On a night that was simply spectacular, it might have been the most spectacular moment.

During a 4-1 home preseason win against the Columbus Blue Jackets at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday, a contest that served as a lavish send-off for franchise icon Marc-Andre Fleury, the Penguins’ opening goal was a dynamic work of precision.

Forward Sidney Crosby scored the goal by racing into the offensive zone past Blue Jackets defenseman Jake Christiansen and floating a wrister to the far side past goaltender Elvis Merzlikins’ blocker.

The goal was nice. But the pass was, arguably, much better.

After settling a puck near the visiting penalty box, Penguins defenseman Kris Letang fed it across the ice in front of the home bench.

From there, Penguins forward prospect Avery Hayes drew in Christiansen, then deftly tapped a backhanded pass to Crosby, who completed the sequence.