The Pittsburgh Penguins played one of their best games of the 2024-25 season on Saturday against the Dallas Stars. They overcame one of the Western Conference's top teams in a thrilling 5-3 victory powered by a Sidney Crosby hat trick.

DALLAS -- Sidney Crosby had a hat trick, and the Pittsburgh Penguins ended the Dallas Stars’ seven-game winning streak with a 5-3 victory at American Airlines Center on Saturday. Evgenii Dadonov had a hat trick and Casey DeSmith made 35 saves for Dallas (50-22-4), who are second in the Central Division.

After a scoreless first period, Nazar gave Chicago the lead with a short-handed goal at 18:55 of the second. It was Nazar's ninth of the season and came off Teuvo Teravainen's 42nd assist.

The Chicago Blackhawks visit the Pittsburgh Penguins after Ilya Mikheyev scored two goals in the Blackhawks' 3-1 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Chicago Blackhawks NHL game to be played on April 6, 2025 on ESPN.

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Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby congratulated Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin for becoming the NHL's leader in career goals scored on Sunday. "Ovi, it's been an honor to compete against you all these years,

The Stars have won their last four consecutive games against Penguins dating back to March 23, 2023. Dallas has also earned points in eight of their last 10 games at American Airlines Center vs. Pittsburgh (8-2-0).

There may have been some bigger stories dominating NHL headlines on Sunday, as Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin officially broke Wayne Gretzky's all-time goal record.