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PITTSBURGH -- Connor McDavid skated into the faceoff circle and looked up and there he was: his childhood idol Sidney Crosby. Jordan 11 Wholesale Free Shipping .The NHLs future vs. the NHLs present. And as mature as the Edmonton Oilers rising 19-year-old star can be on the ice, even he was a momentarily starstruck by the Pittsburgh Penguins captain. The proof came in what happened next.It was pretty funny that I take the opening draw against him and have him snap it back, McDavid said. I dont even think I got my stick on it.The jitters vanished almost instantly. McDavid more than held his own in his first meeting with the two-time MVP, picking up three assists. The Penguins, however, rallied for a 4-3 victory behind Conor Shearys two goals, including the winner with 1:42 left.Every game were down two we still think we have a chance to win, Sheary said. Nothing was different for us tonight.Evgeni Malkin and Carl Hagelin also scored for Pittsburgh while Matt Murray stopped 25 shots in his first home start since Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final.Crosby was held without a point for the first time this season but helped start the deciding sequence by creating a turnover behind the Edmonton net eventually became a goal when Oilers forward Benoit Pouliots clear attempt smacked off Sheary and by Oilers goaltender Cam Talbot.I dont know who whacked it, but it ended up in the back of the net, Sheary said.The Penguins won their fourth straight and remained unbeaten in regulation (6-0-1) while also praising McDavid and the upstart Oilers, who are atop the Pacific Division by playing a blazing end-to-end game that dares opponents to keep up. McDavids line provided all three goals, with Jordan Eberle getting two and Patrick Maroon getting the other, all on set-ups by McDavid.He doesnt need a lot of time and space, Crosby said. Its one thing to kind of watch games and see it, but out there you can really tell he needs no time and space at all. If youre even with him, youre in big trouble so you better make sure youre a step ahead.The Penguins took a 1-0 lead 1:57 in on Shearys goal before McDavid went to work proving what the fuss was all about. He kickstarted a mini 2-on-1 with Eberle and slipped a short crossing pass to his teammate that Eberle buried over Murrays glove 14:23 into the first. McDavid was a blur less than three minutes later, racing into the Pittsburgh zone then weaving his way around defenseman Brian Dumoulin before finding Maroon.Theyre quick, theres no question, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. They play a similar game to us. I thought we handled it just fine. I thought the pace of the game was fast. It was an exciting game to be a part of.The Penguins, fresh off a 3-0-1 road trip fueled by a resurgent Crosby, briefly found themselves flat-footed trying to keep pace. Talbot turned away a 4-on-1 break to set up an Edmonton rush that ended with Eberle skating in alone on Murray before sending the puck past the sprawled goaltender.Pittsburgh recovered to tie it, with Hagelin burying a rebound late in the second to bring the Penguins within a goal and Malkin tying it 5:33 into the third with a backhand deflection. The Penguins kept the pressure up late, resulting in Shearys second of the night and third of the season.Theyre never out of a game, McDavid said. You can be up 3-1, but they have so much offensive firepower and they can find a way either way, no matter what.Game notes Pittsburgh has three third-period comeback wins, tied for the most in the league. ... The Penguins scratched F Tom Kuhnhackl and Ds Chad Ruhwedel and Steve Olesky. ... Edmonton scratched Fs Zack Kassian and Taylor Beck and D Dillon Simpson. ... The Penguins went 0 for 3 on the power play. The Oilers were 0 for 2. .. Pittsburgh has a 12-game unbeaten streak (9-0-3) against the Oilers dating back to Dec. 5, 2007.UP NEXTEdmonton: Returns home to face Dallas on Friday.Penguins: Continue three-game homestand on Thursday against Minnesota.Air Jordan 11 Cheap Online . Laudrup revealed Thursday he was notified of his dismissal in "the briefest of letters which gave no reasons why such hasty and final action was deemed necessary. Air Jordan 11 Wholesale . Barcelona also left injured defenders Carles Puyol, Javier Mascherano and Jordi Alba out of its squad for the trip to Glasgow. That means that Marc Bartra will probably start again in the centre of the defence alongside Gerard Pique. http://www.airjordan11wholesale.com/ . 4 Villanova with a 96-68 drubbing on Monday. Wragge hit 9-of-14 from behind the arc, matching Kyle Korvers school record for 3-pointers in a game set in 2003, as Creighton (16-3, 6-1 Big East broke a conference record with 21 treys in the rout. RIO DE JANEIRO -- They rowed for two kilometers.The gold medal came down to an inch.New Zealands Mahe Drysdale and Croatias Damir Martin crossed the finish line in the mens single sculls side by side, not knowing which one of them was the new Olympic champion.We were sitting there. He looked at me and said, `Whats the result? I looked at him and I said: `I dont know. It was an agonizing wait, said Drysdale. Im happy I was on the right side of it but it could have gone either way.They finished the race in the same time to the hundredth of a second bbut a photo analysis showed the bow of Drysdales boat was in front by 3 centimeters, or an inch. Jordan 11 Cheap For Sale. The Croatian, who had never medaled in the event on the world stage, accepted the decision gracefully.I was happy when I realized I was second at the Olympic Games and my name is Damir Martin, he said. I gave 1,000 percent of myself in that race. Its my first (medal) in the single. I hope next one is another color. 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