(Sports Network) - Sidney Crosby thrilled the hockey world in his highly-anticipated return to the ice on Monday and No.
Black Friday Packers Jerseys Deals . 87 will lead Pittsburgh tonight when the Penguins host the St. Louis Blues at Consol Energy Center. Playing in his first game in over 10 months, Crosby notched two goals and two assists to lift the Penguins to a 5-0 home win over the New York Islanders. The former Hart Trophy winner had been out of commission since January, when he absorbed two hits in a matter of five days that resulted in him suffering a concussion. The 24-year-old Crosby appeared in just 41 games last season and still led the Penguins in points with 66, although he didnt play after Jan. 5 when he took a hit from Tampa Bays Victor Hedman. He had also absorbed a hard check to the head from then-Capitals forward David Steckel in the Winter Classic against Washington. Crosby was all over the ice in almost 16 minutes of action, which resulted in many "Crosby! Crosby!" chants from the crowd. "The goals and assists were great obviously, but just being back out there I cant really even describe it," Crosby said. "It was exciting. I was anxious. There were a lot of different things going through my mind. The main thing was to enjoy playing. Thats something that Ive missed over the last 10 months." Evgeni Malkin added a goal and an assist for the first-place Penguins, who snapped a two-game skid and won for the second time in five games. Brooks Orpik and Steve Sullivan also lit the lamp. Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves for his second shutout of the season and 21st of his career. The Penguins, who have compiled a 7-1-1 record in the Steel City this year, are playing the second of three in a row at home. St. Louis will try to get back on track tonight after losing two in a row on the heels of a three-game winning streak. The Blues dropped a 3-2 shootout decision Saturday in Minnesota and on Tuesday they lost by the same score in regulation to visiting Los Angeles. The Blues and Kings were tied at 2-2 until Willie Mitchells goal with 5:49 left in regulation lifted Los Angeles to the win. Vladimir Sobotka and Alex Steen tallied for the Blues, while Jaroslav Halak allowed three goals on 28 shots in defeat. "When youre scoring two goals a game youre living on a fine line," said St. Louis head coach Ken Hitchcock. "Weve been on the right side of it for the most part, but were going to have to find more offense if we expect to win." Brian Elliot is expected to be back in the crease tonight for St. Louis. He is 7-1-0 on the year with a league-best 1.43 goals-against average. Elliot is 3-1-0 with a 3.06 GAA in five career games against Pittsburgh. St. Louis is just 3-6-1 on the road this year compared to a 7-2-1 mark on home ice. The Blues will play their next game Friday against visiting Calgary, but will then head out on a three-game road trip. The Blues notched a 1-0 overtime win over the visiting Penguins in the only meeting between the clubs last year. St. Louis has won four of six and six of the last nine in this series, but the Blues have dropped two of three in Pittsburgh. Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres (Sports Network)- Bostons gaudy 9-0-0 record in November has enabled the defending Stanley Cup champions to inch closer to the top spot in the Northeast Division standings. The Bruins will look to post their 10th consecutive win tonight against the Buffalo Sabres in the conclusion of a three-game road trip at First Niagara Center. Goaltender Tim Thomas registered his second straight shutout and third of the season with 33 saves for the Bruins in Mondays 1-0 victory at Montreal. Thomas has posted all three of his shutouts during the recent tear and owns 29 in his career. "He definitely stoned us tonight," Canadiens goaltender Carey Price said of Thomas, who is on a personal six game winning streak. "He played really well but thats the type of game theyve been playing for a while." Thomas hasnt allowed a goal since Nov. 15 versus New Jersey, pushing his scoreless streak to 133 minutes, 4 seconds. Andrew Ference scored the only goal of Mondays game late in the first period for the Bruins, who have won three in a row on the road, improved to 4-2-0 as the visitor and sit tied with Buffalo for second place in the Northeast -- two points behind Toronto. Bostons last loss was on Oct. 29 at Montreal and the team is riding its longest winning streak since ripping off 10 in a row from December 12, 2008 through January 1, 2009. The Bruins have outscored their opponents, 14-0, in the last three road games and the last time they had three straight road shutouts was in January of the 1974 season. The team record is four set during the 1938 campaign. Defenseman Joe Corvo (lower body) is probable for Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Sabres have lost three of five games since a four-game winning streak and are coming off Saturdays 4-2 loss versus Phoenix at home. Luke Adam and Patrick Kaleta both scored, while Jordan Leopold added two assists and goaltender Jhonas Enroth made 25 saves in defeat. "We missed too many opportunities," Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff said. Enroth has been serving as the clubs No. 1 netminder with former Vezina Trophy winner Ryan Miller sidelined with a concussion. The Swedish goalie is expected to get a fifth straight start tonight. Buffalo center Jochen Hecht (concussion) is expected to be activated from injured reserve for Wednesdays game and forward Cody McCormick (upper body) is listed as questionable. Sabres defenseman Tyler Myers had surgery to repair a broken wrist on Monday and will miss the next 4-6 weeks. Kaleta was fined $2,500 for a high sticking call against Coyotes defenseman Derek Morris. Boston and Buffalo are playing the second of six meetings between the teams tonight and the Bruins took the first matchup by a 1-0 score on Nov. 12 at TD Garden. The Sabres had a four-game winning streak in the series snapped, while Boston owns just three wins in the past 10 trips to upstate New York.
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