PITTSBURGH (AP) — A moment of reconciliation more than 15 years in the making allowed the Pittsburgh Penguins to pay tribute to an important part of their past.
Then Sidney Crosby and the precocious kids who play alongside him provided a thrilling reminder of just how good the defending Stanley Cup champions have it in the present. And most likely the future.
The captain poured in a natural hat trick during a 10:45 span between the second and third periods — all three assists coming from linemates Conor Sheary and Jake Guentzel — as the Penguins pulled away for a 4-0 victory over the Florida Panthers on Sunday.