Crosby, Penguins beat Flames 3-1
CALGARY, Alberta — Sidney Crosby scored his 30th goal of the season early in the first period, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 37 saves in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.
Bill Guerin scored the deciding goal on a power play midway through the second period — 1:13 after Mark Giordano tied it for the Flames.
Tyler Kennedy completed the scoring with 1:40 left in the third.
Making just his second appearance at the Saddledome in his five-year career with Pittsburgh, Crosby scored at 3:52 of the first period.
Bursting down the right wing, Crosby split the defense duo of Jay Bouwmeester and Mark Giordano, and beat Miikka Kiprusoff .
Crosby has scored in four straight games, piling up six goals during that span. He’s second in the NHL in goals, one behind San Jose’s Patrick Marleau.
Fleury was especially sharp in the third period when Calgary outshot Pittsburgh 16-5. Less than a minute in, Fleury turned aside Nigel Dawes on a breakaway. On the next shift, the Flames’ top line of Jarome Iginla, Olli Jokinen and Jamie Lundmark buzzed around the Pittsburgh net, taking multiple whacks at the puck but couldn’t score.
NOTES: Flames star Iginla has gone five games without a point. … A woman in a wedding dress had a “Marry Me Sidney” sign.
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