In the first period, No. 87 entered the attacking zone and grabbed a bouncing puck out of the air. He dropped it at his skates and sped past Avalanche defenseman Erik Johnson.
Crosby then toe-dragged and swept the puck around a lunging Samuel Girard — and managed to wait out goalie Philipp Grubauer so he could slide the puck into the net on a backhand shovel.
The goal marks Crosby’s fourth of the season — and a reminder that the 32-year-old veteran is still among the best in the business at creating something out of nothing.
Crosby now has 11 points in 2019-20.
