Ah, the great outdoors
<p>The New York Rangers surround goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) after winning the NHL Winter Classic hockey game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Monday in Philadelphia. New York won 3-2.</p>
PHILADELPHIA - Mike Rupp scored two goals and Brad Richards posted the winner on top of a chilly baseball field, as the New York Rangers outlasted the Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2, in the Winter Classic on Monday at Citizens Bank Park.
Playing on a rink that stretched from first base to third base, the Rangers made the league's fifth Classic event a memorable one, rallying from a 2-0 deficit to stay atop the Eastern Conference standings.
The NHL surrounded the rink with Christmas trees, fire wood, fake snow, and even trash-can fires. But there was nothing artificial in the elements with snow flurries late in the second period and temperatures that dipped into the 30s, forcing 49,967 fans to bundle up for the big game.
Rookie Brayden Schenn and Claude Giroux scored for the Flyers. It was Schenn's first career goal.
Flyers center Danny Briere was stopped by Henrik Lundqvist on a penalty shot with 19 seconds left, as New York won for the third time this season against Philadelphia.
Senators 3, Devils 2, OT: Daniel Alfredsson scored his 401st goal on a power play 4 minutes into overtime to give host Ottawa a win over New Jersey.
Oilers 4, Blackhawks 3: Ryan Smyth, Taylor Hall and Andy Sutton scored in the second period and visiting Edmonton bounced back from Daniel Carcillo's nasty hit to beat Chicago.
Sharks 3, Canucks 2, SO: Michael Handzus' wrist shot in the shootout gave host San Jose a win over Vancouver.
Avalanche 2, Kings 1, SO: Milan Hejduk scored in the shootout and Semyon Varlamov stopped all three shots to lift Colorado at Los Angeles.