ESPN.com · Apr 5, 2025
Sidney Crosby, Evgenii Dadonov author dueling hat tricks
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DALLAS -- Sidney Crosby took part in another dueling hat tricks game with a Russian opponent 16 years after his memorable one in the playoffs against Alex Ovechkin.
Crosby finished off his hat trick with an empty-netter to seal the Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-3 victory at the Dallas Stars on Saturday after Evgenii Dadonov also scored three goals.
Crosby and Ovechkin each had a had trick in Game 2 of the Penguins' 2009 playoff series against the Washington Capitals, one of several meetings between the longtime rivals who were also faces of the sport for a long time after debuting in 2015.