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Crosby's 16th hat trick leads Pens to 5th straight win 🐧

Plus, Matt Duchene wins it in OT, Binnington shuts out Lightning, and a lot more.

Good morning. Matthew Poitras (+1) correctly gathered 48% of your votes in yesterday’s poll, as the rookie earned the best plus-minus relative to his peers (Fantilli +0, Cooley -1, Carlsson did not play).

Have a great Wednesday! 🍻

- Brandon Rubeo

Today’s Lineup:

  • Sidney Crosby hat trick and assist lead Pens over Blue Jackets

  • Matt Duchene’s OT goal completes Stars’ rally

  • Binnington and Kyrou lead Blues in shutout win

  • And a lot more… 👇

🎩 Sidney Crosby tallies 16th career hat trick & adds assist, Pens beat the Blue Jackets 5-3. The bonafide superstar extended his point streak to nine games, scoring four minutes into the 1st followed by an incredible tip-in and eventual game-winner with a little over five minutes left in the 3rd, before sealing his hat trick effort with an empty-netter. Crosby collected an assist on Jake Guentzel’s 2nd period tally while Erik Karlsson rounded out the Pens scoring. Tristan Jarry made 30 saves as the Penguins recorded their fifth straight win. Read more →

⭐️ Matt Duchene scores in overtime, Stars complete 4-3 rally over the Coyotes. The 32-year-old forward buried a Tyler Seguin feed just 42 seconds into overtime to extend his goal streak and the Stars win streak to four games. Esa Lindell tied the game in the 1st and Roope Hintz gave the Stars a 2-1 lead midway through the 2nd before the Coyotes scored twice in the 3rd to take a 3-2 lead with a little over five minutes remaining in regulation. Tyler Seguin tied it up two minutes later and forced overtime with his 3rd goal of the season before setting up Duchene in OT. Read more →

🎵 Jordan Binnington makes 30 saves, Jordan Kyrou scores twice as Blues shutout Lightning 5-0. The 30-year-old netminder recorded his 1st shutout of the season, 13th of his career, to secure the Blues third win in a row while handing the Lightning their 3rd straight loss. The Blues’ speedy center Jordan Kyrou buried a beautiful 2nd period breakaway to give St. Louis a 2-0 lead before snapping home a Brayden Schenn feed with less than a minute remaining in regulation for his 2nd of the game. Colton Parayko, Jakub Vrana, and Kasperi Kapanen added goals for the Blues. Read more →

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With his 16th career hat trick, Sidney Crosby sits 2nd on the Pittsburgh Penguins all-time list for most hat tricks. Who holds #1?

No surprise: Mario Lemieux holds the Pittsburgh Penguins all-time record for hat tricks with 40 games scoring three or more goals. 🤯

*we recognize Crosby’s stats aren’t up-to-date here but have checked multiple sources to confirm Lemieux’s total

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