Sidney Crosby

The all-stars have been given us hockey's greatest rivalry over the last two decades.

Patrik Laine.](https://www.thestar.com/sports/breakaway_blog/2016/05/auston-matthews-or-patrik-laine-there-is-no-debate.html) [Connor McDavid](https://www.thestar.com/topic.connor_mcdavid.html) has been so good, he’s basically unrivalled. I think it was in the playoffs, too (May 4, 2009, a 4-3 Washington win). Ovechkin is 17th with 1,464 points (812 goals, 652 assists). [continued support of Russian President Vladimir Putin.](https://www.thestar.com/sports/opinion/2017/11/27/support-of-putin-adds-another-layer-to-ovechkins-complex-legacy.html) He was out to take what was rightfully Crosby’s, like the Stanley Cup. Crosby is 15th with 1,469 points (541 goals, 928 assists). “Regardless of points and things like that, winning is what motivates me.” He is more physical, too, with a rock-’em sock-’em quality that has made him the rare Russian that old-school [Don Cherry](https://www.thestar.com/topic.don_cherry.html) could love. I’m just going game by game and day by day.” Tyler Seguin](https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2010/06/21/seguin_or_hall_too_close_to_call.html) fizzled out, as did [Auston Matthews vs. But to be able to be in a relaxed environment like this and catch up a bit, it’s just nice to share that with him.” Ovechkin, the [Washington Capitals](https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/teams/washington-capitals/summary) winger, [is undoubtedly the better scorer](https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2022/12/23/ovechkin-scores-801st-goal-ties-howe-for-2nd-in-nhl-history.html), maybe the best ever by the time he’s done. Ovechkin has been a workhorse, missing only 48 games.

It was 2016 in Minnesota and an aggravated coach Mike Sullivan was searching for the captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins following a loss to the Wild. Sullivan ...

He never once told me to fire anyone, or to trade anyone, or to get anyone in a trade. “He likes to be one of the guys. He wanted to play the handheld video games on planes,” Rupp said. He doesn’t want people knowing about it and he goes to lengths to keep it that way.” I wanted to lead in a way that was natural to me. “I’ve been around a while and I’ve met a lot of people,” Rutherford said. At 35, Crosby is the hockey chief of the world, and he lands at No. And you see it most when it comes to the way he treats children.” “He was getting so much attention when he was little, and then as he became a teenager. On the ice, he is a living legend. “You know, that so and so is a better person than he is a player. But he actually is a better person than he is a player.

Dans le contexte du Match des étoiles du circuit, Maxim Lapierre, de La Poche Bleue, quantifie parfaitement au micro de Mario Langlois ce qui place un infime ...

Il n’y en a pas beaucoup, mais Sidney Crosby est de ceux-là.» Je peux te garantir que lors de la pratique suivante il prenait des mises en jeu dans ce cercle. Et il y a aussi ceux qui sont au-dessus du lot.

The captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins believes that a change to the NHL's postseason format would be beneficial.

The two have been rivals ever since they entered the league in 2005, but Alex Ovechkin was complimentary of the Pittsburgh Penguins captain.

Sidney Crosby spoke to the media at All-Star Weekend, and admitted that he prefers the old playoff format that ranked teams one through eight in each ...

No. "No weaknesses," he said of the 17-year-old. "He's getting the attention that the other Connor did," Crosby said in reference to McDavid. 7, No. Crosby was also asked about fellow Canadian hockey sensation Connor Bedard, to which the 18-year NHL veteran said he had definitely taken notice. PT and the NHL All-Star Game on Saturday beginning at 3 p.m.

Depuis 1979, la LNH envoie 16 équipes aux séries éliminatoires. Toutefois, le format selon lequel les clubs s'affrontent a été modifié à quelques reprises ...

Cela éliminerait donc le concept des "wild cards" et récompenserait davantage les clubs qui performent en saison régulière, selon lui. Une autre critique des séries éliminatoires est qu'il y a un manque de diversité au niveau des affrontements. Adopté depuis la saison 2013-14, ce format ne fait cependant pas l'unanimité, même auprès des joueurs.

Exclusive: NHL All-Star icon Tomas Kaberle has tipped one youngester for a very bright career.

Even though it's for fun at the end they want to win the hockey games. "He is a great player. There is a few teams there," Kaberle told Express Sport at PokerStars' PSPC event in the Bahamas.

Hall of Famers Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby will cool their once-hot rivalry long enough to team up at the breakaway challenge Friday at the 2023 ...

Watch the NHL All-Star skills competition Friday at 7 p.m. "And I do think, based on what we have planned, it will be the moment of the night." PT and the NHL All-Star Game on Saturday beginning at 3 p.m. Fans can watch the NHL All-Star Skills on Friday at 7 p.m. [Watch 2023 NHL All-Star Weekend on Sportsnet]() [The brightest stars in the NHL hit the beach for the 2023 All-Star weekend in South Florida. Each the first-overall pick in their draft years, the 2004 NHL lockout meant they were to play their rookie season the same year.

The Pittsburgh Penguins captain played a big role in the best moment of the NHL Skills Competition.

Alex Ovechkin wants a beer with Sidney Crosby. Cue NHL trade rumors, the Golden Knights have money. Saving the Pittsburgh Penguins season...

](https://pittsburghhockeynow.com/nhl-tv-ratings-pittsburgh-penguins-simple-reasons-decline/) Montreal Hockey Now: There was a kid I really liked at the NHL Draft. But no, a couple of them won’t get you Timo Meier. Funny, I know a local team with two, maybe three of them. TSN: What will it take to get Josh Anderson out of Montreal? An NHL exec opened up about the Bruins’ calls on Jakob Chychrun. Now they have money. We’ve experienced a tidal wave of traffic propelled by Dave’s exclusive interview with Brian Burke (but I helped, too). The final story in the Pirates 40 series. There seems to be a lot of talk about Taylor Lewan coming to the Heck, I really don’t care, and when I read the questions being asked of the players at the ASG, I probably would have audibly groaned. Alex Ovechkin buddied up to Sidney Crosby on Thursday at the NHL All-Star Game and wants to have a beer when the two are done.

Sidney Crosby est tombé à l'eau et Nick Suzuki a inscrit un oiselet, si on veut. La compétition d'habiletés des étoiles de la LNH a mis en vitrine les ...

Crosby et Ovechkin ont remporté le défi de l’échappée avec un peu d’aide du fils de quatre ans de ce dernier, Sergei. « Ils ont dit que c’était sur la plage, a dit un Crosby souriant. Je savais que j’aurais des ennuis quand il a été 3 en 3 au départ. » J’ai juste essayé de frapper aussi fort que possible. Pas de pression.

Everybody in FLA Live Arena knew Alex Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby were going to team up in some capacity in the breakaway challenge at the NHL All-Star ...

“I was trying to get the bus pushed back a little bit,” he said with a laugh. “Coming [into the league] and the expectations before we played [an NHL] game against each other, it was already a rivalry, it was kind of set up that way,” he said. I’ve always appreciated the opportunity to see familiar faces and to meet new guys and just see what guys are capable of up close, see all the skill that’s here in the league.” “I said, ‘Listen, wait, wait, wait.’ At the end, he was a little upset everything was over.” [Alex Ovechkin](/hockey/nhl/players/alex-ovechkin/268143) and [Sidney Crosby](/hockey/nhl/players/sidney-crosby/296786) were going to team up in some capacity in the breakaway challenge at the NHL All-Star Skills. And when dad finally put it on a tee for him right in front of Luongo, he went forehand-backhand into the net.

Crosby, 35, and Ovechkin, 37, were a dual-entry in the Breakaway Challenge trick-shot competition at FLA Live, home of the Florida Panthers. They skated out to ...

"It was nice to have his son be a part of it and fun to share that moment," Crosby said. "Even though we're a little older, we appreciate the opportunity to spend some time with guys." "Before we ever played a game against each other, there was a rivalry." And for Sergei as well." His father eventually passed him the puck, he scored through a sprawling Luongo and then celebrated with the other NHL All-Stars watching from the benches. They skated out to center ice together, where they were soon joined by 4-year-old Sergei Ovechkin, who had watched the event with his father near the benches while wearing an "Ovi Jr."

Alex's young son Sergei joined them for the Breakaway Challenge at the Skills competition.

I like to think that I've always appreciated the opportunity to see familiar faces, and to meet new guys, and just see what guys are capable of up close… I knew I was gonna get wet." Crosby called his foray into the water "nice and refreshing," and honestly, all of us there watching were so jealous, since it was beautiful out - 80s and breezy - but SO sunny. But to be able to be in a relaxed environment like this and just catch up a bit, it's nice to share that with him." "It was a semifinal, so Nate and I talked, and I told him that I'd like to go on the final. "Nice to have his son be a part of it," Crosby said before adding with a laugh, "nice to see Lu out there, too. Crosby was the first to sit in the dunk tank when he and Nate were up, with Rantanen trying to take him down. I think that was just pure joy." But as they've gotten older, while the competition between them continues to remain fierce, Crosby and Ovechkin have developed a unique sort of relationship that revolves around mutual respect for each other's longevity and success. "I think it's great for hockey, for previous generations and future generations," Ovechkin said. We've got a lot to catch up on there." Crosby and Ovechkin have had to go through each other to win their four combined Stanley Cups, with the dueling hat tricks in Game 2 of the 2009 Eastern Conference semifinals the stuff of legend.

No other Penguins made it to Sunrise, so Crosby spent the weekend hanging out with Alex and Sergei Ovechkin.

Sergei even [joined Ovechkin and Crosby](https://www.nhl.com/news/sergei-ovechkin-poses-with-big-name-fans-during-all-star-weekend/c-340691164) on the red carpet prior to the challenge. Alex Ovechkin said he and Sidney Crosby talked about teaming up for the breakaway challenge tomorrow. “But to be able to, in a relaxed environment like this, just catch up a bit, it’s nice to share that with him.” Would Sidney Crosby want to grab a beer with Alex Ovechkin at the end of their careers and look back at their careers?— Mike Stephens (@mikeystephens81) This year, for the first time, three players teamed up. [steps of the National Portrait Gallery](https://www.nbcsports.com/washington/washington-capitals/penguins-fans-take-over-smithsonian-steps-after-ot-win-over-caps) after every Penguins win in D.C.) and the fact that the two have “totally different” personalities (as Crosby told Paul Bissonnette [on Spittin’ Chiclets](https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2019/08/07/sidney-crosby-on-his-relationship-with-alex-ovechkin-weve-had-some-good-moments-some-bad-ones/) in 2020).

SUNRISE, Fla. — As the two age, NHL superstars Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin appear to be growing closer together. The duo came into the league in the ...

[ “We have obviously had some pretty big games against each other with a microscope on us. “Yeah, that’s just kind of the way it has worked out,” Crosby said. “The regular season is difficult as it is, and the top teams should be rewarded,” he said. It has been cool to kind of share over the years.” Ovechkin was drafted first overall by the Washington Capitals in 2004 before a lockout wiped out what would have been his rookie campaign.