The Pittsburgh Penguins may have been missing a few key pieces Sunday afternoon but the defending Stanley Cup champions still had Sidney Crosby.
That was plenty.
Crosby may have put the final dagger in the Panthers season by recording his first hat trick since last season in a 4-0 victory over Florida at PPG Arena.
Florida only trailed 1-0 when Crosby started his offensive assault on goalie James Reimer but with Marc-Andre Fleury looking like his old self, the Panthers were cooked once he did.
The Penguins have at least a point in their past nine games against the Panthers and have won 12 of the past 13 against Florida in Pittsburgh.