Crosby scores twice to lead Penguins to 3-1 win over Canadiens [Video]

PITTSBURGH (AP) –

Sidney Crosby scored two goals and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 on Saturday night.

Blake Lizotte scored an empty-net goal in the final minute for Pittsburgh. Kris Letang, playing in his 1,100th regular-season game, finished with an assist against his hometown team. Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 25 shots for the Penguins.

Christian Dvorak scored for Montreal and Sam Montembeault made 21 saves.

Crosby got the Penguins on the scoreboard with 4:03 remaining in the first period and then made it 2-0 on the power play with 1:20 to go in the second. He is tied with Sergei Fedorov and Joe Nieuwendyk for 14th-place on the NHL’s all-time game-winning goals list. Crosby surpassed Luc Robitaille for 13th-most even-strength goals in league history.

Crosby has four goals and seven points in his last three games. It’s the seventh time Crosby scored multiple goals in back-to-back games after he had two …