2023-10-03 00:43:47
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ preseason game in Halifax had the feel of a home game, as interest was high in Sidney Crosby, but the Ottawa Senators escaped with a 3-0 victory on Tuesday night.
At the Scotiabank Centre, home of the Mooseheads in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, there was no doubt who the crowd’s favorite was. After showing his teammates around Cole Harbor the day before, Crosby played a very rare game in his home province.
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Rather, it was the rare Senators supporters in the stands who rejoiced during the meeting. Ottawa took the lead midway through the first period, thanks to a beautiful wrist shot from Ridly Greig. Just before the end of the period, Brady Tkachuk added more by recovering the return of Tim Stützle’s throw.
The German scored the Senators’ third goal late in the third period. Joonas Korpisalo was responsible for closing the door in front of the net, blocking the Penguins’ 40 shots.
Nevertheless, the evening was full of emotions for Crosby, who had no choice but to greet the crowd twice during the monster ovation he received before the first whistle. Nova Scotians Ryan Graves and Kori Cheverie, the head coach of the Montreal PWHL team who was also in charge of the ceremonial faceoff, were also acclaimed.
Sidney Crosby did a second stick salute to the crowd here in Nova Scotia when they stayed on their feet and kept cheering following the first one. pic.twitter.com/Fk3LYZcRPs
— Pens Inside Scoop (@PensInsideScoop) October 2, 2023
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