Pittsburgh Penguins C Sidney Crosby put his stamp on the series with the Ottawa Senators, scoring three goals in the Penguins 4-3 Game Two victory, giving Pittsburgh a 2-0 series lead. Crosbys hat trick chased Senators G Craig Anderson 1:15 into the second period. After a stellar first round against Montreal, when he posted a .950 save percentage, Anderson has a 5.19 goals against average and .863 save percentage through the first two games against Pittsburgh. Small sample, obviously, but if the Senators are going to upset the Penguins, theyre going to need their goaltending to be excellent. Of course, it doesnt help matters when the Senators give up 21 shots in 21:15 -- thats a losing recipe no matter who is in goal. By games end, Pittsburgh had outshot Ottawa 42-22, which makes a 4-3 final score seem closer than play dictated. Penguins G Tomas Vokoun, who had been a stabilizing presence since taking over from Marc-Andre Fleury in the Islanders series, wasnt strong in Game Two, allowing three goals on 22 shots. The Penguins won, so Vokoun will probably keep starting, but this game could open the door for Fleury to return if Vokoun stumbles in Ottawa. Crosby had six shots on goal, while RW Jarome Iginla had eight shots on goal for Pittsburgh. It was the first game in the playoffs that Iginla recorded more than two shots on goal. Penguins C Evgeni Malkin, who was centering Iginla incidentally, recorded an assist for the eighth consecutive playoff game. Only Bobby Orr, in 1971-1972 (11 times) has done it more in one playoff. Senators LW Colin Greening, who scored their second goal and had five shots on goal, was the only Ottawa player with more than two shots. Greening and C Zack Smith had the best possession numbers for the Senators. On a night in which the Senators had four defencemen play more than 20 minutes, Erik Karlsson logged a season-low 15:54, after playing 26:58 in Game One. If Karlsson is feeling the effects of trying to return so quickly from his Achilles injury, that will be crushing for the Sens. Karlssons dynamic puck-moving ability gives Ottawa a much better chance to succeed, but he has to be able to handle his defensive responsibilities too. A couple other notes: It was also a tough night for Sens rookies Jakob Silfverberg and Mika Zibanejad, both were minus-2 in limited ice time, 10:12 and 7:52, respectively. Inserted into the lineup for an injured Eric Gryba, Senators D Andre Benoit was plus-2 for Ottawa. Penguins D Matt Niskanen was plus-3 and had the best possession numbers for the Penguins in Game Two. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. Custom Boston Red Sox Jerseys . -- Ryan Getzlaf grabbed the three pucks wrapped in tape and held them up to his chest in the Anaheim Ducks dressing room for a celebration nine seasons in the making. Boston Red Sox Pro Shop . Scott won the Australian PGA last week in his first event in Australia since winning the U.S. Masters in April. American Matt Kuchar, ahead by two strokes with four to play and even with Scott with one to go, double-bogeyed the 18th after taking two shots to get out of a bunker. https://www.cheapredsox.com/ . Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, announced Wednesday that the team would assign Swedish forward Elias Lindholm to his nations team for the upcoming tournament. Boston Red Sox Gear . -- Kyrie Irvings last-minute 3-pointer helped seal another victory for Cleveland -- and the Cavaliers longest winning streak since LeBron James left. Red Sox Jerseys 2019 . PETERSBURG, Fla. BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- ITavius Mathers scored four touchdowns and Middle Tennessee State took advantage of four turnovers to beat Bowling Green 41-21 on Saturday.Mathers rushed for a career-high 157 yards and three touchdowns on 27 carries in a drenching rain and caught four passes for 103 yards and a score to become the first Blue Raider to go over 100 yards rushing and receiving in the same game.Brent Stockstill was 18 of 30 for 278 yards passing, three touchdowns and an interception for Middle Tennessee (2-1).Mathers, a Murfreesbooro, Tennessee, native who returned to his hometown after playing three years at Mississippi, combined with Stockstill on a 78-yard score on the first play after the second-half kickoff for a 35-21 lead.dddddddddddd. His 53-yard run tied the game at 14-14 and his 4-yarder put MTSU up for good at 28-21 with 30 seconds left in the first half.Josh Cleveland ran for 153 yards and a score for the Falcons (1-2). ' ' '