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WASHINGTON - When he was playing hockey on the pond of his family farm in Manitoba, Eric Fehr dreamed of winning a Stanley Cup.What he didnt dream about was playing outdoors in the NHL, although that eventually began to have some appeal.When the games started coming out and you started watching them, you definitely thought, This is pretty cool, this is something Id like to be a part of, Fehr said.Fehr will play in his second Winter Classic on Thursday when he and the Washington Capitals face the Chicago Blackhawks. He already is part of NHL outdoor hockey lore because of the 2011 game in Pittsburgh. He scored two goals, including the winner, to send the Capitals past the Penguins.He had the performance we all wanted to have, forward Brooks Laich said. He had the game we all wanted to have.Fehr scored on a wraparound after Marc-Andre Fleury gave the puck away. Then he had the winner on a breakaway.Its still a regular-season game, Fehr said. Obviously it was a bit of a bigger stage, but at the end of the day it was just two goals.Those two goals of his 80 in the NHL with the Capitals and Winnipeg Jets are the ones most people remember about Fehr. In the rain at Heinz Field, the 2003 first-round pick had something of a coming out party.It definitely put him on the map for some people that didnt necessarily know Fehrsie before, defenceman Karl Alzner said. Its a tough act to follow, but if anyone can do it, I would put money on him to battle hard for it.Fehr thanked the bad ice for that night.It was a different game, he said. It wasnt a game like most.Sun is forecast for Thursdays game at Nationals Park, so the 29-year-old forward isnt promising an encore.Were going to let everybody else get in there and get some goals and Im going to try to fly under the radar, he said.Fehr has battled shoulder problems for years. 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