With the first-place Pittsburgh Penguins on a nine-game winning streak entering Monday night’s home game against the last-place New Jersey Devils, many a bet was likely placed on Pittsburgh to make it 10 in a row.
Those gamblers collected, but not before losing a few beads of sweat along with the Penguins.
Sidney Crosby netted a goal and an assist, pushing his personal point streak to 16 games, as Pittsburgh hung a 2-1 defeat on the downtrodden Devils at CONSOL Energy Center. The double-digit winning streak matches the feat of the Jaromir Jagr-led Penguins of 1998-99, who also claimed 10 straight.
Also remaining torrid was goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, as he earned his ninth consecutive victory and first in his last six tries against New Jersey. The 26-year-old improved to 12-6-1 after stopping 27 of 28 Devils shots, overcoming a strong showing from former Penguin Johan Hedberg in the New Jersey net.
Pittsburgh outshot New Jersey 34-28, but misfired on six power plays, keeping the Devils (8-17-2, 18 points) within range until the final horn. The contributions of Crosby, now with an NHL-leading 48 points, were enough to counterac ...
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Pittsburgh Penguins Squeak Past New Jersey Devils, Boost Winning Streak to 10
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