The 2019 NHL Winter Classic, as it always does, provided the best eye candy hockey can offer.
The Boston Bruins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 at historic Notre Dame Stadium, with Touchdown Jesus looming in the background in South Bend. The game featured a matchup of two Original Six franchises who, of course, did battle in the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals.
The Bruins got the ball rolling by showing up in “Peaky Blinders” outfits, and the great sights and sounds never stopped rolling in. we went ahead and packed some of the best highlights into one story.
Scroll through the tweets below to see all the Winter Classic had to offer:
Take us home, Tuukks.#WinterClassic☘️ | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/Yc8XweWBaX
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) January 1, 2019
.@JDebrusk checks in after the #NHLBruins big win in South Bend!#WinterClassic☘️ pic.twitter.com/Ggzya1yhrd
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) January 1, 2019
Take it away, @Bmarch63. ❄️ 👼 #WinterClassic☘️ | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/KF4ftywRft
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) January 1, 2019
#NHLBRUINS WIN THE WINTER CLASSIC!!! 🙌
4-2 over Chicago. @kurals9 with the winner in the third! pic.twitter.com/sTOcQJEv8H
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) January 1, 2019
.@kurals9 cleans it up to put us ahead midway through the third.#WinterClassic🍀 | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/ABqZptktRW
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) January 1, 2019
Heading out for Period 3!#WinterClassic pic.twitter.com/VeJ5caHLlt
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) January 1, 2019
The Bergeron goal from the middle of Notre Dame Stadium. #WinterClassic pic.twitter.com/hy3RUrBlqt
— NHL (@NHL) January 1, 2019
This is why he's won four Selkes.#WinterClassic🍀 | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/1iMjnaa6V9
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) January 1, 2019
We're tied again! Bergeron gets it done, as he does.
The @Bridgestone NHL #WinterClassic is tied 2-2 through two periods. pic.twitter.com/cPWrF1Ytc2
— NHL (@NHL) January 1, 2019
“Alexa, play Chelsea Dagger”
Watch the #WinterClassic here: https://t.co/uh9rR93fnp pic.twitter.com/ZTARzWyfn0
— NBC Sports Hockey (@NBCSportsHockey) January 1, 2019
We've got a tie game going into the second period!
Join us now on @NBC or stream online here: https://t.co/uh9rR93fnp pic.twitter.com/ryBvU6FGdi
— NBC Sports Hockey (@NBCSportsHockey) January 1, 2019
Visual evidence.#WinterClassic☘️ | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/RfSBxrW7JE
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) January 1, 2019
The new stick works.@pastrnak96 | #WinterClassic☘️ pic.twitter.com/rMLwNjZDOu
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) January 1, 2019
Carbing up for 2019 with a little Pasta action! 🍝#WinterClassic pic.twitter.com/9dnC1qewoz
— NBC Sports Hockey (@NBCSportsHockey) January 1, 2019
The first NHL goal of 2019 goes to the @NHLBlackhawks! Presented by @HockeyvilleUSA. pic.twitter.com/1YTvgDRsNg
— NBC Sports Hockey (@NBCSportsHockey) January 1, 2019
Leprechaun down! 🙈🍀 pic.twitter.com/f5P3m8RTp0
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) January 1, 2019
.@NHLBlackhawks anthem singer Jim Cornelison never disappoints! 🇺🇸#WinterClassic pic.twitter.com/C6AXBU6ur9
— NBC Sports Hockey (@NBCSportsHockey) January 1, 2019
Here come the @NHLBlackhawks & @NHLBruins! #WinterClassic pic.twitter.com/jBBhCLSAfj
— NBC Sports Hockey (@NBCSportsHockey) January 1, 2019
And we're off! GAME ON!
#WinterClassic pic.twitter.com/xmZ40xyf4h— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) January 1, 2019
Hockey the way it was meant to be played, outside. 😍#WinterClassic pic.twitter.com/R4N7nIhpRd
— NBC Sports Hockey (@NBCSportsHockey) January 1, 2019
.@JDebrusk is ready to go. #WinterClassic pic.twitter.com/8ZDHtHshPz
— NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) January 1, 2019
Some cold Pasta, eh? #WinterClassic pic.twitter.com/Bk9BvuDAkI
— NHL (@NHL) January 1, 2019
Game. Ready.#WinterClassic☘️ | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/ZrjW1pgXTB
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) January 1, 2019
#BackOutdoors | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/mAMBOaqGiL
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) January 1, 2019
Tuuuuuukkkkk.#WinterClassic☘️ | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/5R8PPBkYGS
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) January 1, 2019
To the ice.#WinterClassic☘️ | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/U54X5Xt7mC
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) January 1, 2019
Extra! Extra!
Sound on for this #WinterClassic newsreel 📽 pic.twitter.com/XWGhDN13t1
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) January 1, 2019
Let’s hear it!#WinterClassic pic.twitter.com/Onj4yafWSv
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) January 1, 2019
Saving a puck for the fans, as per usual. #WinterClassic pic.twitter.com/CQKyNOsePU
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) January 1, 2019
#TheJump: #WinterClassic Edition pic.twitter.com/o4jVNCj6iy
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) January 1, 2019
Chicago's boys of winter arrive with the Pipes & Drums of the Chicago Police Department!
The team upheld @NotreDame's gameday tradition of greeting fans outside the Hesburgh Library Mall. #WinterClassic pic.twitter.com/hiK07RG6sL
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) January 1, 2019
It's the past and the present. It's a clashing of the elements and a battle for outdoor glory. It's the #WinterClassic.
NHL x @adidashockey pic.twitter.com/2pbEe43rVE
— NHL (@NHL) January 1, 2019
The players are here. Notre Dame Stadium is ready. The @Bridgestone #WinterClassic is going down.
📺 @nbc | @Sportsnet | @TVASports pic.twitter.com/d8e6XHlQJM
— NHL (@NHL) January 1, 2019
A peak at the pregame entrance.#WinterClassic☘️ | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/pYbjvrG46p
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) January 1, 2019
"Peak" style. #WinterClassic pic.twitter.com/xEdvVmK0QE
— NHLPA (@NHLPA) January 1, 2019
Andddd…here come the Bruins.#WinterClassic☘️ | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/xXgztp86GL
— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) January 1, 2019
The @NHLBlackhawks are HERE!
The @NHL #WinterClassic gets underway LIVE from Notre Dame Stadium on NBC at 1 p.m. ET.#GoIrish pic.twitter.com/ts5KuxS2jV
— The Fighting Irish (@FightingIrish) January 1, 2019
Today is the day.#WinterClassic pic.twitter.com/1Za3qDsTD0
— NHL (@NHL) January 1, 2019
