Crosby sensed lack of desperation from Penguins in loss to Flames

Sidney Crosby didn't quite like what he saw from his teammates in a loss to Calgary on Saturday.

The Pittsburgh Penguins captain recorded two goals and six of his team's 31 shots, but lumped himself in with the rest of the group as having lacked desperation in the 4-2 loss.

The Penguins do hold a five-point advantage in the race for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, but failed to add to that cushion in a game against a seemingly weaker opponent.

According to Sports Club Stats, Pittsburgh still has an 80.3 percent chance of making the playoffs, even after the loss. But if the Penguins are going to make any noise once there, the effort must increase.

So says the captain, at least.