The 2019 NHL Heritage Classic (branded as the 2019

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NHL Heritage Classic for sponsorship reasons) was an outdoor regular season

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(NHL) game. The game, the fifth Heritage Classic, was held on October 26, 2019. The

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defeated the

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, 2–1, at

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—the home field of the

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Background

This was the first NHL regular season outdoor game that was held in a neutral site territory that is not formally part of an NHL market, the first regular season game held in Regina, and the first regular season game held in

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since 1994. Notably however it was not the first major professional regular season hockey game in the Queen City since historically, Regina had been the home of the defunct

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, who moved to

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in 1925. Regina is located roughly half-way between

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and

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. The Jets were designated as the home team. This was also the second outdoor game for each team; the Flames and Jets respectively hosted the 2011 and 2016 Heritage Classic games at their cities' respective CFL stadiums. To accommodate the game, the CFL scheduled a three week road trip for the Riders near the end of the

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. Saskatchewan played its penultimate home game on October 5, followed by three road games while its stadium was converted to an outdoor hockey rink and back again. The Riders returned to Mosaic Stadium on November 2 for their final 2019 regular season game. 2019_Heritage_Classic_Gameplay

Game summary

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scored at 3:04 of overtime to give the Jets the 2–1 win. The Flames'

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opened the scoring on a power play at 14:47 of the second period. Winnipeg's

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then tied the game on a power play at 15:49 of the third period. At 19:58 of the second period, the Jets'

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was given a minor penalty for boarding the Flames'

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. The league would later give Lowry a two-game suspension as a repeat offender. :''Number in parenthesis represents the player's total in goals or assists to that point of the season''

Team rosters

;Scratches – Did not play Calgary Flames: Michael Stone,

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Winnipeg Jets:

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Officials Referee: Brad Meier, Graham Skilliter Linesmen: Kiel Murchison, Trent Knorr

Entertainment

The

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sang the national anthem,

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performed during the first intermission, and

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sang during the second intermission.

Television

This aired as the late 10:00 p.m. EDT (8:00 p.m.

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) game on ''

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''. In the U.S.,

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simulcast the HNIC feed; it was the second game of a rare Saturday night doubleheader on NBCSN that followed a

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rematch between the

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and the

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Festivities

The

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(who play at nearby

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) hosted a "Prairie Classic" outdoor game against the

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on October 27. Calgary won the game 5-4 in overtime.

References

External links

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