Superstitious Sindey Crosby didn't want to jinx his shot at a hat trick after his first two goals. Perhaps for the same reason, he isn't willing to acknowledge he's morphing into a top pure goal-scorer. Crosby had his third career hat trick and the Pittsburgh Penguins became the first NHL team to reach 10 victories this season, snapping the Montreal Canadiens' four-game winning streak with a 6-1 victory Wednesday night. Crosby, tied for fourth in the NHL with nine goals, had his third multiple-goal game in 12 starts this season for Pittsburgh (10-2-0).
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Wed 10/28	Pit	Pit 1 - 6	W: Fleury L: Halak
Date	Home	Time (ET)
Wed 11/25	Pit	7:30 pm
Thu 12/10	Mon	7:30 pm
Sat 2/6	Mon	2:00 pm

Game Stats

Canadiens (6-6-0) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM T. Plekanec 1 0 2 -1 2 B. Gionta 0 1 1 -1 0 S. Gomez 0 1 0 -1 0 M. Cammalleri 0 0 0 -1 0 K. Chipchura 0 0 0 -1 0 M. D'Agostini 0 0 1 -1 2 A. Kostitsyn 0 0 1 -1 0 M. Lapierre 0 0 5 -1 0 G. Latendresse 0 0 0 -1 0 G. Metropolit 0 0 2 -1 0 T. Moen 0 0 3 -1 0 M. Pacioretty 0 0 1 -1 0		Penguins (10-2-0) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM S. Crosby 3 0 9 3 0 C. Kunitz 1 3 2 3 0 M. Rupp 1 0 1 1 0 B. Guerin 0 3 2 3 2 C. Adams 0 1 3 1 0 C. Bourque 0 1 1 0 0 E. Malkin 0 1 6 1 0 M. Cooke 0 0 0 1 2 P. Dupuis 0 0 1 0 0 R. Fedotenko 0 0 1 0 0 E. Godard 0 0 1 0 0 J. Staal 0 0 3 0 0
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM M. Bergeron 0 0 0 -1 0 H. Gill 0 0 0 -1 4 J. Gorges 0 0 1 -1 2 R. Hamrlik 0 0 3 -2 0 P. Mara 0 0 2 -1 0 J. Spacek 0 0 2 -2 2		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM A. Goligoski 1 1 2 2 0 M. Eaton 0 1 1 2 2 B. Orpik 0 1 1 1 0 K. Letang 0 0 2 1 0 J. McKee 0 0 0 2 0 M. Skoula 0 0 1 0 0
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% J. Halak(L, 4-2) 23 19 4 .826 C. Price 14 12 2 .857		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% M. Fleury(W, 9-1) 24 23 1 .958

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PLAYER NEWS

Canadiens Georges Laraque (MTL - RW) News: According to the Montreal Gazette, Georges Laraque will have a hearing with NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell regarding his hit on Niklas Kronwall. [+] Impact: Laraque nailed Kronwall in Saturday's game with a knee-on-knee collision, and the Red Wing defenseman will be lost for a month as a result. Laraque will likely be suspended for the vicious and dangerous hit. (Fanball - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) Georges Laraque (MTL - Right Wing) News: Laraque will have a hearing with NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell on Monday to discuss his knee-on-knee hit with Niklas Kronwall, Habs Insideout reports. [+] Impact: Laraque will most likely miss some time due to a suspension. Red Wings coach Mike Babcock and general manager Ken Holland were very upset with the hit after Saturday's game, while Kronwall is expected to miss between four and eight weeks with a sprained MCL. You may want to avoid Laraque until more is known about his suspension. If your lineup is in need of some penalty minutes see if Daniel Carcillo or Chris Neil is still available. (RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009) Scott Gomez (MTL - Center) News: The Canadiens lost Gomez to a lower-body injury in Friday's victory over Washington. [+] Impact: There is no timetable for Gomez's return. (STATS - Sun. Nov 22, 2009)

Penguins Evgeni Malkin (PIT - Center) News: Malkin scored his sixth goal of the season in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Thrashers. [+] Impact: Malkin has two goals and three assists in four games since missing seven games with a strained right shoulder. (STATS - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) Marc-Andre Fleury (PIT - Goaltender) News: Fleury stopped 31 shots in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Thrashers. [+] Impact: Fleury won for just the second time in seven games after opening the season 10-2-0 with a 2.14 GAA. (STATS - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) Martin Skoula (PIT - Defense) News: Skoula had two goals in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Thrashers, his first multigoal game since March 17, 2002. [+] Impact: Skoula has three goals in his last three games after going without a score in his first 11 of the season. (STATS - Sun. Nov 22, 2009)

Injury Report

Canadiens Player Injury Status S Gomez Lower-body injury day-to-day B Gionta Broken bone in left foot IR H Gill Fractured foot IR M D'Agostini Concussion IR A Markov Lacerated tendon, ankle IR O Fortier Shoulder IR

Penguins Player Injury Status J McKee Infected finger day-to-day A Goligoski Lower-body injury day-to-day C Kunitz Lower-body injury day-to-day K Letang Right shoulder contusion IR T Kennedy Undisclosed injury day-to-day