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Sidney Crosby insists he's not a scoreboard watcher. Maybe it's because the Pittsburgh Penguins’ longtime captain is too occupied with his team to worry about anyone else. Or maybe it's because Crosby never had much reason to check during Pittsburgh's run to 16 straight playoff berths between 2007 and 2022.
Jake McCabe scored at 1:30 of overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Monday night. Auston Matthews got his NHL-leading 65th goal of the season to go along with an assist, while Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov made 30 saves.
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.
The Penguins had star guests in the crowd during their Thursday win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Thursday. The Penguins' Evgeni Malkin scored two goals during the second period.