Crosby has goal, assist in Pens' win over Habs

PITTSBURGH (AP) The Montreal Canadiens aren't scheduled for another regular-season game in Pittsburgh's aging Mellon Arena. As effortlessly as Sidney Crosby scores against them there, they probably aren't eager to go back.

Crosby scored a goal and set up another with an no-look pass and the Penguins matched a franchise record for most victories in their first 25 games, beating the Canadiens 3-1 on Wednesday night.

The Penguins are 17-8 with five victories in six games since losing four in a row and five of six. The only other seasons they won 17 of their first 25 were 1995-96 (17-5-3) and 1994-95 (17-6-2), when there were tie games. (MORE)

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Final	1	2	3	Tot
Montreal	0	0	1	1
Pittsburgh	1	2	0	3

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Final Boxscore

Three Stars
1:	Sidney Crosby, Pit (1G, 1A)
2:	Bill Guerin, Pit (1G)
3:	Jordan Staal, Pit (1A)

Standings
Northeast Division
	W	L	OTL	Pts
Boston	12	8	4	28
Ottawa	12	7	3	27
Buffalo	12	7	2	26
Montreal	12	12	1	25
Toronto	5	11	7	17

Leaders
Points:	T. Plekanec	24
Plus/Minus:	M. Cammalleri	10
Shots on Goal:	M. Cammalleri	86
PIM:	P. Mara	37
Win:	C. Price	7
Shutouts:	None

Offense (Rank)
Goals:	59 (21)
Shots:	710 (14)
PP%:	15.8% (25)
Penalty Minutes:	339 (14)
Assists:	99 (24)
SH Goals:	1 (22)

Defense (Rank)
Goals Against:	71 (9)
Shots Against:	779 (6)
PK%:	79.6% (17)
Penalty Minutes:	297 (20)
Shutouts:	0 (26)
Sv%:	0.909 (16)

Next 5
Date	Opp	Previous
11/28	vs. Was	W 3-2 11/20
12/1	vs. Tor	W 5-4 10/31
12/3	@ Buf	W 2-1 10/3
12/4	vs. Bos	W 2-1 11/5
12/7	vs. Phi	-
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Last 10
Date	Opp	Final
11/25	@ Pit	L 1-3
11/24	vs. Cls	W 5-3
11/21	vs. Det	L 2-3
11/20	@ Was	W 3-2
11/17	vs. Car	W 3-2
11/14	@ Nsh	L 0-2
11/12	@ Pho	W 4-2
11/10	vs. Cgy	L 0-1
11/7	vs. TB	L 1-3
11/5	@ Bos	W 2-1

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
11/21/2009	S. Gomez	Lower-body injury (day-to-day)
11/13/2009	B. Gionta	Broken bone in left foot (IR)
11/3/2009	H. Gill	Fractured foot (IR)
10/31/2009	M. D'Agostini	Concussion (IR)
10/2/2009	A. Markov	Lacerated tendon, ankle (IR)

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
11/24/2009	J. Wyman	Called up from minors from Hamilton-AHL
11/23/2009	S. Kostitsyn	Called up from minors from Hamilton-AHL
11/23/2009	G. Laraque	Suspended Five games by NHL for 11/21 trip
11/23/2009	B. Pouliot	Traded for Guillaume Latendresse
11/19/2009	G. Stewart	Sent to minors Hamilton-AHL for conditioning stint
11/18/2009	M. Carle	Sent to minors Hamilton-AHL
11/8/2009	A. Henry	Sent to minors Hamilton-AHL
11/6/2009	J. Leach	Claimed off waivers
11/4/2009	T. Pyatt	Called up from minors from Hamilton-AHL
11/4/2009	R. White	Called up from minors from Hamilton-AHL

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