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Blackhawks 4, Sabres 3: The Blackhawks finally notched their first win of the season last night, but they didn't make it easy as Corey Crawford save 32 shots on goal and Marian Hossa scored twice to beat Buffalo. Nick Leddy and Patrick Kane also scored for the defending Stanley Cup champions. more ›

In a day packed with college football bowl games, the coolest televised sporting event on New Year's Day had to be watching the Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins play an NHL game outside in Buffalo, in front of over 71,000 fans. It brought the game back to its roots, played outside on frozen ponds and lakes throughout the Midwest and Canada. Now imagine that same game outside, only featuring two of the NHL's "Original Six." With the Black Hawks roaring back from the brink of irrelevance in the months after Bill Wirtz's passing, playing hockey in a sold-out Soldier Field, for example, would be the capper on an impressive resurrection. more ›