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Penguins' Crosby and Stars Dadonov have a dueling hat tricks game 16 years after Sid's with Ovechkin

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April 05, 2025
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DALLAS (AP) โ€” Sidney Crosby took part in another dueling hat tricks game with a Russian opponent 16 years after his memorable one in the playoffs against Alex Ovechkin.

Crosby finished off his hat trick with an empty-netter to seal the Pittsburgh Penguinsโ€™ 5-3 victory at the Dallas Stars on Saturday after Evgenii Dadonov also scored three goals.

Crosby and Ovechkin each had a had trick in Game 2 of the Penguinsโ€™ 2009 playoff series against the Washington Capitals, one of several meetings between the longtime rivals who were also faces of the sport for a long time after debuting in 2005.

This one came less than 24 hours after Ovechkin tied Wayne Gretzkyโ€™s career goals record. Crosby brushed off any connection between his scoring and Ovechkinโ€™s milestone, which he called โ€œreally, really special.โ€

โ€œI think like everyone else, we knew it was a matter of time and obviously a pretty cool night,โ€ Crosby said. โ€œFor us, it was nice to come out here and get a win.โ€

Crosby's third goal gave him 30 for a 13th time in 20 NHL seasons. Dadonov is one away from reaching 20 goals.

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