It's a bit early... - 4-21-09
...but Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby are off to a pretty fast start these playoffs and have a chance at creating a little bit of history. All of three games into their first-round playoff series with the Flyers, they have the two highest combined points-per-game averages of any pair of Penguins teammates in a single playoff season:
| Year | Players | Games Played |
Goals- Assists- Points |
Points- Per- Game |
Combined Averages |
| 2009 | Evgeni Malkin Sidney Crosby |
3 3 |
4-3-7 1-4-5 |
2.33 1.67 |
4.00 |
| 1992 | Mario Lemieux Rick Tocchet |
15 14 |
16-18-34 6-13-19 |
2.27 1.36 |
3.63 |
| 1981 | Randy Carlyle George Ferguson |
5 5 |
4-5-9 2-6-8 |
1.80 1.60 |
3.40 |
| 1991 | Mario Lemieux Mark Recchi |
23 24 |
16-28-44 10-24-34 |
2.27 1.42 |
3.33 |
| 1989 | Mario Lemieux Paul Coffey |
11 11 |
12-7-19 2-13-15 |
1.73 1.36 |
3.09 |
| 1993 | Mario Lemieux Ron Francis |
11 12 |
8-10-18 6-11-17 |
1.64 1.42 |
3.06 |
| 1995 | Ron Francis Jaromir Jagr |
12 12 |
6-13-19 10-5-15 |
1.58 1.25 |
2.83 |
| 1997 | Jaromir Jagr Mario Lemieux |
5 5 |
4-4-8 3-3-6 |
1.60 1.20 |
2.80 |
| 2000 | Jaromir Jagr Jan Hrdina |
11 9 |
8-8-16 4-8-12 |
1.45 1.33 |
2.78 |
| 2008 | Sidney Crosby Marian Hossa |
20 20 |
6-21-27 12-14-26 |
1.35 1.30 |
2.65 |
Granted, assuming the Penguins move on past this round and face a real goaltender instead of a shooter tutor such as Martin Biron, those totals are bound to come down, but could you imagine where these numbers would be if the Penguins' power play was a little bit more effective?
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