“Penguins” beat Montreal “Canadiens” at home with 4:3 (2:1, 1:1, 0:1, 0:0, 1:0) in the postgame shootout.
Shilov made 22 of 25 shots in the game, but was 2 of 3 in the postgame. In the 12th minute of the second period, the Latvian passed the puck to Kris Letang, who in turn redirected it across all zones to Noel Akari, “Penguins” making it 3:2 at that time.
Crosby started this match with one point less than the all-time leading scorer of the “Penguins” Mario Lemieux. He scored in the eighth minute, and less than five minutes later assisted Rikard Raquel’s goal.
Crosby now has 645 goals and 1,079 assists in 1,387 games. He is currently the league’s eighth all-time leading scorer.
Rakell scored the winning goal in the postgame shootout, but before that Kevin Hayes was also accurate.
Shilov was beaten by Oliver Kapanen, Ivan Demidov and Noah Dobson in regulation, as well as by Cole Coffield in the postgame shootout. Jakub Dobeš saved 28 shots in the opposite goal.
The “Penguins” with 39 points in 35 games are in 13th place in the Eastern Conference, where the “Canadiens” are fourth with 43 points in 36 matches.
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