A look at how members of the Pittsburgh Penguins are performing in the Winter Olympics:
Penguins forward Sidney Crosby scored his first goal of the tournament in a 5-1 win against Switzerland during a preliminary round contest at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in Milan on Friday.
His goal came at 47:28 of the third period.
Opening play as Canada’s center on the third line, Crosby had 15:51 of ice time on 19 shifts and recorded three shots.
Highlights:
Canada’s next game is against France on Sunday, 10:40 a.m.
Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson and forward Rickard Rakell were each held without a point for Sweden in a 4-1 loss to Finland during a preliminary round contest at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena.
Opening the game on the right side of Sweden’s top pairing, Karlsson logged 18:47 of ice time on 27 shifts and had one shot.
Rakell began the contest on left wing of the third line and clocked 13:46 of ice time on 20 shifts and tallied three shots.
Highlights:
Sweden’s next game is against Slovakia on Saturday, 6:10 p.m.
