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Crosby moves up the scoring list as the Penguins split their first two California games

The Pittsburgh Morning News teamFrom Monday’s edition · 1 min read · 5 sources

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If you stayed up for the West Coast swing, you got both ends of it. Sidney Crosby scored twice Saturday night as the Penguins snapped their four-game skid with a 5-2 win over the Kings. He moved into sole possession of sixth on the NHL's career scoring list and even dove face-first to tip in an empty-netter.

Crosby passed Marcel Dionne with point No. 1,772

1,772
career points for Crosby, now sixth on the NHL list
26
saves by Sergei Murashov in Los Angeles
3
wins in the Penguins' last 11 games, counting Saturday's

Source: Observer-Reporter

Sunday went the other way. The Penguins fell 5-2 in Anaheim as Cutter Gauthier scored his third hat trick in eight days, and another failed 5-on-3 power play doomed them. Ville Koivunen picked up a day-to-day lower-body injury Saturday, so Andrei Kuzmenko stepped into the lineup.

The Penguins won in Los Angeles, then lost in Anaheim

  • Penguins5
    Kings2
    FinalSaturday night; Crosby and Tommy Novak each scored twice
  • Penguins2
    Ducks5
    FinalSunday night; Gauthier had three goals and an assist

Sources: Observer-Reporter, The Tribune-Democrat

  • Record before Sunday: 6-9-2, seventh in the Metropolitan Division
  • Lines: Crosby and 40-year-old Malkin moved to the top line
  • Goalie Sunday: Arturs Silovs got the start
  • Next home game after Ottawa: St. Louis, Thu., Nov. 19

The trip isn't over. The Pens play at San Jose on Wednesday before heading home. Ottawa is next Saturday.

Sources: Observer-Reporter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PensBurgh, The Tribune-Democrat

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