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Crosby scores 2 goals to lead Penguins to 3-1 win over Canadiens

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November 2, 2024

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Crosby scores 2 goals to lead Penguins to 3-1 win over Canadiens

Ireland Contracting Nightly Sports Call: Oct. 31, 2024

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Sidney Crosby scored two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Saturday night.

Blake Lizotte scored an empty-net goal in the final minute for Pittsburgh. Kris Letang, playing in his 1,100th regular-season game, finished with an assist against his hometown team. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 25 shots for the Penguins.

Christian Dvorak scored for Montreal, and Sam Montembeault made 21 saves.

Crosby got the Penguins on the scoreboard with 4:03 remaining in the first period and then made it 2-0 on the power play with 1:20 to go in the second. He is tied with Sergei Fedorov and Joe Nieuwendyk for 14th place on the NHL’s all-time game-winning goals list. Crosby surpassed Luc Robitaille for the 13th-most even-strength goals in league history.

Crosby has four goals and seven points in his last three games. It’s the seventh time Crosby scored multiple goals in back-to-back games after he had two during a win against Anaheim on Thursday. Crosby, who has five goals this season, is three from 600 in his career.

Canadiens: Montreal lost its third straight game. The Canadiens allowed at least six goals in their previous two losses.

Penguins: The Penguins won their second straight following a six-game losing streak.

Letang spun away from Nick Suzuki at the left point and flipped a backhand pass to Crosby, who sent a wrist shot that beat Montembeault to the glove side for Pittsburgh’s second goal. Crosby and Letang surpassed Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty for the third-most goals by a forward-defenseman duo in NHL history.

Letang is the first Penguins defenseman, the sixth active blueliner and 73rd in NHL history to play in 1,100 regular-season games.

The Canadiens host Calgary on Tuesday and the Penguins visit the New York Islanders to open a three-game trip.

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Pittsburgh Steelers get injury updates on five players, including ascending pass rusher

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December 23, 2025

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Pittsburgh Steelers get injury updates on five players, including ascending pass rusher

The Pittsburgh Steelers got some injury updates on Tuesday courtesy of head coach Mike Tomlin, with the most promising one being that pass rusher Nick Herbig should return this week against the Cleveland Browns.

Herbig suffered a hamstring injury against the Miami Dolphins and practiced late last week but could not make the final push to suit up against the Lions.

Meanwhile, four other players are working through soft tissue injuries as well. Cornerback James Pierre has a calf issue that has kept him out of the last two games, but he went through a workout on Tuesday and that could get him back on the practice field.

Tomlin seemed optimistic that Pierre would return to practice this week. He did not give the same level of optimism to guard Isaac Seumalo, who is still battling through a triceps injury.

Seumalo missed last week after not practicing, and could be out for another game if he can not practice. Spencer Anderson, his backup, will be limited after getting banged-up against the Lions.

Wide receiver Calvin Austin III has a hamstring strain that Tomlin said will leave as questionable this week, and will likely limit him early in the practice week. The same can be said for slot cornerback Brandin Echols, who is battling a groin injury.

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