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Pittsburgh Penguins at Los Angeles Kings
· National Hockey LeagueCrosby and Malkin lead Penguins to 5-1 victory, snapping Kings' 9-game home win streak
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Crosby, Anthony Beauvillier and Kevin Hayes each had a goal and an assist. Cody Glass also scored for the Penguins, and Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 25 shots.
Adrian Kempe had the Los Angeles goal and David Rittich made 27 saves.
Crosby picked up his 50th point of the season 14:09 into the first period when he got a piece of Matthew Grzelcyk's shot from the point and put it past Rittich to make it 2-0. Crosby is the 11th player in NHL history with at least 50 points in 18 or more seasons.
Malkin put the Penguins up 3-0 in the second with a wrist shot from in front. His 507th career goal tied Jean Beliveau for 44th place on the NHL list.
It was only the third time this season, and first since Nov. 5 against the New York Islanders, that Crosby and Malkin scored in the same game.
Kings: Kempe has nine goals in his last five games against the Penguins.
PIT wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 10:09 | Kevin Hayes Goal (8) , assists: none |
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Goal | 1st Period 14:09 | Sidney Crosby Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Matt Grzelcyk (24), Anthony Beauvillier (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:26 | Evgeni Malkin Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Philip Tomasino (6), Marcus Pettersson (15) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:02 | Adrian Kempe Goal (23) Slap Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (31), Jordan Spence (12) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:00 | Cody Glass Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Kevin Hayes (4), Owen Pickering (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:57 | Anthony Beauvillier Goal (11) Backhand, assists: Kris Letang (11), Sidney Crosby (38) |
Statistics
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14 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
7 | Hits | 18 |
4 | Takeaways | 2 |
32 | Shots | 26 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
1 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
100.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
31 | Faceoffs Won | 27 |
53.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 46.6 |
13 | Giveaways | 15 |
3 | Total Penalties | 1 |
6 | Penalty Minutes | 2 |
Game Information
crypto.com Arena
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,145 | Capacity:
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 18,145 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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35 | 11 | 77 | 7 |
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32 | 18 | 68 | 4 |
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30 | 19 | 66 | 6 |
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26 | 21 | 59 | 7 |
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25 | 21 | 57 | 7 |
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26 | 23 | 56 | 4 |
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22 | 24 | 53 | 9 |
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23 | 25 | 53 | 7 |
2024-25 Pacific Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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33 | 16 | 70 | 4 |
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31 | 17 | 68 | 6 |
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27 | 17 | 60 | 6 |
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26 | 20 | 59 | 7 |
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24 | 18 | 59 | 11 |
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23 | 24 | 52 | 6 |
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23 | 28 | 50 | 4 |
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15 | 34 | 36 | 6 |