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Teaming up with the National Hockey League, after forays into the world s of racing and boxing, HBO offers a compelling behind-the-scenes look at the rivalry between the Washington Capitals and the Pittsburgh Penguins as they prepare for the 4th Annual NHL Winter Classic.

LW Alexander Ovechkin Capitals; C Sidney Crosby, Penguins;RW Jaromir Jagr, Penguins-Capitals-Ducks;D Nicklas Lidstrom, Red Wings;D Chris Pronger, Blues-Oilers-Ducks-Flyers;G Martin Brodeur, Devils

The ultimate level of the sport’s compelling combination of speed, grace, physical mayhem, stick skills and intensity were on full display last night as that band of youngsters, the Penguins, with superstar kids Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin and a rookie coach defeated the dominant dynasty of the era, the Red Wings (NHL champs four times in a dozen years) in Detroit 2-1 taking the decisive Game 7 and the 2009 Stanley Cup.