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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two years after the massive success at Michigan Stadium, the Montreal Canadiens will become the second Canadian

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COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two years after the massive success at Michigan Stadium, the Montreal Canadiens will become the second Canadian NHL team to take part in a Winter Classic. Adrian Peterson Youth Jersey .The Canadiens will visit the Boston Bruins at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., on New Years Day 2016, taking hockeys oldest rivalry outside.It was special in 2010 just to be there with the history behind Fenway Park and all that, Bruins centre Patrice Bergeron said. But playing Montreal outside at Foxborough, well see if it beats it, but its definitely going to be something great.The Toronto Maple Leafs were the first Canadian team to crack the Winter Classic. The success of the 2014 game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor between the Leafs and Detroit Red Wings, especially in U.S. TV ratings, helped set the stage for the Habs involvement.This is the Bruins second Winter Classic after hosting the Philadelphia Flyers at Fenway in 2010. Boston is the first market to host multiple Winter Classic events, though Chicago has had one of those and a Stadium Series game.We know its a great sports town, its a great hockey town, commissioner Gary Bettman said. The Bruins have a wonderful organization. And the opportunity to go back with this rivalry and play in a large stadium like Gillette, we think its going to be a spectacular day.Gillette Stadium, home of the NFLs New England Patriots, seats 68,756. A sellout wouldnt rival the Big House at Michigan, but it would be a step up from baseball stadiums that have hosted the game previously.On Saturday, Bettman also announced two Stadium Series games for next season: the Minnesota Wild hosting the Chicago Blackhawks at TCF Bank Field in Minneapolis on Feb. 21 and the Colorado Avalanche hosting the Red Wings at Coors Field in Denver on Feb. 27.Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher is looking forward to showcasing the State of Hockey at the University of Minnesotas football stadium.Our owner, Craig Leopold, has been adamantly pursuing this game and (is) very passionate about it, Fletcher said. I think down the road wed even like to get a Winter Classic as our team continues to improve and we make strides. To land a Stadium Series game is a great accomplishment and its going to be a lot of fun.The Blackhawks will be appearing in their league-high fourth outdoor game. They were most recently visitors against the Washington Capitals in the 2015 Winter Classic.I dont think it gets old at all, Chicago winger Patrick Kane said. We kind of view ourselves and pride ourselves on being one of the faces of the league, as far as team-wise.The Winnipeg Jets were supposed to host the Heritage Classic, but the NHL and CFLs Blue Bombers were unable to agree on a date to have the game at Investors Group Field. The league preferred December, but the Blue Bombers wanted it to be later in winter so as not to conflict with the Grey Cup.It was the window we had been talking about both with the (Jets) and with the Bombers for a long time, like two years, deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Friday. It was kind of a last-minute pivot by them with respect to no, we dont want to have it so close to the Grey Cup.Bettman said he was hopeful the league could schedule something for the 2016-17 season.Toronto will reportedly host the 2017 Winter Classic and maybe even the all-star game, too, to celebrate the Leafs 100-year anniversary. Bettman said the league wanted to honour that milestone and the NHLs 100th anniversary appropriately and was in discussions with the Leafs about future plans.Bettman also said the Senators have expressed interest in hosting an outdoor game in Ottawa. TD Place, home of the Redblacks, has a capacity of just 24,000, which is the same issue with Montreals Percival Molson Memorial Stadium.The problem is the stadium situation, Bettman said of Montreal. Unless that changes dramatically or we figure out a way to pop up a stadium that would work, theres an indoor stadium and I think the football stadium only seats about 20,000 people, so its not the same experience.The 2016 Winter Classic will be the Canadiens third outdoor game after visiting the Edmonton Oilers in the 2003 Heritage Classic and the Calgary Flames in the 2011 Heritage Classic.During his state of the league address, Bettman also announced that Sportvision would be tracking player and puck movement at Saturday nights skills competition and Sunday afternoons all-star game. There will be chips in jerseys and pucks to track speed and other things.The NHL and NHLPA have discussed the possibility of doing that in the future but have not come to an agreement. This is an experiment, though Bettman said they were in the embryonic stage of discussions.On the value of the Canadian dollar and its impact on next years salary cap, Bettman said it wont cause too much of a decline from the early projection of US$73 million. An 80-cent dollar would see the cap drop to $71.7 million.I assure you, even with the decline in the Canadian dollar, the salary cap does not fall off a cliff, Bettman said. No one can project where its going but the point Im making is, you are not going to see a dramatic difference.The board of governors met Saturday morning in downtown Columbus, and the group was briefed on expansion, among other things. Bettman had little update on the impending season-ticket drive in Las Vegas but confirmed he met with the mayor of Seattle.Las Vegas is considered the front-runner for NHL expansion, with arena issues holding Seattle back. 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They ring as true now as they did when Mularkey heard them the first time playing tight end for the Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Fame coach 25 years ago. SUNRISE, Fla. -- Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning have remained on a roll even without star Steven Stamkos. St. Louis had a goal and two assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning extended their winning streak to five games with a 6-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Monday. St. Louis had an assist on Tyler Johnsons tap-in goal off a wide shot off the boards by Victor Hedman and added another on Valtteri Filppulas power-play goal less than five minutes later for a 3-1 Lightning lead. St. Louis scored his 16th goal of the season when his batted shot eluded Florida goaltender Scott Clemmensen for a 4-1 advantage after two periods. "When (Steven Stamkos) went down, we had that sense of shock, but won some games. Then reality set in. It set in when we went out West," Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said. "Marty went into a little bit of a funk at that time when Stammer was gone. I dont think weve had a better player on our team in the last eight games than (Marty). Hes the captain and hes led the way for us. "Marty has clearly put the team on his back of late." Alex Killorn tied the game for Tampa Bay 19 seconds after Sean Bergenheim gave Florida a 1-0 lead on a power-play goal past Lightning goalie Ben Bishop. "Marty was huge. He opened up the floodgates and made some great plays and scored a pretty nice goal, too," Killorn said. "Hes obviously a leader on our team and we look to him for strong play. He came up huge in the second and everyone kind of followed his lead." The Lightning are 10-2-2 in games when St. Louis has appeared on the scoresheet since Stamkos broke his leg on Nov. 11. "I feel good out there adjusting to new linemates," said St. Louis, who is on a five-game point streak. "Its been fun. The young guys have a lot of energy. When youre winning and contributing, thats a ffun feeling. Jalyn Holmes Vikings Jersey. "I definitely took it as a challenge and want to deliver." In his first full season behind the Lightning bench, Cooper has watched his club jump out to a quick start and hold a strong 23-11-3 record despite having Stamkos sidelined. Cooper said the key to beating the Panthers by five goals -- they also beat them 7-2 in the Tampa Bay Times Forum on Oct. 10 -- was the quick answer after the Panthers took the early lead. "It wasnt so much the second (period), it was the answer after they scored. We had a couple of really good penalty kills and made an unfortunate error that ended up in the back of our net. A big turning point for us was scoring on the next shift," Cooper said. "We went into the room 1-1 and we came out flying. It helped to get the 5-on-3. We smelled it. The boys got after it. "Were riding some momentum going into Christmas." Florida coach Peter Horachek was disappointed in his teams effort, especially returning home after going 3-1 on a tough road swing through Canada with wins over Montreal, Toronto and Ottawa. "The guys didnt really have a lot of push-back. It was probably the worst game since Ive been here for sure," the interim coach said. NOTES: Florida F Scottie Upshall (upper body) was hurt in the first period and didnt return. ... Tampa Bay D Sami Salo (upper body) left in the second period and didnt return. ... Florida G Tim Thomas remained on the injured reserve (retroactive to Dec. 12) and missed his sixth straight game after being hurt nearly two weeks ago in practice. ... With the win in the teams third meeting, Tampa Bay won the first annual Governors Cup, created during the off-season by Florida Governor Rick Scott. ... Tampa Bay and Florida are both idle through the holiday break before hosting games Saturday -- the Lightning against Montreal, the Panthers playing Detroit. ' ' '

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