The Pittsburgh Penguins have won three games in the third round of the playoffs. Sidney Crosby has the game-winner in each of those contests, including in the Game 6 matchup that kept the Pens alive in the series.
In that context, it may seem silly to critique Crosby’s playoff performance. However, Pittsburgh’s captain has shown time and again that he has even more to offer, especially in five-on-five situations. So far the Penguins have managed to win without their best player being the dominant force he can be in every single shift of the game.
Crosby, who in 11 NHL seasons has never scored at less than a one-point-per-game pace, is running at nearly that level right now, with 15 points in 17 games. Superficially, those are mildly disappointing numbers for the superstar centre, but they don’t explain the situation, which is that for most of the playoffs Crosby has essentially been a power-play specialist when it comes to scoring.
At even strength, Crosby has three goals in the playoffs. That’s one more than Eric Fehr, the same number as Bryan Rust and one fewer than Matt Cullen; it's ...
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