Crosby enters record books with 2nd straight Conn Smythe Trophy

Sidney Crosby is the most valuable player of the playoffs.

The Pittsburgh Penguins captain finished the postseason with eight goals and 19 assists in 25 games. It is the second straight Conn Smythe Trophy win for Crosby, who captured the award a year ago when the Penguins defeated the San Jose Sharks to win the Stanley Cup.

Crosby becomes just the third player to win back-to-back Conn Smythes. Goaltender Bernie Parent did so with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1974 and 1975, while Mario Lemieux did the same with the Penguins in 1991 and 1992.

The Penguins defeated the Nashville Predators in six games to capture their fifth championship in franchise history and third in the Crosby era.