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It's that time of year again Dallas Stars Hats Authentic , when the NHL takes over a significant portion of the New Year's Day sports menu with its Winter Classic.This year, Original 6 rivals will play in front of as many as 80,000 fans at Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana. The game is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET and will be televised by NBC.The Chicago Blackhawks are designated as the home team while the Boston Bruins are the road team.This is the Blackhawks' fourth appearance in the Winter Classic and the Bruins' third, and while there have been significant personnel changes on both teams in recent seasons, there should be some familiarity with the outdoor game.NHL NHLFans will greet the NHLBlackhawks as they arrive at NotreDame Stadium before the 2019 Bridgestone NHL #WinterClassic. All are welcome on the Hesburgh Library Mall at 10 a.m. on Jan. 1. oRMSv0XapYThe Bruins will wear brown and gold jerseys with a large "B" in the middle, similar to the team's uniform worn during the 1930s.The Blackhawks will sport black and white jerseys that are in stark contrast to the bright red jerseys they usually wear at home.The team's crest features a combination of felt letters and chain stitching, and the player names and numbers are made of a raised felt material.These two teams met in the Stanley Cup Final in 2013 when the Blackhawks won in six games Custom Dallas Stars Jerseys , but Chicago has had a difficult time in recent years.Their recent record has been diminished from the team that won three Stanley Cups from 2010 through 2015. They were eliminated in the first round by the St. Louis Blues in seven games in 2016, swept in the first round by the Nashville Predators in 2017 and did not qualify for the playoffs last year.They fired long-time head coach Joel Quenneville earlier this season and replaced him with 33-year-old Jeremy Colliton. While the Blackhawks have won five of their last six games, Chicago is 15-20-6 this season and that has them in sixth place in the Central Division. They are seven points out of a playoff position.Despite the recent rough times, stars Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith are still capable of big-game performances.The Bruins have been beset by injuries this season as captain Zdeno Chara and star center Patrice Bergeron have both been out for long stretches but have returned in the last 10 days. The Bruins are in fourth place in the Atlantic Division and find themselves in a playoff-qualifying position at this point.NBC Sports NBCSports馃敟馃敟馃敟 OOAEa1cy2DBruins goalie Tuukka Rask has had a special mask made just for this game that honors Notre Dame and the Fighting Irish football tradition.The Finn has split time in goal with Jaroslav Halak, and Boston head coach Bruce Cassidy could opt to go with either netminder at this point.Boston won a first-round playoff matchup a year ago, but they were beaten in five games by the Tampa Bay Lightninglast year. If they are going to match or better that performance this season, they are going to have to upgrade their scoring.The first Winter Classic was played in Buffalo between the Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2008 www.officialredwings.com , and the game was an immediate hit with fans as snow fell in upstate New York and the snow-globe effect romanticized the effort.The game went into overtime and a shootout, and Sidney Crosby scored the winning goal with the snow falling.The temperatures are expected to be in the 25-35 degrees range under cloudy skies, per the Weather Channel. There is no precipitation expected.Tickets for the Winter Classic are available through StubHub. After sustaining a lower-body injury in a recent game against the Colorado Avalanche, James van Riemsdyk will miss 5-6 weeks worth of action. This is not good news for the Flyers who will now be without one of their top-end offensive players and big-ticket free agent signings for as many as 14-18 games.van Riemsdyk signed with the Flyers this summer and was expected to bring his consistent scoring prowess to a Flyers club that had never signed such a large contract under Ron Hextall's tenure as general manager.聽van Riemsdyk was聽offered $7 million per season over five years and became the third-highest paid player on the team behind only Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek. His consistent 20-30 goal seasons were meant to provide a significant chunk of the Flyers offense this season.advertisingThe Flyers will now need to look to other options internally to replace that scoring.Just when you were getting excited for hockey season, the Flyers learned that they will be without their big free agent signing for a long time.https://t.co/mkY3wXYhzd— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) October 8, 2018The 29-year-old left winger, playing in his second game in his second stint with the Flyers, blocked a first-period clearing attempt by the Avalanche's Mark Barberio. He appeared to take the puck inside his right knee and immediately left the ice.聽 He didn't return for the second period.At Monday's practice Detroit Red Wings T-Shirts Authentic , head coach Dave Hakstol decided to put forwards Jordan Weal 鈥?who was a healthy scratch the first two games of the season 鈥?聽Wayne Simmonds and rookie center Mikhail Vorobyev together in van Riemsdyk's absence. While there's no telling how that line will gel, there are also questions on the power player where van Riemsdyk was part of the team's聽second-unit power play group.advertisingIn short, this is聽a major setback for the Flyers. With one win and one loss on the season, the club is looking to make the playoffs this year and losing a contributor like van Riemsdyk early in the season won't help matters much.