Penguins Beat Canadiens 3-1, Crosby Shines

Sidney Crosby scored two goals, leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Blake Lizotte sealed the win with an empty-net goal as goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves. This marked Crosby's second consecutive game with multiple goals, bringing his total to five for the season and extending his career tally to 597. The Penguins have now won back-to-back games after ending a six-game losing streak, while the Canadiens have lost three straight. Kris Letang played in his 1,100th career game, assisting on one of Crosby's goals, as the duo continues to climb the all-time goals list for forward-defenseman pairs. Montreal's struggles were compounded by losing forward Juraj Slafkovsky to injury during the match.