Art Ross Trophy awarded to Crosby

Pens star enjoys meeting Habs greats

OTTAWA -- What a week for Sid the Kid.

First, Sidney Crosby was chosen Pittsburgh Penguins captain. Then he got to meet members of the Montreal Canadiens' teams that won five straight Stanley Cup titles in the 1950s. And on Saturday, former Canadiens star Henri Richard presented Crosby with the Art Ross Trophy for leading the NHL in scoring with 120 points.

As nice as the award was, Crosby was struck by meeting the Montreal greats, especially considering he grew up rooting for the Canadiens.

"Here I am talking about trying to win one Stanley Cup, and those guys have 10 or 11," Crosby said. "It doesn't seem fair."

The NHL presented three other awards during a luncheon held before Game 3 of the Cup finals.

Tampa Bay's Vincent Lecavalier won the Maurice Richard Trophy, for leading the league with 52 goals. Minnesota's Niklas Backstrom and Manny Fernandez shared the William M. Jennings Trophy for helping the Wild allow a league-low 191 goals. Backstrom also won the Roger Crozier award for his league-leading 92.9 save percentage.

DUCKS' KUNITZ HURT IN FIRST GAME BACK: Anaheim Ducks forward Chris Kunitz's return to the lineup was a short one in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals Saturday.

Playing his first game in three weeks after breaking a bone in his right hand, Kunitz limped off the ice favoring his left leg early in the second period against the Ottawa Senators. He appeared to be hurt after an open-ice check on Ottawa's Dean McAmmond.

Kunitz left the ice and went directly to the team's locker room.

Kunitz missed seven games after being hurt May 11 in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against Detroit. The Ducks initially ruled him out for the rest of the playoffs, but he was cleared to play by team doctors on Friday.

Kunitz immediately provided an impact for Anaheim's top line Saturday, on the ice when Teemu Selanne set up Andy McDonald for the opening goal 4 minutes in.

NEIL'S NEW ADDITION: Senators' gritty forward Chris Neil was all smiles after the morning skate, celebrating the birth of his first child. His daughter, Hailey Jean, was born Friday at 11:05 p.m. weighing in at 6 pounds, 10 ounces.

"It was an exciting day," said Neil, who missed practice after his wife Caitlin had the birth induced. "Watching her being born, you can't have words for it. It's amazing. It's a miracle."

Neil was relieved the birth -- the due date was June 19 -- didn't occur during a the day of a game or when the Sens were out of town.

"I'm fortunate to have two exciting things going on my life at the same time," he said. "It's hard to juggle them, but I'm able to do it. And my wife's made it very capable for me to do that. ... She's been very supportive of it. She's been a real trouper."

NOT THAT OLD: This is the first time in 80 years that Ottawa has hosted a Stanley Cup final game, and Senators' coach Bryan Murray would like to point out he wasn't around back then.

"I don't remember the 80 years, almost, but not quite," said Murray, 64. He does, however, recalls having discussions with Frank Finnigan, a member of that 1927 Cup-winning Senators team.

"He told me lots of these stories, as us old-timers tend to do. We like to tell stories."