The fifth annual NHL Winter Classic will be on January 2, 2012 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The diamond and outfield the Phillies usually play on will be temporarily converted into a hockey rink for this occasion. This edition will pit the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers; the Flyers having played in the annual classic before. In the 2010 Winter Classic the Flyers lost to the Bruins in overtime 2-1 at Boston's Fenway Park; the Flyers would exact some measure of revenge by overcoming a 3-0 deficit to beat the Bruins in that year's Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Flyers and Rangers are off to good starts this season; the Flyers currently leading the Eastern Conference, while the Rangers rank 4th. Expect this to be as entertaining and as exciting as the previous Winter Classics. The game will be at 1:00 p.m. ET on NBC.
By the way, the game will be played on January 2 instead of the customary spot on New Year's Day to avoid conflict with the Mummer's Parade in Philadelphia.
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