The Buffalo Sabres hosted the first Winter Classic in 2008 and will participate in the event exactly 10 years later on Monday afternoon, when they take on the New York Rangers in frigid temperatures at Citi Field in Queens. The Sabres, who lost 2-1 in a shootout against Pittsburgh in the inaugural Classic, are at the bottom of the Eastern Conference but have been playing better hockey of late with points in three of the last four games.