And so the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks move back indoors. They move back into the comforts of climate-friendly arenas. They move back into their sense of normalcy.
Before they do, let's take a look back at the highlights of a New Year's weekend featuring a 5-4 overtime win for the Maple Leafs against the Red Wings in the 2017 Scotiabank NHL Centennial Classic at Exhibition Stadium on Sunday and a 4-1 win for the Blues against the Blackhawks in the 2017 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Busch Stadium on Monday.
Here are the top 10 most memorable moments, in chronological order:
10 memorable moments from Centennial, Winter Classics
From Maple Leafs wanting to stay on ice all day to Vladimir Tarasenko boosting Blues
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