Sidney Crosby ended two streaks when he fired a one-timer past goaltender Carey Price to beat the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in overtime on Friday night. He snapped a personal four-game goalless drought and scored the team’s first power-play goal in nine attempts. The Penguins earned the power play when the Canadiens took a too-many men penalty 3:09 into overtime. On the ensuing faceoff, Montreal center Tomas Plekanec’s stick snapped, and the Penguins were able to take advantage with Kris Letang ... Read More
Canadiens spoil Perron’s debut, beat Penguins 4-1
The Montreal Canadiens came into Pittsburgh riding a red-hot Carey Price to a five-game winning streak. The Penguins did very little too cool off Price as he shut down the Penguins offense and the Canadiens put four past Marc-Andre Fleury to win 4-1 at Consol Energy Center on Saturday. “We didn't generate that many chances, and when you face a goalie that good, you don’t give yourself a chance to win the game,” said Penguins defenseman Kris Letang. Montreal’s Max Pacioretty started out the ... Read More