Chicago Blackhawks vs Pittsburgh Penguins Stadium Series live stream: Watch online free Saturday 8:00 ET as these two teams battle on the ice, outdoors, at Soldier Field, which is the home of the Chicago Bears.

This will be the first of two meetings this season, pitting two of the best in the NHL as the Pittsburgh Penguins (40-15-4) go into the freezing, windy city of Chicago vs the defending Stanley Cup champion Blackhawks (35-12-14). Both teams are tied in points overall and the collision of stars like Sidney Crosby, Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane collide as the Stadium Series continues. Watch the free live stream online for this great experience that features two of the NHL's best.

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"I think it's a great matchup to have for this kind of game, probably," Kane told ESPN.com. "Two teams that a lot of fans want to watch on TV and when you mix it in with a stadium series-type of game like this, I think it makes it even more entertaining."

Tanner Glass, the 30-year-old Canadian forward smiled as he captured the chilly scene of Soldier Field, which took him all the way back to when he first learned to skate at his grandparents' farm, according to ESPN.com.

"As I grew up, there was an outdoor rink right beside by the main rink," said Glass, a native of Regina, Saskatchewan. "So even tournaments, we'd have our real game inside and then we'd all just take half our gear off and run across to the outdoor rink and play all day. It reminds me of that and kind of the good old days."

This will be the Blackhawks second game since the Olympic break, coming off a 2-1 loss against the Rangers. Toews and Crosby were just winning a gold medal for Team Canada at the Olympics in Sochi on Sunday. Now they are opponents on the ice, headlining this showdown.

Penguins coach Dan Bylsma got a chance to see Kane up close when he was behind the U.S. bench in Russia. Now he'll be coaching against him just a week later.

"I've learned quite a bit about his competitiveness," Bylsma said. "You kind of see the smile. It's certainly a ton of skill how he plays the game, but I was impressed by it and learned just the competitiveness that he has and brings to the game. Skill-wise you see it live."