PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby is too consumed with the moment to think about the history he s making. Too focused on trying to will the Pittsburgh Penguins into a playoff
Sidney Crosby's deft feed to the slot ended up on the stick of teammate Erik Karlsson. The defenseman did the rest, blasting a shot by Alex Lyon 1:40 into overtime to give the Penguins a 6-5 win that leapfrogged them over Washington and into the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot.
Sidney Crosby's deft feed to the slot ended up on the stick of teammate Erik Karlsson. The defenseman did the rest, blasting a shot by Alex Lyon 1:40 into overtime to give the Penguins a 6-5 win that leapfrogged them over Washington and into the Eastern Conference's second wild-card spot.
Pittsburgh's matchup with Detroit on Thursday at PPG Paints Arena had huge playoff implications, as both teams entered the game one point outside of the final Wild Card spot—which had been held by Washington—with four games remaining.
After the Red Wings battled back from a two-goal deficit in the third