Crosby’s hat trick lifts Penguins over Buffalo
Written by on February 1st, 2010 in Latest News.
Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby, left, is greeted by teammates Evgeni Malkin and Bill Guerin after scoring his third goal of the night against the Buffalo Sabres in Pittsburgh on Monday. (Keith Srakocic/Associated Press)
Sidney Crosby scored three goals in slightly more than eight minutes of the second period as the Pittsburgh Penguins quickly turned a two-goal deficit into a two-goal lead, then held on to beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-4 on Monday night.
Crosby tied Patrick Marleau of idle San Jose for the NHL goals lead with 37 by following up his game-altering performance during the Penguins’ 2-1 shootout win Sunday against Detroit with an even better one.
The Pittsburgh captain’s hat trick was his third of the season and fifth of his career, and his teammates pressed unsuccessfully to try to get him a fourth goal in the final period.
