“Some of these milestones he’s reaching now is in such elite company, he is, in my mind, building a real compelling argument for being one of the greatest players of all time.” “All these milestones he’s achieving is more evidence of the legacy he’s built and the stamp that he’s put on the game,” Sullivan said. Sullivan called Crosby a generational talent. “It’s a compliment to be in that company.” “Anytime you’re mentioned with Gordie Howe and Wayne Gretzky, that’s pretty neat,” Crosby said. Gordie Howe averaged a point-per-game in 17 seasons total, one more than Crosby. “I think everybody is tired of losing, but the effort we put in, the detail we put in, kept the game close and gave ourselves an opportunity,” Devils coach Lindy Ruff said.Ĭrosby’s late goal also locked in his 16th season averaging at least a point a game.Ĭrosby, who has 55 points in 47 games, joins Wayne Gretzky as the only players in NHL history to have a point-per-game season in each of their first 16 years in the league. Damon Severson’s assist tied Ken Daneyko for seventh in Devils history for points by a defenseman. DeSmith committed to the initial shot from Ryan Murray, but he slid a pass to Wood, who scored on a one-timer. Wood pulled the Devils within a goal 10:58 into the third period. The puck slipped off Yegor Sharangovich’s stick and went to Hughes, who beat an out-of-position DeSmith. Hughes made it 3-1 at 8:45 of the second. Jake Guentzel initially deflected Cody Ceci’s point shot, which later hit Rust’s shin pad and went into the net. Rust gave Pittsburgh a three-goal lead 7:30 into the second. McCann nearly shouldered the right post as he dove and converted a point-shot rebound over Blackwood’s pad. McCann scored his team-leading seventh power-play goal 3:09 after Carter’s goal. The puck rolled off Jason Zucker’s stick and went to Carter, who beat Blackwood to the blocker side from the right faceoff dot. “We need to step up here and get a win, because quite frankly, I’m sick and tired of losing hockey games,” Wood said.Ĭarter opened the scoring at 9:41 of the first period. He is winless in his last nine starts since March 30. Mackenzie Blackwood made 36 saves for the Devils after missing the previous two games with an upper-body injury. Miles Wood scored his 15th goal for the Devils, and Jack Hughes got his 11th. New Jersey dropped its ninth straight game and 13th in 14 games overall. The Penguins, who have points in their last nine home games, have nine wins in their last 12 games against the Devils. ![]() Pittsburgh completed a three-game series sweep of New Jersey. Casey DeSmith stopped 34 shots and Jared McCann scored a power-play goal for the Penguins, who have 13 wins and points in 15 of their last 18 games overall. Jeff Carter, who was acquired by Pittsburgh in an April 12 trade with the Los Angeles Kings, scored his 10th of the season and second in three games. I think guys that reach that milestone consistently are really good players.” “It’s hard to score 20 goals in this league,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. He’s the 36th player in NHL history to have 13 or more 20-plus goal seasons. His goal came following a tense net-mouth scramble in which the Devils nearly tied the game.Ĭrosby surpassed Evgeni Malkin and Mario Lemieux for the most 20-plus goal seasons in franchise history. PITTSBURGH (AP) - Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust each scored their 20th goal of the season, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Saturday.Ĭrosby got an empty-netter with 0.1 seconds to play.
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