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Winter Classic 2022 -- St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild players don tropical pregame fashion and frozen facial hair

The St. Louis Blues face the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night in the Winter Classic, the NHL's annual New Year's Day game played outdoors. Target Field, usually the home of the Minnesota Twins, is where the two teams will play.

Per the Weather Channel website, Saturday's high in Minneapolis is negative-5 degrees. With the wind chill, it feels like negative-21 degrees, according to the site. And it's only getting colder as the night progresses. The temperature reached negative-7 degrees, making it the coldest NHL outdoor game on record, per ESPN Stats & Information research.