What was your favorite Penguin goal of the season?
The Pittsburgh Penguins scored 243 goals this past season. They were not all the same, so today we look at the more memorable ones in effort to determine what the best goal of the season was for the Pens.
As always, we’ll start with Sidney Crosby. Crosby scored 33 times this season, the biggest one coming as career goal number 600 back in November against Utah.
Welcome to the 600-goal club, Sidney Crosby! pic.twitter.com/dgLcw6PyNu
— NHL (@NHL) November 24, 2024
While that was a nice goal on a milestone, it’s arguable that Evgeni Malkin one-upped Sid in that category this year. Malkin’s 500th goal came in October against Buffalo and married an important goal with a very nice one. Crosby plays a part with a slick behind-the-back pass. Malkin demonstrates a second and third effort after falling to knock the puck in while on his seat. It’s a really nice one.
TAKE A BOW, MR. 500 pic.twitter.com/YRtMwi4pMf
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) October 17, 2024
Malkin added another great goal in overtime against the Flyers in February. Patience for days to let the defender slide all the way out of the picture and then pick a spot with his shot.
HE IS SCORE!
Evgeni Malkin gives the @penguins the extra point with his @Energizer overtime winner! pic.twitter.com/CK3DWSmIH5
— NHL (@NHL) February 28, 2025
Not to be outdone, Crosby had a nice OT goal himself with a classic move to his backhand in January against Utah.
SIDNEY CROSBY WINS IT IN OVERTIME FOR THE PENGUINS (+120)
(via @NHL)pic.twitter.com/jTGF2Anbpi
— ESPN BET (@ESPNBET) January 30, 2025
After not seeing a goalie score a goal for the first 56 years of franchise history, Alex Nedeljkovic became the second goal in Pittsburgh history to score one himself (joining partner Tristan Jarry, who scored in the 2023-24 season for the first Pens goalie goal).
ALEX NEDELJKOVIC JUST SCORED A GOALIE GOAL pic.twitter.com/kywcdyrW4b
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) January 18, 2025
If I’ve missed any feel free to add some nominees