The Blues were in town Wednesday night and for Knitting Lady and me it was our first chance to see Sidney Crosby take the ice in live game action since January 1. Check out our photos from the game after the jump.

It was a hockey night in Pittsburgh!

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Sid looked intense heading into his second game back with the team.

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Iceburgh was also all business and wasn't about to let some ticklish, overstimulated muppet come in and take over his turf.

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Anthem City.

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Paul*Mart left Fleury hanging out to dry and the Blues jumped out to a 1-0 lead.

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Fleury had plenty of work as the Blues imposed their will on the Pens for most of the game.

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Sid heads to the box for one of his three minor penalties.

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The Blues appeared to take a 2-0 lead in the second period as the referees initially award the goal to David "Bend it Like" Backes.

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The Blues celebrated like it was a real goal.

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Replay overturned the call. 18,583 Pens fans in attendance celebrate as Iceburgh makes the official call of no goal.

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"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die."

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Matt Cooke looks back regretfully, knowing that his second period holding penalty may have cost him the Lady Byng.

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The Pens continued their new trend of third period comebacks as Sully netted the tying goal.

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"Guys, I'm open"

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The Blues regained the lead on Langenbrunner's third period tally.

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The Pens tied it on James Neal's 13th goal of the season.

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Surprisingly, most Pens fans were still in the building as the overtime period got underway. Unfortunately they were rewarded by watching the Blues get the game winning goal with just over a minute left to play.

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Time to take a break, eat a little turkey, and get back down to business Friday night against the Senators. Look forward to another game photos post after that one!