Courtesy of Point Park University

Crosby falls on sword for faceoff losses vs. Leafs

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The Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews runs over Nick Bjugstad, Saturday night in Toronto. - CP

TORONTO -- To be sure, four games is a small sample size.

But since Mike Sullivan gave his pre-bye week declaration in Las Vegas that his team needed to play to its identity and with consistency, the Penguins are now 2-2. That, folks, is the definition of average.

Saturday night's 3-2 loss to the Maple Leafs -- a lose-from-ahead special --- epitomizes the Penguins' roller coaster ride of a season.

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