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SI's Best Shots of the 2016 Winter Classic
SI's Best Shots of the 2016 Winter Classic
A crowd of 67,246 filled Gillette Stadium with a festive, communal atmosphere that included surprisingly civil pre-game tailgating between Bruins fans and their Canadiens counterparts who made travelled to Foxboro for the event.
There was no masking this Bruins fan's anticipation. First place in the Atlantic Division was on the line as the two bitter rivals met.
The action reflected in the eyes of a happy Canadiens fan, who had to enjoy what he saw that afternoon.
Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask's special game day mask paid tribute to Patriots coach Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady.
Bruins coach Claude Julien and goalie Tuukka Rask on the way to work.
Montreal's Lars Eller controls the puck.
Loui Eriksson
Bruins winger Loui Eriksson pauses to remove something (a gum wad, perhaps?) from his skate. Boston's offense was gummed up be Montreal's relentless pressure and a failure to win face-offs, especially in the first period when Montreal dominated the dots, 27-4.
Brendan Gallagher
Habs winger Brendan Gallagher returned from injury to spark Montreal's offense. Gallagher scored his team's third goal, giving the Canadiens at 3-0 lead by the end of the second period.
Action late in the second period with P.K. Subban (center) and the Habs firmly in command.
Matt Beleskey brought the Bruins to within 3-1 with a goal early in the third period, but it was otherwise a long day for Boston.
Montreal's Torrey Mitchell and Boston's Torey Krug pursue the puck.
Check, please: Mitchell and Krug battle for the disc.
Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty wheedles his way between Boston's Torey Krug and Adam McQuaid.
Max Pacioretty challenges Bruins defenseman Dennis Seidenberg for the puck.
Max Pacioretty had himself a nice game, scoring a goal in the third period that gave Montreal a 4-1 lead and ended any hope Boston had of coming back.
P.K. Subban, Montreal's flashy blueliner, work special skates he designed to later be auctioned off for charity.
Boston's Max Talbot closes in on Torrey Mitchell.
Canadiens captain Max Pacioretty was just one native New Englander for whom the game was special. Montreal netminder Mike Condon was another and the event reunited him for the day with his father, a Boston police officer.
The agony of a 5-1 defeat weighs on Bruins captain Zdeno Chara.
Bruins netminder Tuukka Rask was disgusted by his team's performance, saying after the game, "Embarrassing loss. I haven't seen us play so bad in a while. It was bad. You would think that, especially when we're missing guys like we are, you'd have to play hard and stick with the system. It definitely didn't look like it today.
All in all, a good day for hockey with temperatures in the high 30s and ice conditions excellent. Some snow flurries even appeared late in the game.
