2022 Heritage Classic

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2022 NHL Heritage Classic
File:2022 NHL Heritage Classic logo.png
1 2 3 Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 2 0 2
Buffalo Sabres 0 2 3 5
Date March 13, 2022
Arena Tim Hortons Field
City Hamilton, Ontario
Attendance 26,119
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The 2022 NHL Heritage Classic (branded as the 2022 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic for sponsorship reasons) was an outdoor regular season National Hockey League (NHL) game. The game, the sixth Heritage Classic, was held on March 13, 2022, between the Buffalo Sabres and the Toronto Maple Leafs at Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario.[1] After falling behind 2–1, the Sabres scored four unanswered goals to defeat the Maple Leafs, 5–2.

File:2022 Heritage Classic panorama.jpg
2022 Heritage Classic warmups

Background

The league announced the game on September 16, 2021. Hamilton, Ontario, was chosen due to its location in the Golden Horseshoe midway between Buffalo and Toronto. This was Toronto's first Heritage Classic appearance, and Buffalo became the first U.S. team to both compete in and host a Heritage Classic.[1]

Game summary

Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st No scoring
2nd TOR Ondřej Kaše (12) William Nylander (32), John Tavares (36) 0:40 1–0 TOR
BUF Peyton Krebs (5) Vinnie Hinostroza (11), Robert Hägg (7) 1:22 1–1 TIE
TOR Auston Matthews (45) Alex Kerfoot (33), T.J. Brodie (16) 2:57 2–1 TOR
BUF Vinnie Hinostroza (9) Tage Thompson (20), Mattias Samuelsson (3) 10:53 2–2 TIE
3rd BUF Vinnie Hinostroza (10) unassisted 5:16 3–2 BUF
BUF Peyton Krebs (6) Dylan Cozens (19), Kyle Okposo (20) 13:49 4–2 BUF
BUF Tage Thompson (24) (empty net) – sh unassisted 17:35 5–2 BUF
Number in parenthesis represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season
Penalty summary
Period Team Player Penalty Time PIM
1st TOR Pierre Engvall Roughing 18:04 2:00
BUF Vinnie Hinostroza Roughing 18:04 2:00
BUF Henri Jokiharju Roughing 18:04 2:00
2nd BUF John Hayden Hooking 5:53 2:00
TOR Ilya Lyubushkin Hooking 18:35 2:00
3rd TOR Timothy Liljegren Tripping 1:38 2:00
TOR T.J. Brodie Hooking 8:49 2:00
TOR Auston Matthews Cross-checking 14:55 2:00
BUF Rasmus Dahlin Cross-checking 14:55 2:00
BUF Kyle Okposo Tripping 16:41 2:00
TOR Michael Bunting (served by John Tavares) Roughing 18:17 2:00
TOR Michael Bunting Misconduct 18:17 10:00
TOR Ilya Mikheyev Misconduct 18:17 10:00
BUF Tage Thompson Misconduct 18:17 10:00
BUF Dylan Cozens Misconduct 18:17 10:00
Three star selections
Team Player Statistics
1st BUF Peyton Krebs 2 goals
2nd BUF Vinnie Hinostroza 2 goals, 1 assist
3rd TOR Ondřej Kaše 1 goal


Team rosters

^ Erik Källgren and Dustin Tokarski dressed as the back-up goaltenders. Neither entered the game.

Scratches

Attendance

The 2022 Heritage Classic was the lowest attended NHL outdoor game with 26,119 spectators.[2]

Entertainment

Country pop singer Lindsay Ell performed the Canadian and American national anthems and singer Alessia Cara performed during the first intermission. The Canadian Olympic women's ice hockey team, the gold medal winners at the 2022 Winter Olympics, were honoured during the second intermission.[3] This game marks the first time that the bilingual version of O Canada was sung at the Heritage Classic.

Television

The game was broadcast on Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada and on TNT in the U.S.[1]

References

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