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PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 16: Sidney Crosby #87 of the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrates with teammate Matt Cullen #7 after scoring a goal in overtime against Andrei Vasilevskiy #88 of the Tampa Bay Lightning to win Game Two of the Eastern Conference Final with a score of 3 to 2 during the 2016 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Consol Energy Center on May 16, 2016 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Ten years ago today, Sidney Crosby scored an overtime game winning goal in the Eastern Conference Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Pittsburgh had dropped the opening game of the Eastern Conference Final to Tampa and Game 2 was going to overtime with the Penguins at risk of falling behind 2-0 in the series.
A chaotic opening 20 minutes of Game 2 saw the Penguins jump out 2-0 with goals from Matt Cullen and Phil Kessel.
Anton Stralman and Jonathan Drouin leveled the game at 2-2 with goals in the final few minutes of the period.
A scoreless second period and a scoreless third period were sending things to overtime.
One shot and the Penguins could be down 2-0 with their chances of surviving the series dramatically diminishing.
Then 40 seconds into overtime, Sidney Crosby happened on a beautiful setup from Bryan Rust.
The playoff overtime goal for Crosby was the first of his illustrious career.
Crosby’s goal evened the series for the Penguins, who won Game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead.
Pittsburgh would drop the next two games before rallying to win the series in seven.
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