Sid Leads The Penguins To Victory
Three Nobodies Named Malkin, Neal, and Crosby
Friday night’s 5-3 victory against the Buffalo Sabres was one filled with milestones for the Penguins.
Sidney Crosby became the 7th youngest player in NHL history to record 600 points when he assisted on a James Neal goal. Crosby had a 4 point night, including 1 goal and 3 assists. Since coming back from head and neck injury on March 15, Crosby has had 17 points in 10 games. Not too shabby, huh?
Evgeni Malkin, who said earlier this month it would be nice to hit 50 goals this season, came close to achieving that with his 48th goal of the season. Malkin leads the NHL in points, with a total of 102, 11 points ahead of 2nd place Steven Stamkos. At the pace he’s going, there is a huge chance Geno will be able to hit the 50 mark before the season ends.
Pascal Dupuis got 2 assists against Buffalo, extending his point streak to 13 games. This makes Dupuis the owner of the longest point streak in the NHL this season. This marks a banner year for the normally quiet Dupuis, who also has 24 goals this season, a career high for him.
Brent Johnson, who missed 17 games with an undisclosed injury and hadn’t been playing like his usual beasting self this season, got the start in goal and turned away 25 of the Sabres 28 shots.
Congratulations to them all!
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