Crosby yelled for pass in OT, Rust wisely complied
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Bryan Rust wasn't about to deny Sidney Crosby the puck.
As the Pittsburgh Penguins depth forward entered the Tampa Bay Lightning zone early in overtime Monday night, he had the look of a player intent on firing a shot.
Until Crosby got in in his ear.
Rust said Crosby yelled to him to pass on OT goal: "when one of the best players in the world is wide open, you definitely look for him"
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"I didn't think Rusty saw me," Crosby said of the yell, according to Tom Gulitti of NHL.com. "I just kind of let him know I was there."
Rust, 24, is appearing in his first postseason, and now has the distinction of drawing the primary assist on Crosby's first-ever playoff overtime goal.