Sidney Crosby gets the first decorative penalty of his career in the Penguins Game 3 loss
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The Philadelphia Flyers cruised to a 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 3 on Wednesday night to take a 3-0 series lead, but there was a lot to talk about, including Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby’s first decorative penalty.
…No, you read that right.
Coming into the game, Crosby had played 21 seasons in the NHL and had never received a game to be decorated, until there was a strange sequence between the whistles.
Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is lying on the ice after catching a high stick from Flyers forward Garnet Hathaway. He was also assessed a minor fine for decoration. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Flyers forward (and top-tier agitator, it must be said) Garnet Hathaway skated between Crosby and the line before tackling the Flyers’ defense and, let’s just say, “Reckless” with his boards.
It no doubt caught the Pens’ captains in the face, but it was also arguably not hard enough to send Crosby to the ice as the shooter hit the post.
Both were sent to the box, and the game continued at 4-on-4.
After the game, Crosby gave his reaction to that incident and another scrum involving teammate Bryan Rust later that led to a Flyers power play and a power play goal.
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“I don’t know how Rusty keeps up with the extras [penalty] for all that, I don’t know how to end up decorating,” he said. “It’s hard to understand, but you have to play with that.”
I mean… you sold it short, Sid.
Now in the case of Rust? The Flyers were lucky.
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Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins skates against the New York Rangers in Game Seven of the First Round of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 15, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Jared Silber/NHLI via Getty Images)
But after the most talked about dive since the days of Greg Louganis. During the broadcast, it was revealed that this was Crosby’s first ever decorum penalty. Fortunatley, I wasn’t drinking anything when I heard this because I would have choked.
For 21 of my 30 years on this glorious space marble we call Earth, I’ve been obsessed with Sidney Crosby, and a big part of that was his penchant for diving and crying.
Now, he’s older than that, but it was a known fact that f
Former Flyers goaltender Brian Boucher referenced his old habits during TNT’s Game 3 broadcast.
Hi, I remember reading in a book by former NHL referee Kerry Fraser about this practice.
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Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby talks to a linebacker during Game 3 against the Philadelphia Flyers, (© Eric Hartline-Imagn Images)
And anyway, this was the first time?!
It’s unbelievable.
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While the Penguins were unhappy officiating – and I think they were legitimately to blame for that Rust incident – they can’t get hung up on these 3-0 things.
The Flyers have been the strongest team throughout the series, which is why they have their opponents on the ropes heading into Saturday night’s Game 4 in Philadelphia.
