluded a pokecheck by Miller and put a shot between the goalie’s pads on the final round of the shootout.
Ty Conklin allowed Ales Kotalik’s goal to open the tiebreaker before stopping Tim Connolly and Maxim Afinogenov.
Kris Letang also scored for the Penguins, pushing his shootout record to 4-for-4.
Colby Armstrong gave Pittsburgh a 1-0 lead just 21 seconds after the opening faceoff, and Brian Campbell tied it 1:25 into the second.
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