2022 Heritage Classic

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2022 NHL Heritage Classic
2022 NHL Heritage Classic logo.png
123Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 0202
Buffalo Sabres 0235
DateMarch 13, 2022
Venue Tim Hortons Field
City Hamilton, Ontario
Attendance26,119
  2019 2023  

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.

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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 their fourth overall outdoor game appearance, becoming the only team to participate in a Winter Classic, Stadium Series, and Heritage Classic. Buffalo became the first U.S. team to both compete in and be designated as host team for the Heritage Classic, despite the game being played in Canada. [1]

2022 Heritage Classic panorama.jpg
2022 Heritage Classic warmups

Game summary

Scoring summary
PeriodTeamGoalAssist(s)TimeScore
1stNo scoring
2ndTOR Ondrej Kase (12) William Nylander (32), John Tavares (36)0:401–0 TOR
BUF Peyton Krebs (5) Vinnie Hinostroza (11), Robert Hagg (7)1:221–1 TIE
TOR Auston Matthews (45) Alex Kerfoot (33), T.J. Brodie (16)2:572–1 TOR
BUF Vinnie Hinostroza (9) Tage Thompson (20), Mattias Samuelsson (3)10:532–2 TIE
3rdBUF Vinnie Hinostroza (10)unassisted5:163–2 BUF
BUF Peyton Krebs (6) Dylan Cozens (19), Kyle Okposo (20)13:494–2 BUF
BUF Tage Thompson (24) (empty net) – shunassisted17:355–2 BUF
Number in parentheses represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season
Penalty summary
PeriodTeamPlayerPenaltyTimePIM
1stTOR Pierre Engvall Roughing18:042:00
BUF Vinnie Hinostroza Roughing18:042:00
BUF Henri Jokiharju Roughing18:042:00
2ndBUF John Hayden Hooking5:532:00
TOR Ilya Lyubushkin Hooking18:352:00
3rdTOR Timothy Liljegren Tripping1:382:00
TOR T.J. Brodie Hooking8:492:00
TOR Auston Matthews Cross-checking14:552:00
BUF Rasmus Dahlin Cross-checking14:552:00
BUF Kyle Okposo Tripping16:412:00
TOR Michael Bunting (served by John Tavares)Roughing18:172:00
TOR Michael Bunting Misconduct18:1710:00
TOR Ilya Mikheyev Misconduct18:1710:00
BUF Tage Thompson Misconduct18:1710:00
BUF Dylan Cozens Misconduct18:1710:00
Three star selections
TeamPlayerStatistics
1stBUF Peyton Krebs 2 goals
2ndBUF Vinnie Hinostroza 2 goals, 1 assist
3rdTOR Ondrej Kase 1 goal

Team rosters

^ Erik Kallgren 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 and Canada's Got Talent host 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

  1. 1 2 3 "Maple Leafs, Sabres to play in 2022 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic". NHL.com. September 16, 2021. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
  2. "2022 NHL Heritage Classic fails to pass 108th Grey Cup for Tim Hortons Field attendance record". March 14, 2022.
  3. "Heritage Classic festivities announced for Sabres-Maple Leafs game Sunday". NHL.com. March 9, 2022.