– It was a strange game in many ways, sometimes it happens, it’s just not possible to explain why, said Crosby. But we stuck with it, we worked and we found a way to win. It was a good experience for us … now we have to tighten up defensively and not give up too much, Crosby said.
Evgeni Malkin gave Pittsburgh a 4-3 lead in the game 3:26 into the third period on a layup by Crosby. It was Malkin’s 500th goal in the National Hockey League. Malkin also played Rikard Rakell for the goal that took the game to overtime.
– In the last few matches, that has been going around in my head… when will the goal come? My friends and my parents have encouraged me all the time. It has not been easy, and there is a long way to go to reach 500 goals. I’m glad I got to do it tonight. Finally, sort of. Now I’m more relaxed. And it’s the first time I can say I’m proud of myself, said Malkin, who reached the milestone in his 1,150th game.
Crosby, 37, of Cole Harbor, Nova Scotia, and Malkin, 38, of Magnitogorsk, Russia, have played together on the Pittsburgh Penguins for 19 years. It was for the 2006-07 season that Malkin joined the team where Crosby had already played for a year. The two together are a recipe for success: The Penguins are 108-10-5 when <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/blugers-step-ahead-of-nhl-career-personal-record-crossboys-hat-trick-victory-over-columbus-video/" title="Bluger's step ahead of NHL career personal record, Crossboy's hat-trick victory over Columbus (VIDEO)”>Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin score in the same game.
Now the two Penguins veterans, who also won the Stanley Cup together in 2009, 2016 and 2017, got to share the joy of reaching the milestones together.
