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NO ONE has ever done this in the NHL



Every year, the NHLPA do a survey with active NHL players. This year, 626 players were surveyed and for the 4th year in a row with 30 percent of the vote, Sidney Crosby was deemed the most complete player in the NHL.

Coming into tonights Pittsburgh Penguins vs Colorado Avalanche game, the Penguins were looking for a desperate win to get back into a playoff wildcard spot trying not to miss the playoffs since Crosby’s rookie year, but that wasn’t going to come easy facing a tough avalanche team on a 6 game win streak. The first goal didn’t come until the 2nd period when just a minute in, Crosby up the ice, fakes inside, to the backhand and just absolute filth. Breaks the ankles while scoring his 30th of the year and That right there, at 63 miles per hour is the best backhand in the league.

Gretzky apparently saying Sids and Dave Keon having the best backhanders he’s ever seen.

Being his 30th, also means he has hit 30 or more for the 11th time in his career tying Lemieux for the Penguins record and becoming just the 20th player in NHL history to do so and also, is the first time in NHL history a player has scored 30 at 18 and again at age 35 kinda of a cool stat. I cover this and everything else from this one in todays NHL hockey video!

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35 Comments

  3. Paul Roberts

    Off to see Crosby tonight to hopefully beat Dallas. First time seeing him play live. Can't wait.

  5. John Burns

    You know who was awesome when scoring 30 goals in a season?
    Mike Gartner!
    Awesome player!
    And scoring 30 in 18, and 35? Just as Awesome!

  9. sarblade

    Has anyone seen Datsyuk's backhand? Well I guess not when most comments are no one else has a backhand like Crosby. This is a great goal, however, look at some of Pavel's highlight reels on Youtube and those backhand goals he shows us are incredible! Just sayin'.

  11. A G

    Jarry has one great of a shot too. Weve Weve seen him à lot of times with great passes and shots that lead to Wins. Impressive

  14. wertytrewqa

    I think Kane's backhand is possibly better. But between both of them they are the two best.

  16. Coach Nate

    Awesome the Bell Center has the best ice … Again . I work events there and know the ice crew very well . Great job boys

  18. zachsprofile

    "tough" is a crazy way to describe a team who still has 8 injured players including 3 top line forwards the the best defenseman in the nhl. What would they be healthy? Unstoppable

  21. Where's the b1ow

    Crosby grew up in Hibbing and played for SSM. He’s a product of Minnesota, stop taking credit for him u Canadians

  24. jC3drums

    Re: the one-handed goal, it's weird to call that a backhand. I know it's because it used the back side of the stick blade, but in terms of the hand that's holding the stick and the direction that hand is moving, it's a forehand. Either way, it's a ridiculous feat.

  25. Matthew Secord

    Sid isn't the kid anymore. What he should do IF NOT already done is what is it I need to do? Malkin has never been a problem, nor many of that team.

    Is Malkin the Messier ?

  28. Luca Rossi

    Bro dave keon?😂 gretzky needs to stop comparint stone age players with wood sticks to todays players😂 everyone in the nhl today prolly has a better backhand than him lol

  29. Triforce Punk

    As far as I'm concerned, we can quit trying to hand McDavid the best player crown until Crosby retires from the league.

  32. Tim Cowl

    Only guy that was even close with the backhand was Mats Sundin! Sid is amazing!

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