You might have noticed the Washington Capitals–New York Rangers game looked a little different. Was that Cricket Green playing for the Rangers?
Tuesday’s game was a first-of-its-kind production: A live hockey game rendered into an animated series in real-time and virtually recreated the action on the ice at Madison Square Garden. It featured characters from the Disney animated series “Big City Greens,” which debuted in 2018.
Here are some of the top moments from the “Big City” broadcast:
One for the fans
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“Big City Greens” fans love this Patrick Kane goal
Times Circle is abuzz after Patrick Kane puts the Rangers up two goals.
Early equalizer
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Nicolas Aube-Kubel’s goal gets the “Big City Greens” treatment
Check out Nicolas Aube-Kubel’s equalizer at the Big City Greens Classic.
Penalty box views
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Vasquez patrols the penalty box during Big City Greens Classic
The “Big City Greens” very own Vasquez monitors the sin bin after Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom commits a penalty.