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Crosby: 'I definitely don't have (Ovechkin's) shot or score like he does'

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The second-round matchup between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals will once again pit two of the game's most polarizing players against one another.

Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin will once again do battle, but early on Crosby is making it clear that he isn't out to replicate the latter's game.

"I definitely don't have his shot, I don't score the way he does," Crosby said, according to Dave Molinari of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "I'm not going to pretend that I do."

The two last met in the postseason in 2009 when the Penguins edged the Capitals in seven games en route to their Stanley Cup win. The series saw the two score the lights out: Ovechkin netted eight goals and 14 points, while Crosby added eight goals and 13 points.

This season saw Ovechkin collect his sixth Rocket Richard Trophy, while Crosby finished third in league scoring. Hockey fans are clearly in for a treat.

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