For only the fourth time in his illustrious career, Sidney Crosby has scored in a Stanley Cup Final game.

Held without a goal in a championship series against the San Jose Sharks last year, the Pittsburgh Penguins captain had not scored in a Cup Final game since 2009, until Game 4 against the Nashville Predators.

Here's how it happened:

The play actually began when Crosby lost a defensive zone faceoff to Mike Fisher (No. 12). After an ensuing shot attempt from Roman Josi (No. 59) went wide of the net, Crosby played it along the boards with his backhand. With two Penguins and two Predators fighting for the puck along the boards, Crosby - pictured below at the far right - kept a watchful eye on the play, attempting to anticipate in which direction it would move.

The puck eventually came loose, and Crosby - guessing right - was able to swoop in, gobble it up, skate through the crowd and clear the zone.

With Nashville's defense stuck after pinching to keep the puck in Pittsburgh's zone, the responsibility of tracking the puck fell to James Neal (No. 18), who immediately sent it across the ice while pressured by an attacking Crosby.

The pass was not received by a Predator, but instead by Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin (No. 8), who no doubt had eyes on Crosby (top left), who has skated over center after failing to strip Neal of the puck.

Dumoulin (bottom right) played the puck off the boards and fired it up to Crosby (still top left), who had snuck in behind, well, everyone.

Crosby broke in all alone on Pekka Rinne (No. 35), and dropped a devastating backhand move before anyone could catch up.

Here's the play in its entirety.

Yet another example of Crosby's greatness at both ends of the ice, but don't sleep on that fantastic pass from Dumoulin to set up the goal.

(Photos courtesy: NBC)

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