Hurricanes edge Penguins to take Metropolitan Division lead

2 years ago  /  Sportsnet

PITTSBURGH -- The and spent the first four months of the season shadowboxing each other for the top spot in perhaps the NHL's most competitive division. Jesper Fast scored nine seconds into the third period to break a tie, Sebastian Aho followed with his 22nd goal of the season and the Hurricanes edged Pittsburgh 4-3 on Sunday to move into first place in the Metropolitan Division. Evan Rodrigues scored his first goal since Jan. 6 to get Pittsburgh within one with 1:12 remaining, but the Hurricanes held on. Bryan Rust scored his eighth goal in his past eight games and Sidney Crosby added the 501st goal of his career. We were good for the last 60% of the game, but against a team like that, you can't spot them two."...

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