The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Thursday. The Penguins' Sidney Crosby had one goal and two assists, placing him in ninth place on the NHL's scoring list.
PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists, passing Joe Sakic for ninth all-time in points in a 5-3 win for the Pittsburgh Penguins against the Edmonton Oilers at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday. Crosby reached 1,643 points (604 goals, 1,039 assists), ahead of Sakic (1,641) and behind Mario Lemieux (1,723) in eighth.
Leon Draisaitl scored twice to reach 31 goals this season, but Alex Nedeljkovic made 40 saves for Pittsburgh on Thursday night in a 5-3 defeat for the Oilers that snapped their four-game win streak
The Pittsburgh Penguins had lost seven consecutive games to Edmonton before Thursday evening. They had been outscored in those games, 37-9, and might have been outplayed even more than those numbers suggest.
Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists to move into ninth on the NHL’s career scoring list as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers 5-3.
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Edmonton sports a fifth-ranked 28.8 power-play percentage and top-ranked 89.3 penalty-kill percentage during the stretch, and the Oil are at full health for tonight's tilt against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Oilers' 5-3 loss to the Penguins ended a seven-game winning streak against the Penguins dating back to Dec. 20, 2019.
The Pittsburgh Penguins picked up their first win of 2025 by defeating Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers Thursday night at PPG Paints Arena.
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It’s fitting that the Pittsburgh Penguins’ “Star Wars Night” promotion Thursday evening followed Tuesday’s 4-3 shootout loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. That defeat created a great disturbance in the force at PPG Paints Arena.
Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in NHL history to have a goal and an assist, and made 40 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Friday night.