WITH OVER 68,000 FANS ROARING WITH PURE EXCITEMENT DURING THIS WINTER CLASSIC HOCKEY EXTRAVAGANZA, LOCATED AT HEINZ FIELD, THE WASHINGTON CAPITALS PUT ON AN OFFENSIVE SHOW THAT PROPELS THEM INTO THE SPOT LIGHT OF THE NHL’S PREMIER STAGE. THE PITTSBURG PENGUINS STARTED THE GAME WITH THE FIRST GOAL, AND THE OVERFLOWING CROWD OF THE WINTER CLASSIC ERUPTED IN A ROAR THAT COULD HAVE MATCHED THE LEVEL OF A GAME BEING PLAYED BY THEIR HOMETOWN PITTSBURG STEELERS. UNFORTUNATELY, IT WAS THE FIRST AND LAST GOAL OF THE NIGHT FOR THE PENGUINS, WHO COULDN’T STOP THE OFFENSIVE SURGE OF THE CAPITALS, AS THEY WENT ON TO TAKE THE WINTER CLASSIC WITH A 3-1 VICTORY.  THIS HAS BEEN ONE OF THE GREATEST RIVALRYS IN THE NHL’S EASTERN CONFERENCE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, AND APPEARS TO HAVE A GREAT COMPETITVE FUTURE FOR THE FANS OF THE GAME, AND ALSO THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OF BOTH CLUBS DURING THIS TRECHEROUS ECONONOMIC DOWNTURN FOR THE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS WORLD AS A ENTITY.