"After becoming the first goalie in NHL outdoor game history to post a shutout, Miikka Kiprusoff stood in the Calgary Flames' dressing room next to a pile to discarded clothes. He made 39 saves in the Flames' 4-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens; but one of his best decisions was made back in the dressing room.

Game-time temperatures in the Heritage Classic started at minus-8.6 degrees Celsius and continued to plummet. The fanfare of the Classic's opening moments in McMahon Stadium left the goalie standing there in the cold. After the Habs managed only eight shots in the period, he began to feel its effects.

"It was a little bit standing around, and I didn't face many shots," he said. "The first period was pretty windy, colder. I had to add something after the first period."

So Kiprusoff and the Flames' equipment staff worked together on adding a few pieces of clothing to his gear between the first and second periods.

The previous day's practice had served as a trial run for clothing, he said. "I tried a diver's wetsuit yesterday, but it was too hot."

He found better options between periods of the Classic. "We had a lot of good stuff to use. Second and third, I felt alright," he said.

As Kiprusoff felt more comfortable in the open air, the Canadiens kept him energized with 21 shots in the second frame, which he turned aside. It was the kind of activity a goalie needs in an outdoor game, as they're not afforded the same chances to warm up as the players on the heated benches.

"It's gotta be hard on goalies. They're standing there and we get way more breaks at the bench, obviously," said captain Jarome Iginla. "