Earlier this week, The Fan's Ron Cook wrote in the Post-Gazette that Sidney Crosby wouldn't let what happen to the Penguins in 2019 happen against this playoff series against the Islanders, and so far he's right.
On Thursday night, Crosby made another spectacular play to keep the Islanders from getting a goal.
New York's Brock Nelson had and empty net in front of him and surely would've score if not for Crosby diving out with his stick to deflect the shot over the net.
It's just the latest example why Sid continues to be one of the NHL's best players.
On Tuesday, Crosby hopped over Jarry who was on his stomach after making a save, and stepped in to play goal for a second to make a save on a rebound shot.
Crosby has only one goal and one assist in the first three games against New York but make no mistake, the captain is one of the top reason the Pens lead the series 2-1.
Crosby also has one block, five hits, two takeaways and zero giveaways, averaging 20:58 minutes a game.
You can keep your Nate MacKinnon and Connor McDavid; we'll keep out do-everything-captain.
And you can certainly keep Alex Ovechkin, we'd prefer to have a captain who bails his goalie out instead of publicly berating him.
