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Video: WINTER CLASSIC Preview Show
NHL TV: 74,000 will attend this New Year's Day NHL match outdoors, and will be the largest crowd ever to watch a hockey game in the USA. The PITTSBURGH PENGUINS will visit the BUFFALO SABRES in a regular-season conference match-up. This exclusive NFL.com preview (27:11) features XM radio host Don LaGreca along with ESPN's E.J. Hradek letting fans in on all that's planned for the big day...
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