Sidney Crosby scores twice as Penguins edge Ducks 2-1 in overtime to end six-game losing streak

Sidney Crosby scored his 2nd extremity of nan crippled 2:35 into overtime arsenic nan Pittsburgh Penguins hit nan Anaheim Ducks 2-1 to extremity a six-game losing streak

PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby scored his 2nd extremity of nan crippled 2:35 into overtime arsenic nan Pittsburgh Penguins hit nan Anaheim Ducks 2-1 connected Thursday nighttime to extremity a six-game losing streak.

Crosby recovered himself successful unsocial connected Lukas Dostal and deed nan brakes earlier roofing nan puck complete nan Ducks' goaltender for nan 93rd game-winning extremity of his career.

Alex Nedeljkovic made 22 saves for Pittsburgh, which outshot Anaheim 46-23. Dostal stopped 44 shots to support nan Ducks successful it, but it still wasn't enough.

Alex Killorn picked up his 2nd extremity of nan play for nan Ducks, who ended a four-game East Coast travel pinch a 1-2-1 mark.

Anaheim led going into nan 3rd play earlier Crosby tied it pinch a redirect disconnected a constituent changeable from Matt Grzelcyk 1:47 into nan last frame.

Ducks: The 24-year-old Dostal has built disconnected his beardown decorativeness to past season. He remained dependable while facing near-relentless unit from nan Penguins while finishing pinch 40+ saves for nan 3rd clip successful six starts.

Penguins: Pittsburgh needed thing affirmative to hap astatine nan extremity of a miserable October and responded pinch a triumph successful beforehand of 1 of nan smallest crowds successful nan history of PPG Paints Arena.

Nedeljkovic made 3 large saves down nan stretch. He turned speech Trevor Zegras pinch nan thief of defenseman Marcus Pettersson pinch 4:25 to go, stoned Cutter Gauthier connected a breakaway moments later and stopped a redirect by Pavel Mintyukov successful nan last seconds to unit overtime.

85-12-5 — Pittsburgh's grounds during Crosby's profession erstwhile their longtime skipper scores astatine slightest twice.

The Ducks statesman a six-game homestand connected Sunday against nan Blackhawks, while nan Penguins big nan Canadiens connected Saturday.

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