End of Penguins' Big 3? Why Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang may have played in final game together
Pittsburgh's aging star core faces an uncertain future following the team's playoff elimination.
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Nothing is set in stone, but Wednesday may have marked the end of an era for the Pittsburgh Penguins . With their 1-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round, the Penguins were eliminated. Their first playoff appearance in four years was a brief one, providing some hope of a 3-0 series comeback before a Game 6 loss.
As Pittsburgh enters the offseason, however, there's no guarantee that its aging "Big 3" of Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang will ever be on the ice together again. Here's what to know about the future of the Penguins' three stars. SN's NHL HQ: Live NHL scores | Updated NHL standings | Full NHL schedule Why Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang may have played final game together The Crosby-Malkin-Letang trio has defined Pittsburgh hockey for 20 years now, a championship core that has now remained together for multiple decades.
In fact, per ESPN, those three players are the longest-tenured trio of teammates in North American sports history. They surpassed the record held by Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and Jorge Posada of the New York Yankees (17 seasons) three years ago. In the series against the Flyers, Crosby had a team-high five points, Malkin had three points and Letang had two game-winning goals.
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