Scenes around and in Wrigley Field as the St. Louis Blues play the Chicago Blackhawks in the Winter Classic on Dec. 31, 2024. Jack Kennedy, of Chesterfield, poses for a photos outside Wrigley ...

The ultimate outdoor hockey showdown between the cross-state rival St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks is underway. The Blues are pushing for their third Winter Classic win in three such contests.

“We needed to win both games to really get close,” Montgomery ... the good vibes up.” Jeremy Rutherford is a senior writer for The Athletic covering the St. Louis Blues.