Iconic Penguins-Sabres Winter Classic highlighted in NHL Network documentary

Jonathan Bombulie
Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017 1:24 p.m. | Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017 1:24 p.m.

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Fans line up at the PPG Place outdoor rink near Market Square to get a glimpse of the Stanley Cup during the NHL's Centennial Fan Arena tour, Thursday, Feb. 23

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The ice is covered as the glass is installed by workers for the Stadium Series Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 at Heinz Field.

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The ice is covered as the glass is installed by workers for the Stadium Series Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 at Heinz Field.

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The ice is covered as the glass is installed by workers for the Stadium Series Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 at Heinz Field.

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Works unfurl a Stadium Series tarp as the ice is cover for the Stadium Series on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, at Heinz Field.

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Fans get a glimpse of the Stanley Cup during the NHL's Centennial Fan Arena tour, Thursday, Feb. 23 at the PPG Place outdoor rink near Market Square.

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Fans line up at the PPG Place outdoor rink near Market Square to get a glimpse of the Stanley Cup during the NHL's Centennial Fan Arena tour, Thursday, Feb. 23

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Fans take photos with the Stanley Cup during the NHL's Centennial Fan Arena tour, Thursday, Feb. 23 at the PPG Place outdoor rink near Market Square.

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Vintage hockey skates on display inside the museum truck during the NHL Centennial Tour Thursday, Feb. 23 at the PPG Place outdoor rink near Market Square.

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Vintage hockey sticks on display inside the museum truck during the NHL Centennial Tour Thursday, Feb. 23 at the PPG Place outdoor rink near Market Square.

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Penguins captain Sidney Crosby goes five hole on Sabres goaltender Ryan Miller during the shootout to win the Winter Classic at Ralph Wilson Stadium on Jan. 1, 2007.

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Vintage hockey goalie mitts on display inside the museum truck during the NHL Centennial Tour Thursday, Feb. 23 at the PPG Place outdoor rink near Market Square

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Vintage hockey goalie equipment on display inside the museum truck during the NHL Centennial Tour Thursday, Feb. 23 at the PPG Place outdoor rink near Market Square

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Ryan and Melissa Bartins with their children, Julia and Jacob, have a family photo taken in a mocked-up home-team locker room during the NHL's Centennial Fan Arena tour, Thursday, Feb. 23 at the PPG Place outdoor rink near Market Square.

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Fans line up at the PPG Place outdoor rink near Market Square to get a glimpse of the Stanley Cup during the NHL's Centennial Fan Arena tour.

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The NHL's mobile museum during the Centennial Fan Arena tour, Thursday, Feb. 23 at the PPG Place outdoor rink near Market Square

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Jessica and Michael Panella of Hopewell pose their 3-week-old baby girl, Liana, with the Stanley Cup during the NHL's Centennial Fan Arena Tour outside the rink at PPG Place Thursday, Feb. 24.

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The Winter Classic between the Penguins and Capitals at Heinz Field January 1, 2011.

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby reacts after beating the Sabres' Ryan Miller during the shootout to win the Winter Classic at Ralph Wilson Stadium on Jan. 1, 2007.

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A sell-out crowd of over 72,000 fans watches the NHL Winter Classic Tuesday on Jan. 1, 2008 at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y. The Penguins defeated the Sabres, 2-1, in a shootout.

It remains one of the most iconic images of Sidney Crosby's career.

With a steady snowfall blanketing Ralph Wilson Stadium, the Penguins captain slipped a shot past goalie Ryan Miller in the third and final round of a shootout to give his team a 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres in the first NHL Winter Classic on Jan. 1, 2008.

The NHL is commemorating the 10th anniversary of the game with a new documentary, "The First Winter Classic, Hockey Goes Outside," which will premiere at 8 p.m. Wednesday on NHL Network.

"It looked like a hockey snow globe."

We take you back to the first #WinterClassic with "NHL Network Originals: The First NHL Winter Classic, Hockey Goes Outside," airing Wednesday at 8pE.@penguins @BuffaloSabres pic.twitter.com/8c1AHbAXhe

" NHL Network (@NHLNetwork) December 18, 2017

A handful of Penguins fans got a sneak peek when the documentary was shown at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry last Saturday night.

The hour-long program is narrated by Michael Keaton and includes interviews with Crosby, Colby Armstrong, Tyler Kennedy and Michel Therrien.

Jonathan Bombulie is a Tribune-Review staff writer. Reach him at jbombulie@tribweb.com or via Twitter @BombulieTrib.