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Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin have combined for countless comebacks through 18 seasons together with the Pittsburgh Penguins and their third-period effort against New Jersey on Tuesday night surely ranked among their best. Crosby and Malkin each scored twice in Pittsburgh's five-goal third and the Penguins kept their playoff hopes alive with a 6-3 win over the Devils. The Penguins beat the Rangers 5-2 on Monday night and the back-to-back wins have moved them three points behind Washington for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with seven games left.

It was 3-1 after two periods and the New Jersey Devils were in control. In fewer than 15 minutes in the third period, the Devils gave up five straight goals to the Pittsburgh Penguins to lose 3-6. This recap covers yet another ugly loss at home.

Crosby reached a point per game or better in each of his first 19 NHL seasons, tying Wayne Gretzky's record, in the win over the Rangers.

Crosby hit history with an empty-net goal late in the Penguins’ 5-2 victory over the Rangers.

Kicking off another busy week, the Rangers played host to the Pittsburgh Penguins for the third and final time this season. Having already beaten them twice…