Crosby's Power-Play Goal Seals Penguins' Victory Over Wild
Pittsburgh Penguins maintain winning streak against Minnesota Wild, despite blowing a three-goal lead.
- Sidney Crosby's tiebreaking power-play goal in the third period gave the Pittsburgh Penguins a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild, after the Penguins blew a three-goal lead.
- The Penguins have now won three of their last four games, and have earned points in 10 straight games against the Wild.
- Ryan Hartman, Jake Middleton and Vinni Lettieri scored for the Wild, who had their three-game winning streak snapped.
- Filip Gustavsson, chosen to start over former Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury, made 26 saves but couldn't stop Crosby's decisive goal.
- Despite a quiet performance from Kirill Kaprizov, the Wild rallied from a three-goal deficit to tie the game in the third period before Crosby's winning goal.