Sidney Crosby, Henrik Lundqvist lead Metropolitan to All-Star win
Sidney Crosby, Henrik Lundqvist lead Metropolitan to All-Star win
Sidney Crosby now has one more reason to have good memories of the Shark Tank.
Crosby
had two goals and three assists to win the All-Star MVP, and Henrik
Lundqvist pitched a first-half shutout to lead the Metropolitan Division
to a 10-5 victory over the Central Division in the championship round
of the NHL All-Star game Saturday night.
Crosby finished the night
with four goals and four assists in two games on the same ice where he
won the Conn Smythe Trophy and Stanley Cup three years ago for
Pittsburgh.
“I have some great memories here for sure,” he said.
“It’s always been a tough place to play. Obviously, when you win in a
rink and have those memories, it’s something you think about every time
you go there. Being in that dressing room, it’s automatic to bring you
back to some of those moments.”
he
memories aren’t nearly as sweet for the Sharks fans, who booed Crosby
when he won the award, joining Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Bobby Orr,
Joe Sakic and Jean Beliveau as the only players to win the Conn Smyth,
the Hart Trophy and All-Star MVP.“It’s cool,” Crosby said. “You play and you watch as a kid growing up and you see that presentation so it’s pretty cool. I had a lot of fun today.”
Lundqvist stopped 11 of 13 shots in his two games to give the Metropolitan Division its second title in four years of the three-on-three All-Star format and the $1 million prize shared by the winners of the four-team divisional tournament.