Phil Kessel, two-time Stanley Cup champion, is not the Penguins' most valuable player.
OK, let me clarify that, he is not just the Penguins' most valuable player. He is the NHL's most valuable player.
There I said it. Kessel for the Hart Trophy. Serious.
On a night of superstars at PPG Paints Arena, when Evgeni Malkin had four points and Alex Ovechkin had three and Sidney Crosby had two, it was Kessel's star that shone brightest. He had two goals and an assist in a 7-4 romp over the Capitals that pulled his team within four points of the Metropolitan Division lead.
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