Tickets to the 2022 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic™ go on sale to the general public Thursday, Dec. 16 at 10 a.m. ET via Ticketmaster, the official ticketing partner of the NHL®. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last. Ticketmaster is the only official marketplace of the NHL, providing fans with the peace of mind in knowing the seats they buy on
Ticketmaster.ca
,
Ticketmaster.com
and the Ticketmaster app are the seats they'll get.
The Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic™ returns to the NHL regular-season schedule after games in 2019 in Regina, 2016 in Winnipeg, 2014 in Vancouver, 2011 in Calgary and 2003 in Edmonton. This year's matchup will mark the sixth NHL Heritage Classic™, a game with roots dating back to Nov. 22, 2003, when the Edmonton Oilers hosted the Montreal Canadiens in the first NHL regular-season outdoor game. The Maple Leafs-Sabres matchup in March will be the 35th such game, and the third scheduled for the 2021-22 NHL season along with the 2022 Discover NHL Winter Classic® (Jan. 1, St. Louis at Minnesota) and the 2022 Navy Federal Credit Union NHL Stadium Series™ (Feb. 26, Tampa Bay at Nashville).
The Maple Leafs will be playing in their fourth NHL regular-season outdoor game. Toronto defeated the Detroit Red Wings at Michigan Stadium at the 2014 NHL Winter Classic® by a score of 3-2 (SO) in front of a record attendance of 105,491. Toronto won a rematch versus the Red Wings by a score of 5-4 (OT) at the 2017 NHL Centennial Classic™ at Exhibition Stadium and were defeated 5-2 by the Washington Capitals in their most recent NHL outdoor game, the 2018 NHL Stadium Series™ at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
The Sabres will be making their third appearance in an NHL regular-season outdoor game. Buffalo hosted the first-ever NHL Winter Classic® against the Pittsburgh Penguins, a 2-1 shootout loss at Ralph Wilson Stadium on Jan. 1, 2008 and the 2018 NHL Winter Classic®, a 3-2 overtime loss to the New York Rangers at Citi Field. A complete history of NHL regular season outdoor games can be found
here
.
The Sabres and Maple Leafs have faced off in 219 regular-season games since the 1970-71 season, with the Sabres holding a 262-197 edge in points over the Maple Leafs (BUF 117-74-28-262; TOR 84-106-29- 197). In addition, the Sabres and Maple Leafs have met once in the Stanley Cup® Playoffs during the 1999 Eastern Conference Final, with Buffalo winning the best-of-seven series 4-1. In their only meeting this season, Toronto defeated Buffalo 5-4 on Nov. 13 in Buffalo. In addition to the 2022 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic on March 13, the clubs are scheduled to matchup in Toronto on both March 2 and April 4.
NHL Network™ and NHL.com will provide extensive coverage live from the 2022 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic™ leading up to and after the game. NHL Social™ will provide coverage on all social platforms, including the use of the hashtag NHL #HeritageClassic.
Compliance with certain health and safety policies will be required for entry into the 2022 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic™, and such policies may be modified according to then-current public health guidance and applicable law. Updates will be made available prior to the 2022 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic™. Fans should visit
https://forgefc.canpl.ca/return-to-stadium/
for more information.
