Penguins moments part of fan-voted tournament as best of NHL season
The combination of a new sort of March Madness and the current trend of re-living past sporting events has resulted in an online “tournament” of the best games of the NHL season.
The league’s social media platforms are encouraging fans to vote on 64 “moments” from its 2019-20 games — a season that is in pause during the worldwide coronavirus pandemic.
Two Penguins moments are among those that can be voted on: their wild 8-6 Nov. 27 victory against the Vancouver Canucks and Sidney Crosby reaching 800 career assists in fewer games than all but five players in league history.
The bracket is here! What was the Greatest Moment of the 2019-20 NHL Season... So Far? ?
Voting begins Monday 3/30 on Twitter & IG Story. pic.twitter.com/VHNwU2TPFG
— NHL (@NHL) March 29, 2020
Crosby’s second assist of a 7-3 victory March 4 — the Penguins’ most recent home win and perhaps their final win at PPG Paints Arena of the season — came on a Jason Zucker goal. It gave Crosby’s 800 assists in 980 games.
The Thanksgiving Eve win was one of the wildest in recent Penguins history. They scored six times in the third period, including the game’s final five goals after falling behind 6-3 after a pair of Vancouver goals 35 seconds apart early in the period.
Voting begins Monday on Twitter and Instagram.
Chris Adamski is a TribLive reporter who has covered primarily the Pittsburgh Steelers since 2014 following two seasons on the Penn State football beat. A Western Pennsylvania native, he joined the Trib in 2012 after spending a decade covering Pittsburgh sports for other outlets. He can be reached at cadamski@triblive.com.
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