The Pittsburgh Penguins are in the middle of one of their most frustrating seasons in recent memory and that frustration may have come bubbling out of Penguins captain Sidney Crosby on Friday night. In an uncharacteristic move Crosby would drop the gloves against Winnipeg Jets forward Kyle Connor on Friday night,

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is known for many things, such as possessing perhaps the most refined 200-foot game of his generation, elite passing skills and a wicked backhand. A propensity for dropping the gloves,

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby squared off with Winnipeg Jets sniper Kyle Connor in the third period of Friday's contest.Crosby went after Connor moments after the former was knocked to the ice by a reverse hit from the 2022 Lady Byng winner.

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby felt he needed to step up, even more so than usual, when his team was falling 3-0 to the Winnipeg Jets on Friday. Ahead into the third period and trailing by three goals, the captain had enough and snapped, dropping the gloves with another star forward Kyle Connor.

For someone who has been in the NHL for 20 years, entering a fight shouldn't be worth remarking on, but in Crosby's case, it surely is considering Friday's bout was just the ninth (including playoffs) throughout his vast career.

Kyle Connor had a goal and an assist and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1 on Friday. Connor became the third player in Jets history to record at least 25 points through 20 games in a season.