Sidney Crosby scored a beautiful goal Tuesday by slicing through the Lightning defense and slipping the puck throughAndrei Vasilevskiy's legs. It gave the Penguins a three-goal edge, one they almost coughed up late in the final frame Greg Garcia Jersey , and Crosby his third game-winning goal of the series. A game-winning goal can be inconsequentialat times, but in this series at least, Crosby has been there when it matters.Some have contended thatCrosby has not stepped upin these playoffs, that he's . That the Penguins , not thanks to him. But in this series, Edward Olivares Jersey tied 3-3 and heading back to Pittsburgh for Game 7, Crosby has been there. His play has been miles better than it was against the Rangers or Capitals in the first two rounds of this postseason.MORE: Your browser does not support iframes.The Penguins were , but it has been a trying one. A bounce(for either team) in a different direction and this series could be over. That's what tends to happen in Adrian Morejon Jersey a battle of this nature one team should have won a particular game, the other team another and it winds up being settled inGame 7.Crosby scored in overtime in Game 2 to keep Tampa Dave Winfield Jersey Bay from going up 2-0 in the series. He put the Penguins up 3-1 in the third period ofGame 3, then Pittsburghwent up 4-1 before the Lightning closed the gap to two with a late goal. The Yu Darvish Jersey "game-winning" aspect can be unimportant, but the fact that each has come in the third period or overtime isn't.Pittsburgh can win Game 7 without Crosby scoring a goal.But if this narrative of Crosby disappearing during crunch time is going to be destroyed, he may as well put another game-winner on the board.