Crosby vs. Pastrnak 1:1, Mackinnon already caught up with the scoring leader

In the duel between Boston and Pittsburgh, a lot of goals were scored. The Penguins won the game, but their team leaders Crosby and Pastrnak scored three points each. Nathan MacKinnon caught up with the scoring leader after another great performance on the ice in Dallas.

Pastrnak vs. Crosby

The Boston Bruins vs Pittsburgh Penguins (5:6) was a great shootout. And both of their teams’ biggest names, David Pastrnak on the Bruins and Sidney Crosby on the Penguins, scored identical three-point games in this goal-rich duel. They both had one goal and two assists.

Crosby was the star of the game. And it’s admirable that he’s not letting up on the scoring at all. Plus, he’s once again participating in this year’s All-Star Game, an exhibition matchup of the league’s biggest stars. Pastrnak was awarded third man of the game for his performance. Bruins captain Brad Marchand, a two-goal scorer, was sandwiched in between.

On Pittsburgh’s side, Crosby was followed by recent hero Kris Letang, who managed to record five assists in one period and six in one game. He recorded three more assists in that game.

The game was decided at 51:19 by Crosby after a pass from Erik Karlsson. In addition, Evgeni Malkin played his 100th regular season game in this game. The fact that he came up empty didn’t bother him at all, as his team beat a strong Boston team.

MacKinnon caught up with scoring leader Kucherov

In another attractive Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche (4:5) game, which ended in overtime, Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon was once again the man to beat. The NHL’s best player for the month of December again contributed to his team’s win with three points, two goals and one assist. He was also the decisive scorer in overtime.

He caught up with the scoring leader, Nikita Kucherov, with another three points. Both now have the same 64 points. The Russian is only out-scored 27 to 22. The Colorado center has a fantastic record, having scored 21 points in his last nine games.

MacKinnon, like Pastrnak and Crosby, was also selected for the All-Star exhibition game. It will be very interesting to watch the race for the scoring king.

Kucherov was caught after a very long time, MacKinnon put on a rocket collection of points and the awakened Connor McDavid also ranked higher and among these players is the Czech flag with the name Pastrnak.

Source: NHL