A goal and two assists from the Canadian striker Sydney Crosby allowed “Pittsburgh “to conquer”Detroit “in an NHL regular season game.
Pittsburgh beat Detroit at home in overtime – 6:5. Crosby was named the game’s first star.
Crosby recorded his 47th and 48th assists of the season, as well as his 41st goal.
Crosby now has 1,000 assists in his NHL career. The anniversary broadcast brought victory to the “penguins”.
Crosby became the fourteenth player in history to complete at least 1,000 passes in the NHL.
Crosby has 1,591 (591 + 1,000) career points to move into tenth all-time, passing Phil Esposito (1,590).
Russian Evgeni Malkin scored most often thanks to Crosby’s passes – 138 goals.
NHL. Regular season
Pittsburgh Penguins (Pittsburgh) – Detroit Red Wings (Detroit) – 6:5 OT (2:2, 2:1, 1:2, 1:0)
Goals: O’Connor, 2:40 p.m. Létang, 3:09 p.m. Crosby, 27:58. Rust, 32:44. Carter, 43:32 (men). Karlsson, 61:40. —Raymond, 3:39 a.m., 7:46 p.m., 54:53 p.m. Petrie, 39:24. Larkin, 52:56.
Source : MatchTV
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