Tuesday night, the Columbus Blue Jackets hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins for the first of four match-ups this season. Sidney Crosby didn’t wait long to get the scoring started. A shot from the point by Kris Letang went wide and bounced out in front of the net. Marcus Pettersson tapped it towards Crosby on the goal line, who ripped the puck in from a low angle. With that goal, Crosby extended his point streak to nine games. Later in the period, Kirill Marchenko evened the score at 1-1 for Columbus. With 30 seconds left in the 1st, Yegor Chinakhov gave Columbus the lead, 2-1. The beginning of the 2nd saw Pittsburgh kill off two penalties successfully. Using that momentum, Crosby picked up a loose puck in the corner and dished it out front. Vinnie Hinostroza redirected it to Jake Guentzel, who got the goal. The 2nd period ended tied 2-2. Halfway through the 3rd, Erik Karlsson blasted a slap shot from the point past the Columbus goaltender to take the lead. Minutes later, Alexandre Texier tied the game once again. Later in the period, Karlsson had the puck at the point. He would give a slap pass to Crosby just off to the side of the net, and with a chip-tip Crosby redirected the puck in for his second goal of the night. Columbus pulled their goalie and with the empty net, Crosby got his third goal of the game and his 13th hat trick of his career. The Penguins won 5-3 and extended their winning streak to 5.
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Overall good effort
Crosby with the hatty! Also nice to see Karlson getting points consistently
Cool hockey is the coolest sport good team cool 😎😎😎😎😎
And….. another one!!!!
It’s an honor to watch Crosby play
Bit sloppy overall, but what a night for the captain. Always grateful for that.
Hoping for some luck for Rakell.
always makes me laugh when people say Crosby isnt a top player in this league anymore
Man oh man.
@tristanjarry peut mieux faire il a été faible sur les 2 premier buts mais sinon what a game for Sid The Kid 87
It’s his 16th hat trick tho
Believe it or not Crosbys last 2 Hattys have been in Columbus and have been his 8th 9th and 10th goals both times
Truly blessed to have watched this man play
5 in a row, let’s keep it going boys. Fan for life
36 yrs old and STILL the best player in the WORLD! Atta boy Sid and Penguins!
Guess what jersey I’m wearing to work tomorrow? 87!!!!
Ladies and gentlemen, Elvis has just left the building for the 5th time in a row!! Great game gentlemen. Watching Crosby play never gets old. As always, LETS GO PENS!!! 🖤💛
Let's GO!!!
Lets not forget to give rusty a shout out for that sweet no look drop pass to crosby for his hat trick.
I was a sr in high school for Mario's rookie campaign. Then there was Jagr, and now Sid. Somebody pinch me.
LGP
That little touch pass Petterson made to sid on the first goal was sick
Good win!
Age is just a number. And that number is 87
Obviously the first line really showed up. But O Connor is coming into his own since last season.
Great game Next One😮
Crosby🎉
I mean that Malkin line is really bad at defending