Sidney Crosby wanted to put on a show. But he'll take the series win.
The second-round series between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Washington Capitals was hyped as a rematch of their 2009 second-round series, when Crosby and Alex Ovechkin combined for a whopping 27 points in a seven-game thriller that the Penguins won. About the only similarity this time around was Pittsburgh's victory.
While Ovechkin finished with seven points in the series, Crosby had only two assists, his supporting cast picking up the slack - Matt Murray, Carl Hagelin, Phil Kessel, and Nick Bonino in particular.
"Sorry to disappoint," Crosby said with a smile after Pittsburgh's overtime, series-clinching win Tuesday night, according to NHL.com's Dan Rosen.
"It's not even the same thing, to be honest," he added. "I think you'd be hard-pressed to replicate that (2009 series). Trust me, I'd love to have however many goals in the series, whatever it was, seven or eight. I think that's tough. No series is the same. Different things happen. ...
"I don't think you see too many things repeat like that. Different teams, different personnel, but we're happy we won it."
Ovechkin would surely trade his seven points in the series to be playing some more hockey. Hell, he'd probably trade his production for a Game 7.
