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12/01 20:52 CST Crosby scores 58th, 59th career goals against Flyers in
Penguins' dominant 5-1 victory
Crosby scores 58th, 59th career goals against Flyers in Penguins' dominant 5-1
victory
By DAN GELSTON
AP Sports Writer
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --- Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby scored his 58th and 59th
career goals against the Philadelphia Flyers and his continued excellence in
the cross-state rivalry helped lead the Penguins to a 5-1 win on Monday night.
Crosby, who has 18 goals this season, has dominated the Flyers like no other
visiting player has done in Philadelphia's franchise history. Crosby has 59
goals and 137 points in 92 games against Philadelphia, the most in both
categories any opponent has ever put up on the Flyers.
He owns the Flyers.
The Flyers promoted the game all night as a Keystone Rivalry game but the
series --- even as fans voraciously booed Crosby with each touch --- has never
been much of a rivalry. Crosby has won three Stanley Cup titles while the
Flyers have won only two in franchise history, in 1974 and 1975. Crosby wasn't
even born until 1987.
Crosby did enough damage to snap the Flyers' modest three-game winning streak.
Rick Tocchet has the Flyers hopeful of a playoff berth in his first season
since he returned to the franchise as coach. Tocchet knows how to win a Stanley
Cup. He won one as a player and two as an assistant coach --- both with the
Penguins.
Crosby scored to give the Penguins a 1-0 lead --- his 60th career road
game-opening goal --- and added a wrist shot through traffic on the power play
for a 2-1 lead in the second period. Bryan Rust scored his eighth goal in the
second for a 3-1 lead. Thomas Novak and Kevin Hayes scored in the third.
The 38-year-old Crosby has 1,716 career points and is close to eclipsing Mario
Lemieux's 1,723 for most in franchise history. Lemieux owned the team when
Crosby captioned the Penguins to championships in 2009, 2016 and 2017.
Tyson Foerster scored his 10th goal for the Flyers. Foerster dropped to his
knees and clutched his right arm on a shot later in the period and skated
straight to the locker room. He leads the Flyers in goals.
Up next
Penguins play Thursday at Tampa Bay.
Flyers host Buffalo on Wednesday.
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