PITTSBURGH (AP) – Sidney Crosby is shooting the puck. Even more importantly for the Pittsburgh Penguins, it’s going in. Funny how success seems to follow when that happens.
The Penguins evened their series against the New York Rangers with a momentum-shifting 4-3 victory Saturday night. Crosby scored twice, including a diving deflection off a centering pass from Chris Kuntiz that gave the Penguins the lead and the hope their late-season fade is now a thing of the past.
Heading into Monday night’s Game 3, Pittsburgh has momentum and – perhaps just as importantly – a much-needed infusion of swagger.
“You’re going into New York, you obviously want to go there and get one win and we did that,” forward Brandon Sutter said. “So, we got the split we wanted. But obviously, there’s a lot of work left to be done and we definitely need to have some confidence and belief that it’s a team we can beat.”
Having Crosby do what he does better than just about anyone else certainly helps.