PensBurgh · May 1, 2022
Guentzel, Crosby claim first shared points lead in Penguins history
Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel talk during a break in action against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on March 25.The 2021-22 Pittsburgh Penguins regular-season points race all came down to Brock McGinn.
In the final minute of regulation of Game 82, Jake Guentzel skated toward the Rangers’ empty net on a two-on-one rush with McGinn. Guentzel and linemate Sidney Crosby both had 84 points. If Guentzel had shot the puck into the empty cage, he would have claimed the sole team lead in points.
Instead, he passed it to McGinn— and McGinn shot it over the crossbar of the empty net.
In the process, McGinn inadvertently made franchise history.