<P> The ninth Winter Classic was announced on March 9, 2016 when the NHL announced that the Winter Classic would come to Missouri, with the St. Louis Blues hosting the Chicago Blackhawks at Busch Stadium in St. Louis . The Winter Classic was the second of two outdoor games to be held over the New Year's weekend in 2017, with the NHL Centennial Classic being held in Toronto on January 1 and the Winter Classic following on January 2 . The St. Louis Blues defeated the Chicago Blackhawks by the score of 4--1, scoring 3 goals in the third period . The Chicago Blackhawks are the only team to lose 3 times in the Winter Classic . </P> <P> To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the first Winter Classic, the NHL announced on May 10, 2017 that the Buffalo Sabres would take part in the 2018 game against the New York Rangers at Citi Field . Due to a 1982 agreement with New York City and state tax laws that give their home arena Madison Square Garden tax - exempt status, the Rangers must not "cease playing" home games at MSG (which is generally interpreted as meaning playing a home game at any other venue), and thus a legal fiction was constructed so that the Rangers host the game as the away team . The arrangement gives the Sabres only 40 games for the 2017--18 season in their home city of Buffalo, while the Rangers receive 42 games (not counting away games against the New York Islanders) in New York City . Similar legal fictions had been employed for the Rangers in the 2014 Stadium Series and the 2011 NHL Premiere . The game will be played on January 1, 2018 . </P> <P> On November 18th, 2017, the NHL announced that the Chicago Blackhawks would take part in a fourth Winter Classic as they will host the Boston Bruins on January 1st, 2019 . It will be the Bruins third participation to the event . The game will be played at Notre Dame Stadium, Indiana, marking the first time that the game is not played in the same state or media market the host team (the stadium is located less than 100 miles from Chicago but is served by television stations in South Bend instead of Chicago). </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Venue </Th> <Th> Sport of venue </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> Visiting team </Th> <Th> Home team </Th> <Th> Score </Th> <Th> Attendance </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Ralph Wilson Stadium </Td> <Td> Football </Td> <Td> Orchard Park, NY </Td> <Td> Pittsburgh Penguins </Td> <Td> Buffalo Sabres </Td> <Td> 2--1 (SO) </Td> <Td> 71,217 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> Wrigley Field </Td> <Td> Baseball </Td> <Td> Chicago, IL </Td> <Td> Detroit Red Wings </Td> <Td> Chicago Blackhawks </Td> <Td> 6--4 </Td> <Td> 40,818 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Fenway Park </Td> <Td> Baseball </Td> <Td> Boston, MA </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Flyers </Td> <Td> Boston Bruins </Td> <Td> 1--2 (OT) </Td> <Td> 38,112 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Heinz Field </Td> <Td> Football </Td> <Td> Pittsburgh, PA </Td> <Td> Washington Capitals </Td> <Td> Pittsburgh Penguins </Td> <Td> 3--1 </Td> <Td> 68,111 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Citizens Bank Park </Td> <Td> Baseball </Td> <Td> Philadelphia, PA </Td> <Td> New York Rangers </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Flyers </Td> <Td> 3--2 </Td> <Td> 46,967 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Michigan Stadium </Td> <Td> College football </Td> <Td> Ann Arbor, MI </Td> <Td> Toronto Maple Leafs </Td> <Td> Detroit Red Wings </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> cancelled due to lockout </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Michigan Stadium </Td> <Td> College football </Td> <Td> Ann Arbor, MI </Td> <Td> Toronto Maple Leafs </Td> <Td> Detroit Red Wings </Td> <Td> 3--2 (SO) </Td> <Td> 105,491 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Nationals Park </Td> <Td> Baseball </Td> <Td> Washington, D.C. </Td> <Td> Chicago Blackhawks </Td> <Td> Washington Capitals </Td> <Td> 2--3 </Td> <Td> 42,832 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Gillette Stadium </Td> <Td> Football </Td> <Td> Foxborough, MA </Td> <Td> Montreal Canadiens </Td> <Td> Boston Bruins </Td> <Td> 5--1 </Td> <Td> 67,246 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Busch Stadium </Td> <Td> Baseball </Td> <Td> St. Louis, MO </Td> <Td> Chicago Blackhawks </Td> <Td> St. Louis Blues </Td> <Td> 1--4 </Td> <Td> 46,556 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> Citi Field </Td> <Td> Baseball </Td> <Td> Queens, NY </Td> <Td> New York Rangers </Td> <Td> Buffalo Sabres </Td> <Td> 3--2 (OT) </Td> <Td> 41,821 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2019 </Td> <Td> Notre Dame Stadium </Td> <Td> College football </Td> <Td> Notre Dame, IN </Td> <Td> Boston Bruins </Td> <Td> Chicago Blackhawks </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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