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Watch: Crosby's OT snipe ties up Eastern final

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Top shelf.

Sidney Crosby has his first career playoff overtime goal - and it was beautiful.

The Pittsburgh Penguins captain rifled a one-timer upstairs, blocker side, past Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy 40 seconds into overtime to win Monday's game 3-2, and tie the Eastern Conference Final at 1-1. It was the fastest overtime goal in Penguins playoff history.

Crosby was robbed earlier in the game, but his slump's over. The goal was his first in nine games, since Game 4 of the first round.

Here's another angle of the goal:

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