Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin had 4 points each as the Pittsburgh Penguins thumped the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1. Crosby had yet another stellar night getting his 100th career goal, 200th assist and 300th point all in the same game. Malkin? Well, he just recorded 4 assists to tie Washington Capitals Alexander Semin for most points. Both have 10 points each, but Semin is overall leader because he has 6 goals compared to Malkin's 2 goals so far this season.
Crosby goal, his 100th in his career, was only his first this season and it came in his 6th game. He is 10th in the points race because his 3 assists gave him 7 for the season. "(Milestones) are nice," Crosby said. "It's not what you play for, but they're great accomplishments. I don't expect four-point nights, but I definitely wanted to score," Crosby said. "I felt like I was doing some good things, but the puck just wasn't going in."
Nick Andropov scored first for Leafs, and the Penguins shut them down for the rest of the night getting goals from Pascal Dupuis in the first to knot the score at 1-1.
Miroslav Satan scored a power play goal at about eight minutes into the 2nd period, followed by Crosby's marker. Petr Sykora popped in another power play goal at 13:36 of the 3rd to seal the victory.
Curtis Joseph faced 25 Penguins shots in his first action of the season, while Marc-Andre Fleury faced 27 Maple Leaf shots. Fleury has a record of 3 wins, 2 losses and one OT loss. The Penguins next play the Boston Bruins in Beantown on October 20th, while the Leafs will be at home Tuesday to play the Anaheim Ducks.
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