Still, 40,933 people packed the Friendly Confines and partied throughout a 6-2 win for the St. Louis Blues in the Discover NHL Winter Classic.

When the NHL announced in February the 2024 Winter Classic would be held in Chicago, some wondered why they’d put the Blackhawks back in the national spotlight. The answers were quite obvious: Connor Bedard and Wrigley Field.

On a rainy Saturday at Wrigley Field, The St. Louis Blues rolled past the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2025 NHL Winter Classic, 6-2. The Blues lit up the scoreboard, and that outburst of offense came from the defense.