Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
· National Hockey LeagueCrosby scores 2 goals to lead Penguins to 3-1 win over Canadiens
Blake Lizotte scored an empty-net goal in the final minute for Pittsburgh. Kris Letang, playing in his 1,100th regular-season game, finished with an assist against his hometown team. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 25 shots for the Penguins.
Christian Dvorak scored for Montreal and Sam Montembeault made 21 saves.
Crosby got the Penguins on the scoreboard with 4:03 remaining in the first period and then made it 2-0 on the power play with 1:20 to go in the second. He is tied with Sergei Fedorov and Joe Nieuwendyk for 14th-place on the NHL’s all-time game-winning goals list. Crosby surpassed Luc Robitaille for 13th-most even-strength goals in league history.
Crosby has four goals and seven points in his last three games. It’s the seventh time Crosby scored multiple goals in back-to-back games after he had two during a win against Anaheim on Thursday. Crosby, who has five goals this season, is three from 600 in his career.
Penguins: The Penguins won their second straight following a six-game losing streak.
PIT leads series 2-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 15:57 | Sidney Crosby Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Rickard Rakell (3) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 18:40 | Sidney Crosby Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Kris Letang (3), Erik Karlsson (7) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 5:32 | Christian Dvorak Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Emil Heineman (1), Juraj Slafkovsky (7) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 19:15 | Blake Lizotte Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Lars Eller (3) |
Statistics
MTL | PIT | |
---|---|---|
24 | Blocked Shots | 19 |
28 | Hits | 19 |
4 | Takeaways | 5 |
26 | Shots | 24 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
2 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
21 | Faceoffs Won | 28 |
42.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 57.1 |
20 | Giveaways | 15 |
5 | Total Penalties | 4 |
13 | Penalty Minutes | 11 |
Game Information
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 17,362 | Capacity:
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 17,362 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Toronto | 12 | 6 | 26 | 2 |
Florida | 12 | 6 | 25 | 1 |
Tampa Bay | 10 | 6 | 21 | 1 |
Buffalo | 9 | 9 | 19 | 1 |
Boston | 8 | 9 | 19 | 3 |
Ottawa | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1 |
Detroit | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 |
Montreal | 7 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Carolina | 14 | 4 | 28 | 0 |
Washington | 13 | 4 | 27 | 1 |
New Jersey | 12 | 7 | 26 | 2 |
NY Rangers | 12 | 4 | 25 | 1 |
NY Islanders | 7 | 7 | 19 | 5 |
Philadelphia | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 |
Pittsburgh | 7 | 10 | 18 | 4 |
Columbus | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 |