Dallas – Sidney Crosby Took part in another game with Hat Hat tricks with a Russian rival 16 years after his unforgettable play -off against Alex Ovechkin.
Crosby finished his trick with an empty network hat to seal Pittsburg penguins‘ 5-3 victories on Dallas stars Saturday afterwards Evgenii Dadonov He also scored three goals.
Crosby and Ovechkin had every trick in the game 2 of the Play -off series from 2009 against Washington CapitalsOne of the few meetings among long -term rivals who were also the faces of sports after their debut in 2015.
This came less than 24 hours after Ovechkin tied the record in the career goals of Wayne Gretzky. Crosby threw away any connection between his scoring and Ovechkin’s milestone, which he called “really, really strange”.
“I think like everyone else we knew it was a matter of time and apparently quite a great night,” Crosby said. “It was nice for us to come here and win.”
Crosby’s third goal gave him 30 for the 13th period at 20 NHL seasons. Dadonov is one of the achievement of 20 goals.
For Dallas, the loss to Nonfonnder from the Eastern Conference can be large at the end of this month, when the Play -off sowing is completed. The stars chase Winnipeg Jets for the title of the central division and remains four points from the first place. If they stay second, the stars would probably draw Colorado Avalanche in the 1st round.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
