CRANBERRY, Pa. -- Sidney Crosby skates out second to last.

Ahead of him is Kris Letang . Behind is Evgeni Malkin .

For the most part, that’s how it’s been since 2006, when Malkin and Letang were rookies with Crosby, then in his second season with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Letang, Crosby and Malkin -- in that order -- will again step on the ice when the Penguins open their regular season against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN1, TVAS), becoming the first trio of teammates in the history of North American pro sports to reach 20 seasons.

"Honestly, I don't know if I've ever felt that secure with it, to be honest,” Crosby said Monday. “I mean, hockey, you know, there's so much turnover. I think just in general, all sports, you see more an

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