With a shotless contest in Game 3, Sidney Crosby's problems in Stanley Cup Final games persisted.

The Pittsburgh Penguins captain was limited to a single assist in Game 3 in 20:42 of ice time, pushing his current goalless skid to five games. However, in the bigger picture, his struggles to score in the Stanley Cup Finals have become much more alarming.

After Saturday night's effort, Crosby has just one goal in his last 19 Cup Final games. In fact, the reigning Conn Smythe Trophy winner has tallied just three goals in 22 Cup Final games during his four trips to the final round.

His last goal in a Cup Final game came back in Game 4 against the Detroit Red Wings in 2009 and prior to that his only other two goals came in Game 3 of the 2008 Final against those same Red Wings, meaning Crosby has gone goalless in 20 of his 22 career Cup Final contests.

What doesn't help Crosby's chances in these games is that he has managed just 52 shots on goal, giving him an average of 2.4 per game, not exactly what you would expect from Sid.

If Crosby does have one thing going for him, it's that, despite being snake-bitten in the goals department, he's still posted a respectable 16 points in those 22 games and, on top of that, he has two Stanley Cup rings.

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