It may have taken him 472 more games to do it. But Sidney Crosby finally sits alone at the top of Pittsburgh Penguins‘ history.
With a first-period power play assist against the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday – his second point of the game – Crosby earned his 1,724th career point, which means he officially surpassed franchise and NHL legend Mario Lemieux on the Penguins’ all-time points list. The goal also put him in sole possession of eighth on the NHL’s all-time points list.
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Crosby, 38, is in the midst of yet another impressive NHL campaign, as he has 20 goals and 37 points in 35 games this season. He is currently on pace for 47 goals – which would be the second-highest total of his career – and he is on track to record his 21st consecutive season at point-per-game or higher, which would put him one season beyond his own NHL record at 20.
The future Hall-of-Fame center needs 32 more points to surpass Steve Yzerman for seventh all-time in points, and he is just 11 goals shy of surpassing Brendan Shanahan to take sole possession of 14th on the all-time goals list.
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