by Christopher BottaFiled under: Capitals, Penguins, Winter Classic
PITTSBURGH -- The marquee battle between superstars Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin at the NHL Winter Classic was won by ... Eric Fehr. The 25-year-old right wing (middle, above photo) scored the winning and insurance goals in the Washington Capitals' 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in front of a crowd of 68,111 at Heinz Field.
"I was definitely happy I could score," said Fehr, who seemed surprised himself that he came out of the league's signature regular season event as the No. 1 star.
"What can I say? (Fehr) played a really good game," said Washington coach Bruce Boudreau.
A miscue by Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury led to the game-winner at 14:45 of the second period. Fleury tried to play the puck behind his goal, but fumbled it. Capitals forward Marcus Johansson captured the puck and slid it to Fehr, who scored his sixth goal of the season. Fehr scored on a breakaway, off a pass from Jason Chimera, with eight minutes left in regulation to give the Capitals a 3-1 lead.
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