KURALY POWERS BRUINS PAST BLACKHAWKS IN WINTER CLASSIC

Dublin, Ohio, native Sean Kuraly scored the tiebreaking goal with 9:40 remaining in regulation to help the Bruins rally from a pair of one-goal deficits and defeat the Blackhawks in the 2019 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic in front of a sold-out crowd of 76,126 at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Ind.

* Kuraly, who scored the overtime winner in Boston’s final game of 2018 (Dec. 29 at BUF), became the first Bruins player to register a tiebreaking, winning goal in consecutive team games since Brad Marchand did so in three straight contests from March 3-8, 2018. In addition to Marchand, only one other player has scored a tiebreaking goal to win three straight games for Boston: Glen Murray from Jan. 29 – Feb. 1, 2004.

* The Bruins staged the 12th comeback victory in the NHL’s 26 regular-season outdoor games (46%). They also overcame a deficit in their other outdoor win, rallying from a 1-0 hole to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 in overtime in the 2010 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Fenway Park.

* Overall, 275 of the 612 games contested thus far in the 2018-19 season (45%) have seen a team overcome a deficit of at least one goal to win.

RASK, PASTRNAK HIT MILESTONES IN BRUINS’ WIN

* Playing in his 469th NHL game (all w/ BOS), Tuukka Rask made 36 saves to earn his first outdoor win (1-1-0) and surpass Tiny Thompson (468) for the most regular-season appearances by a goaltender in Bruins history. Rask’s 248 career wins rank second in franchise history behind Thompson (252).

* David Pastrnak posted 1-1—2 in his outdoor game debut, raising his season totals to 24-26—50 in 40 outings. He became the first Boston player to reach the 50-point milestone within the team’s first 40 games of a season since 2006‑07.

WINTER CLASSIC QUICK HITS

More highlights from the 2019 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic postgame notes:

* The sellout crowd of 76,126 marked the second-largest crowd for an NHL game, behind only the 2014 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich. The League’s 26 regular-season outdoor games have drawn total attendance of 1,389,739 – an average of 53,452 per game.

* The Winter Classic marked the sixth NHL regular-season game contested in the state of Indiana and second involving both the Bruins and Blackhawks.

* The Bruins improved to 267-239-83 (617 points) in their 589 regular-season meetings with the Blackhawks, who fell to 243-265-81 (567 points) in the head-to-head series. The teams face off one more time in 2018-19, on Feb. 12 at TD Garden.

* The Bruins improved to 2-1-0 in their three outdoor game appearances. Patrice Bergeron (1-1—2) and Zdeno Chara have played in all three games with Boston. The Blackhawks fell to 1-5-0 in their six outdoor contests.

* Blackhawks teammates Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook and Jonathan Toews each appeared in their sixth regular-season outdoor NHL game (all w/ CHI), the most in League history. With an assist Tuesday, Toews tied Henrik Zetterberg for the most points in outdoor NHL game history.

OUTDOOR GAMES, ALL-STAR WEEKEND PLANS UNVEILED FOR 2019-20

The NHL announced the locations and dates for its 2019-20 outdoor games and All-Star Game. Click here for details.

* The 2019 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic will pit the Calgary Flames against the Winnipeg Jets at Mosaic Stadium in Regina, Sask., on Oct. 26, 2019.

* The 2020 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic will be hosted by the Dallas Stars at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas on Jan. 1, 2020.

* The 2020 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend will be hosted by the city of St. Louis at Enterprise Center from Jan. 24-26, 2020.

* The 2020 NHL Stadium Series will be hosted by the Colorado Avalanche at U.S. Air Force Academy’s Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Feb. 15, 2020.

WINTER CLASSIC QUICK CLICKS

* Blackhawks take part in Notre Dame tradition prior to Winter Classic

* Bruins make grand entrance in 'Peaky Blinders' suits at Winter Classic

* Hall of Famer Raymond Bourque has fan in Notre Dame legend Raghib "Rocket" Ismail

* Brad Marchand, Bruins soak in Winter Classic experience at Notre Dame
* Kraft Hockeyville USA returns to find the most spirited hockey communities nationwide

GOLDEN KNIGHTS, FLEURY EXTEND POINT STREAKS

Marc-Andre Fleury turned aside all 17 shots he faced to help Vegas extend its point streak to seven games (5-0-2), including four straight wins. The Golden Knights improved to 24-15-4 (52 points) this season and tied the idle Jets (25-12-2, 52 points) and Flames (24-12-4, 52 points) for the most points in the Western Conference standings.

* Fleury earned his League-leading 23rd win and sixth shutout of the season (23-10-4; 2.48 GAA, .912 SV%, 6 SO). He improved to 7-0-3 in his last 10 appearances dating to Dec. 9 (2.38 GAA, .920 SV%, 1 SO), his longest personal point streak since a 12-game run from Feb. 21 – March 25, 2012 (11-0-1).

* Fleury earned the 427th regular-season win of his NHL career to move within 10 of tying Jacques Plante (437) for eighth place on the League’s all-time list. He earned the 54th regular-season shutout of his NHL career to pass Pekka Rinne (53) and tie Bernie Parent and Ed Giacomin for 21st place in League history.

* Did You Know? Fleury led all goaltenders with 44 regular-season wins in 2018 (44-22-7 in 73 GP), marking the third calendar year in which he has recorded 40 or more victories (also 46 in 2009 and 45 in 2013).

SNEAK PEEK AT WEDNESDAY’S ACTION

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