Sidney Crosby stages a show with hat -trick while the penguins beat the stars: the 10 observations of Yohe

Dallas – While the rest of the hockey world is understandably concentrated on the man who has been his personal rival in the last 20 years, Sidney Crosby has been safely the best hockey player in the world in the last two months.
He staged another show, this time in Dallas, while he produced his 14th triplet in a performance in four points, bringing the Penguins to a 5-3 victory.
Blake Lizotte marked the winner of the game late for the Penguins, who took advantage of a collision between two Dallas players to break a late draw.
Let’s go there 🙌 pic.twitter.com/zxfirethjg
– Pittsburgh Penguins (@Penguins) April 5, 2025
Bryan Rust scored the game in the third with his 28th goal of the season, which increases his career. It was also the 200th goal of his career.
The day, however, belonged to Crosby.
His coach did not agree with the idea that Crosby, who guides the NHL in the score of the 4 nations, was the best hockey player in the last two months.
“I would have difficulty thinking about one,” said Sullivan. “It is the heartbeat of this group. He leads the wrist. When he is at the top of his game as it is right now, he gives us the opportunity to win every game.”
From the break in front of the 4 nations, Crosby has one point in 19 games out of 21, which includes its current series of scores of 12 games, which increases the longest that an NHL player has ever produced at the age of 37. In the 21 games since Canada took Canada to a championship in the United States, Crosby scored 13 goals and 28 points. During his series of scores of 12 games, he made 11 goals and 20 points.
Crosby adopted his typical and modest approach when he was asked how he was able to show such an extraordinary brand of consistency at the end of this season.
“Good line lines,” he said. “I’m just trying to get closer to every game in the same way. It’s a long season. There are some nights in which you feel better than others.”
His chemistry with rust is a well -known goods.
Crosby is also starting to show some chemistry with the young Rutger McGroarty. At the second goal of Crosby, Rust started the game with a Forecheck who created a turnover. McGroarty therefore made a quick and perfect passage for the captain.
Sidney Crosby has ten goals and 18 points on her series of points of 12 games 🔥 pic.twitter.com/edynga0sff
– Pittsburgh Penguins (@Penguins) April 5, 2025
Crosby said some nights feel better than others. It is quite clear that you feel quite well every day right now.
Ten Post -Parita observations
• Crosby and Alex Ovechkin, of course, are indelibly linked for as long as people discuss hockey.
I put Cosby aside for a moment after he spoke with journalists after his performance for the hat -trick in Dallas. He confirmed that even if he and his teammates were out of dinner in Dallas during the Washington match on Friday against Chicago, they found a television when Ovechkin was one away from the record that entered the third period.
Crosby said to respect the fact that Ovechkin has no apparent interest in marking the record goal in an empty network.
“It was quite exciting,” Crosby said. “Only those last two minutes, when he continued to push, trying to get the next one. For anyone who is a fan of the game and appreciates what he is doing, it is quite beautiful to see. I thought he would get him last night. It’s just a matter of time. What he did this year is quite incredible. Matter of time.”
I think there was a time when Crosby and Ovechkin didn’t really care about each other. That time, however, it seems to be long in the rear -view mirror.
• I sincerely think that Crosby was the best player in the world from the pause of the 4 nations. Who has been better? Whoever?
Every aspect of his game is blocked in a frightening extension at the moment. Each step is perfect. It is usually a second in front of all the others on the ice, but at this moment it is two seconds in the lead.
Crosby could have six points in this game.
He put it away with an empty network, the one that can be heard because of the hatching opportunity.
Sidney Crosby bury the ING for her 14th hat -trick! 🙌
It is a four -point game for SID. pic.twitter.com/5wvenlwlyn
– Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) April 5, 2025
He started the score in the first period when he shot a Power-Play game plus Casey Desmith.
It was beautifully created by Evgeni Malkin, who returned to formation for the first time in almost two weeks.
Legend in legend 💪 pic.twitter.com/o1yzpntfnz
– Pittsburgh Penguins (@Penguins) April 5, 2025
This, by the way, scores the 13th time that Crosby has scored at least 30 goals in one season. That number would be much higher except for the seasons it has lost due to a brain emotion, seasons abbreviated by strikes and abbreviated seasons.
Extraordinary things we are seeing from him right now.
• Malkin was not perfect, but in general, I thought it was quite effective in his first game in training.
What was clear on Malkin by the pause of the 4 nations – and was clear again against the stars – is that he is currently in possession of his legs. His skating seems completely different from what he looked like at the beginning of this season.
The management of the load is a big problem in the NBA and turned in the NHL. Penguins should probably consider it with Malkin who goes on. I’m serious. If I played 60 games per season, he would have played at a much higher level in those 60 games.
• I have not much more to add rust. What a player.
They are 200 career goals and it was also a beauty for the game. It was a classic rust goal.
Rusty’s 200th NHL goal is a beautiful 🤩 pic.twitter.com/is1ujws426
– Pittsburgh Penguins (@Penguins) April 5, 2025
There is a consistency in his game which is impressive.
“He earned all the opportunities he got,” Crosby said. “He gained every part of it. It’s an excellent example for everyone, it doesn’t matter how long you played in this championship. He takes him every single night.”
• This for Erik Karlsson: it is what it is and seems to be very busy playing in the way it considers it appropriate. I suppose there is something admirable in that type of conviction in yourself.
I have never seen a more equipped hockey player regularly produce bigger and more avoidable errors. It was a reasonable risk to acquire it a couple of years ago. I will never criticize Kyle Dubas for that move because he was able to get rid of dead money and Karlsson was worth taking the opportunity.
But I’m sorry, it doesn’t work. Take a look at what Dallas’ first goal has done. Unacceptable.
I’m going to take over beyond Ya 💨 pic.twitter.com/mn51psuh6
– X – Dallas Stars (@dallasstars) April 5, 2025
• Kris Letang’s struggles have continued. A penalty was evaluated on the first round of the game.
So, in the second period, he took another penalty that led to a Dallas goal.
What a feed from Dutch 🔥 pic.twitter.com/3dtioqxfqn
– X – Dallas Stars (@dallasstars) April 5, 2025
Letang was fine for the rest of the afternoon, but he is struggling badly.
• McGroarty was absolutely exceptional in this game. Continue to improve.
I literally heard of three people in the organization of the Penguins within 20 minutes from the game, all praise on McGroarty and how impressive they are they believe they have been.
I agree. It is so intelligent. He is so good defensive. It is exceptional on the scoreboards.
My only criticism of him – and is not a big problem, only a strange strangeness – is that, for a big child, he is certainly knocked on ice frequently. I think he needs to learn to play with a center of lower gravity. But this will arrive in time, and again, I am demanding. This is literally the only aspect of his game that has not been extremely impressive.
He is a better player than one night and one day compared to October. It would seem that the penguins have managed it to absolute perfection. He will play for Wilkes-Barre in the post-stage of Ahl. I suspect that another Ahl game will never play after that point.
• Phil Tomasino really fought for some games. Not well enough. He has to do more to stay in this list next season.
• I realize that Dallas had just won seven consecutive games, but how good are the stars? Oh, they are good. On paper, they are really good. But this afternoon they were completely defeated by the Penguins and I can’t say anything about Dallas’s game that was the least impressive.
The stars are probably getting Colorado in the first round of the playoffs. However good Dallas is, it is a series that the stars could lose.
• The penguins close this trip with a game on Sunday in Chicago. Crosby will turn for a point in 13 consecutive games and figures of Alex Nedeljkovic to start.
Another victory would be good for the penguins, to be sure. It will potentially do even more damage to their pulling position, which is an unfortunate disadvantage of their current impressive game.
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