Toronto Maple Leafs vs Detroit Red Wings Live Stream Free: Watch Winter Classic 2014 Online (NBC TV Schedule, Start Time)
The Toronto Maple Leafs against the Detroit Red Wings takes place on New Year's Day 2014 in the Winter Classic 2014 game. This will be an iconic event, with two exceedingly strong teams battling it out in an outdoors game in front of tens of thousands of screaming fans. The game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the NBC network or online through free live stream (details below).
The Maple Leafs come into this game with a 20-16-5 record so far this season, where as the Red Wings are 18-14-9. Both teams know how special this game is; they will be facing one another at the Big house on New Year's Day in a game that no NHL fan will want to miss.
It has been reported that the NHL has sold a massive 105,500 tickets for the Winter Classic this year, making this game unprecedented in NHL history.
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These two teams are also very close to one another, meaning this game should be especially competitive with neither side wanting to give away anything. The special stage for today's game should also make this game especially dramatic and emotional for the players, and tensions could spill over.
Leafs center Nazem Kadri spoke about the competition between the teams as a motivating factor in this game. He told The Canadian Press via NHL.com: "Obviously Detroit being so close to us (in the standings) it definitely makes things a little more competitive."
The Red Wings are surprisingly doing badly at home, and on home ice they are just 6-16. So they might enjoy a temporary switch from the Joe Louis Arena to Michigan Stadium.
Today's Winter Classic 2014 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Detroit Red Wings will start at 1 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the ESPN network or online through free live stream by clicking here.
