Sidney Crosby
- Goals 9
- Assists 7
- Points 16
- +/- 9
- PIM 29
- Height: 5-11
- Weight: 200
- Shoots: Left
- Born: Aug 7, 1987 - Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia
- Draft: 2005 - 1st round (1st overall) by the Pittsburgh Penguins
News and Notes
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Nov 6
Crosby went pointless for the third straight game on Thursday and hasn't helped much with a power play that's gone 3-for-32 since Sergei Gonchar (wrist) got hurt. Recommendation: Despite logging the third highest amount of ice time on the man advantage (84:00) in the NHL, Crosby has just three power-play points -- all goals -- through 16 games. He's averaged 33 power-play assists in his four seasons, but so far Crosby hasn't been able to cover for the injury losses of Gonchar or more recently, Evgeni Malkin. To his credit, Crosby has recorded two of his five career short-handed points this year. Overall, the Penguins superstar boasts a career-best 15.3 shooting percentage on nine goals and 16 points, but it seems unlikely that his power-play production will return to form until the team gets healthy. |
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Nov 5
C Sidney Crosby and Kings D Jack Johnson have been close friends since their days together at Shattuck-St. Mary's School in Minnesota, where they played prep hockey. Crosby and Johnson were the first and third overall picks at the 2005 entry draft, and they remain close -- though Crosby said it's not easy to keep up given that Thursday was only their second NHL game against one another. "Text messaging is great for that," he said. |
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Oct 31
Crosby had two assists in regulation then scored the winning shootout goal as the Penguins beat Columbus 4-3 on Friday night. Advice: With five goals and six assists in his last six games, it looks like Crosby is heating up. Slightly puzzling, however, is that he only has one power play point in that stretch. |
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