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11/07 22:53 CST Sidney Crosby takes sole possession of 6th on NHL scoring list
in Penguins' 5-2 win over Kings
Sidney Crosby takes sole possession of 6th on NHL scoring list in Penguins' 5-2
win over Kings
By GREG BEACHAM
AP Sports Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --- Sidney Crosby scored two goals while moving into sole
possession of sixth place on the NHL's career scoring list, and the Pittsburgh
Penguins snapped their four-game skid with a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles
Kings on Saturday night.
The 39-year-old Crosby broke his tie with Kings great Marcel Dionne by scoring
his 1,772nd point when Evgeni Malkin's one-timer deflected in off him in the
second period. Crosby added a late empty-net goal, diving face-first on the ice
to tip it home.
Tommy Novak got two goals in the first six minutes and Egor Chinakhov also
scored for the Penguins, who moved Crosby and the 40-year-old Malkin onto their
top line before the game in an effort to spark their struggling lineup. Sergei
Murashov made 26 saves as Pittsburgh opened a three-game California trip with
just its third win in 11 games.
Corey Perry and Alex Laferriere scored and Darcy Kuemper stopped only 14 shots
for the Kings, who have lost two of the last three during their seven-game
homestand.
Novak put the Pens ahead less than two minutes after the opening faceoff after
controlling a rebound in front. Less than 3 1/2 minutes later, he carried the
puck into the zone and followed behind Ben Kindel to cash in another rebound
for his seventh career multigoal game.
Perry scored midway through the first when Mikey Anderson's high shot off the
end boards ricocheted down toward the crease, where he slapped it out of
mid-air for the second goal of his 22nd NHL season.
Chinakhov scored on a power play late in the first to put the Penguins up 3-1,
but Laferriere scored on a power play early in the second.
Artemi Panarin appeared to score a tying rebound goal for Los Angeles late in
the second period, but it was disallowed after video review determined the
Kings' zone entry had been barely offside. Moments later, Erik Karlsson's
backhand pass set up Malkin's shot off Crosby.
Up next
Penguins: At Anaheim on Sunday.
Kings: Host Nashville on Tuesday.
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