Crosby Has the Touch Again for Pittsburgh

Sidney Crosby scored with 1 1/2 minutes left in overtime by steering a rebound past Henrik Lundqvist and also set up Pittsburgh’s first goal as the host Penguins defeated the New York Rangers, 4-3, Saturday despite squandering three leads.

Crosby, the No. 1 draft pick, has three goals in his last two games, and five goals and four assists in four games since being snubbed for the Canadian Olympic team.

The Penguins lost their first four games under new Coach Michel Therrien, each by one goal, but have won the last two, giving up one even-strength goal.

“We’re playing solid hockey and not making too many very big mistakes,” Crosby said. “We’re not giving up a lot of opportunities, and we have to continue to play like that.”

Tomas Surovy scored twice for the second consecutive game and the Penguins outshot the Rangers, 37-17. But the Rangers rallied from deficits of 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 with goals by Jaromir Jagr, Martin Rucinsky and Fedor Tyutin.

Toronto 6, New Jersey 3 -- Mariusz Czerkawski and Darcy Tucker scored 21 seconds apart in the second period at East Rutherford, N.J., and the Maple Leafs extended their winning streak to five games.

Scott Gomez had his second career hat trick, but it wasn’t enough to help the Devils avoid their fifth loss in the last six games and 11th in 14.

Detroit 5, Columbus 2 -- Nicklas Lidstrom and Mikael Samuelsson each scored twice and the Red Wings overcame a two-goal deficit at Detroit for their fifth consecutive victory.

The Red Wings outshot the Blue Jackets, 43-15. Columbus had won its previous three games.

Washington 4, Philadelphia 3 -- Brian Willsie and Matt Pettinger scored in a shootout to lift the Capitals at Washington. The Flyers had a five-game winning streak ended. They are 4-1 on a franchise-record 11-game trip.

Minnesota 4, Vancouver 3 -- Rookie Kurtis Foster had a goal and an assist at St. Paul, Minn., to lead the Wild to its sixth victory in eight games.

Foster, recalled from the minor leagues Nov. 17, scored his sixth goal. He set up Randy Robitaille’s power-play goal in the third.

Colorado 5, Phoenix 2 -- Ian Laperriere scored twice at Glendale, Ariz., helping the Avalanche win for only the fourth time in 11 games.

Peter Budaj made 30 saves. Only Geoff Sanderson and Denis Gauthier got shots by the rookie.

Carolina 5, Montreal 3 -- Rod Brind’Amour scored his second goal of the game with 1:52 left, Martin Gerber made 24 saves and the Hurricanes won for the sixth time in their last seven home games.

The Canadiens are 1-4 on a five-game trip against Southeast division opponents.

Calgary 6, Edmonton 5 -- Kristian Huselius scored with 1:15 left to lift the Flames at Calgary, Canada.

After Calgary captain Jarome Iginla won a faceoff in the Edmonton zone, Huselius fired a rising shot toward the net that hit Oiler defensemen Marc-Andre Bergeron and Chris Pronger and bounced behind goalie Jussi Markkanen.