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Crosby has hat trick fivepoint game as Pens beat Rangers LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizePITTSBURGH Sidney Crosby made the Penguins cap night giveaway at Mellon Arena an appropriate oneCrosby had his fourth career hat trick and added two assists for his second fivepoint game and the Pittsburgh Penguins won for the fourth time in five games 83 over the New York Rangers on Saturday nightIts always fun to get the hat trick but especially tonight it was a lot of fun said Crosby who fell a point short of his career high for points It was pretty weird the way it worked out but what better time to do itCrosby scored once in the first and twice in the third period and added two firstperiod assists to help the Penguins rout the Rangers winless in regulation at Mellon Arena in their past 13 triesWhen I walked into the building and saw the free hats the thought did cross my mind that hopefully somebody would get a hat trick to see those things on the ice Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma said It takes a little bit of extra time but I liked why they went on the iceEvgeni Malkin Max Talbot Mark Eaton Pascal Dupuis and Tyler Kennedy also scored for Pittsburgh which has won six of eight and remained tied with Washington atop the Eastern Conference standings with 36 pointsDefencemen Marc Staal Matt Gilroy and Michal Rozsival scored for New York which has lost four of six and is 6121 since a 71 startThe Penguins welcomed three regulars back to the lineup from injury winger Kennedy and defencemen Alex Goligoski and Kris Letang in scoring their most goals of the season and most against the Rangers since Oct 14 2000Crosby scored 1743 into the contest to break a 11 tie and give Pittsburgh a lead it would never relinquish barely keeping a New York clearing attempt in the zone walking in and firing a wrist shot that beat Rangers backup goalie Steve Valiquette high to the stick sideHis second of the game and 14th of the season came 314 into the third 251 after former Penguin Rozsival had pulled New York to 43 Malkin had slipped a puck along the goal line while Valiquette sprawled and Crosby picked up the puck and banked it off himAfter Dupuis had made it 63 Crosby ...