TORONTO - Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists, all on the power play, for his second straight three-point game as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 Saturday night.
Fantasy team owners who took the Penguins superstar will be encouraged to know Crosby is on pace for a 246-point season. While that's not going to happen, Crosby will continue to profit if Pittsburgh's power play is allowed to take the ice as it did before a subdued Air Canada Centre crowd of 19,039.
Patric Hornqvist, Chris Kunitz, Evgeni Malkin and Brandon Sutter also scored for Pittsburgh (2-0-0), which got a solid showing in goal from Marc-Andre Fleury. Malkin also had a three-point night, with a pair of assists.
Joffrey Lupul and Tyler Bozak replied for Toronto (0-2-0), which might have had it worse if not for goalie Jonathan Bernier.
A fan tossed a Leafs jersey onto the ice with some eight minutes remaining in the game, as if throwing in the towel.
Toronto lost its home opener 4-3 to Montreal on a late goal Wednesday.
