If it seems that Pittsburgh Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby is achieve milestones and achieve all-time great grades on a weekly basisthat’s probably because he is.
And he has the chance to move up three more rosters Tuesday against the Los Angeles Kings.
If Crosby scores two points, he will tie Joe Sakic for eighth place for most points in NHL history (regular season and playoffs) with 1,829.
Crosby’s rise up the all-time NHL points list is pretty well documented at this point. He is already among the top 10 scorers in the regular season with 1,626 points and has a chance to soon overtake Sakic (1,641) in this category. He aims to break Wayne Gretzky’s consecutive points per game record of 19 with his 20th this season. season.
🥅 An all-time record threatened by (a lack of) empty net points: Sidney Crosby’s race to surpass Gretzky’s 1⃣9⃣ point-per-game seasons.
Last year? 10 of his 94 PTS were IN
This year? Zero (27 PTS in 29 GP)This record could be summed up as #LetsGoPens be in more games this year. https://t.co/tYggZxntnc
– Paul Pidutti (@AdjustedHockey) December 9, 2024
But in terms of combined regular season and playoff points, Crosby is on pace to tie Sakic for eighth all-time if he can record two points on Tuesday. Next on that list for Crosby would be Mario Lemieux with 1,895 for seventh place.
With two points, Crosby will also surpass Steve Yzerman for sole possession of seventh place on the NHL’s all-time multi-point games list.
During Pittsburgh’s 9-2 assault on Montreal on ThursdayCrosby recorded three assists, which tied him with Yzerman for seventh all-time with 477 career multi-point games.
Another multi-point performance would give him sole possession of seventh place, and Mario Lemieux’s mark of 497 for sixth all-time also seems within Crosby’s reach.
With another even-strength goal, Crosby will tie Teemu Selanne for 12th most even-strength goals in NHL history
As it stands, Crosby has 421 career goals at even strength and only needs one more to tie Selanne for 12th on the all-time list. Bobby Hull’s 437 rating would be the next step for the Penguins captain.
Ironically, Crosby went nine games without a goal and 12 games without a goal at even strength. His final goal was the 600th of his NHL careerand it happened on a five-on-three power play:
There have only been two longer stretches in his career without a goal at even strength: 18 consecutive games to open the 2015-16 season and 19 consecutive games from January 18, 2007 to March 1, 2007.
It’s safe to say it’s due.
