Penguins’ Sidney Crosby adds milestone to Flyers dominance

Sidney Crosby scored two at the Xfinity Mobile Arena against the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday and with that performance, he added another milestone to his ongoing dominance of his in-state rivals. 

Crosby became the all-time scorer against the Flyers on Monday night, amassing 59 goals and 137 points against Philly in his career. His legacy in this matchup is impossible to ignore, with every meeting seeming to follow the same script.

And it was no different this time around.

Coming off the back of a successful penalty kill, the Pittsburgh Penguins flew through the neutral zone before Bryan Rust fired a shot on net that was saved by Dan Vladar. The rebound fell perfectly for Crosby, who tapped in his 17th of the year and gave the home side the 1-0 advantage halfway through the first.

The goal also marked another career achievement for the Pittsburgh captain. It was his 60th career road game-opening goal, and he has now passed Jaromir Jagr (59) for the third most in NHL history. Brett Hull (65) and Alexander Ovechkin (73) remain above him.

Midway through the second period Crosby then added his 18th goal of the season, bringing him up to third in the league behind Boston Bruins’ Morgan Geekie and Colorado Avalanche’s Nathan Mackinnon, who both sit at 20.

Rust once again slipped into a dangerous position before finding Crosby in the slot who made no mistake and buried the go-ahead goal to make it 2-1.

Once the Penguins finish up in Philadelphia, they travel to Tampa on Thursday to take on the Lightning. The Flyers host the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday.

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