Crosby collected two power-play assists in Thursday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Blue Jackets.
Both goals gave Pittsburgh the lead, but it was all the offense they could muster the night after being officially eliminated from the playoffs. Crosby wraps up his 18th NHL season with 33 goals and 93 points in 82 games, the first time he's played a full schedule since 2017-18. Even at 35 years old, the future Hall of Famer still has plenty left in the tank.
Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Reaches 1,500 career points
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Crosby scored two goals, one the game-winner and the other on the power play, and added an even-strength assist in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Red Wings.
His second goal of the game was a historic one, as it gave Crosby his 1,500th career point, making him the 15th player in NHL history to reach that lofty plateau. The 35-year-old is up to 33 goals and 91 points through 80 games, the first time he's topped 90 points since 2018-19. With the Penguins still fighting for a wild-card spot, he figures to play in all 82 games in a season for the first time since 2017-18.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Two assists in win
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Crosby notched a pair of assists in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Flyers.
Crosby set up Rickard Rakell on the power play in the first period before logging a second assist on Bryan Rust's goal in the second. Crosby now has three assists in his last two games after going without a point in his previous three contests. The 35-year-old veteran is up to 31 goals and 57 assists through 77 games this season.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Tallies in loss
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Crosby scored a goal on a team-high seven shots in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Stars.
Crosby got Pittsburgh on the board early in the second period, burying a deflected pass to tie the game 1-1. Crosby has goals in consecutive games as he's up to 31 markers and 85 points through 72 games in his age-35 season.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Nets 30th goal
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Crosby scored a goal on five shots and added two PIM in Wednesday's 5-2 win over the Avalanche.
Crosby scored on a backhanded shot off the rush to open the scoring early in the second period. He'd gone five games without a tally entering Wednesday, though he still had five assists in that span. The 35-year-old center is up to 30 goals, 84 points, 212 shots on net, 67 hits, 50 PIM and a plus-4 rating through 71 contests. He's matched his point total from last season, but he's still got time to get to the 90-point mark for the first time since 2018-19.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Two helpers Thursday
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Crosby notched two assists in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Rangers.
The future Hall of Famer extended his current point streak to six games, a stretch in which he's racked up two goals and 10 points. Crosby sits one tally shy of his 11th career 30-goal campaign, and he remains on pace to reach 100 points for the first time since 2018-19.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Two crucial helpers Sunday
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Crosby notched two power-play assists in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over the Rangers.
He helped set up Pittsburgh's first and last goals of the afternoon, including Kris Letang's OT winner. Crosby has five goals and 18 points over the last 14 games, and he's closing in on another milestone -- the 35-year-old is only 11 points shy of becoming the 15th player in NHL history with 1,500 for their career.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Three points including OT winner
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Crosby scored the game-winning goal on the power play and added two even-strength assists in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime win over the Blue Jackets.
The Penguins spotted the Jackets a 4-0 lead before they woke up, but Crosby dragged them out of the hole, notching both his helpers in the third period before firing home the winner. By his standards, the 35-year-old superstar has been relatively quiet since the All-Star break, scoring four goals and 16 points in 14 contests, but Crosby has yet to miss a game this season and still has a shot at his first 100-point campaign since 2018-19.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Ties game in third
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Crosby scored a goal on four shots in Tuesday's 3-1 win over Nashville.
Crosby tallied Pittsburgh's first goal of the game on a breakaway midway through the third period, tying the game 1-1. The 35-year-old center now has goals in back-to-back games and five points (two goals, three assists) in his last five contests. Crosby is up to 27 goals and 45 assists through 60 games this season.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Records two points vs. Lightning
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Crosby tallied a goal and an assist in Pittsburgh's 7-3 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday.
Crosby scored on the power play at 15:28 of the second period to put Pittsburgh up 3-2. He has 26 goals and 71 points in 59 contests this season, including 19 points with the man advantage. Crosby had gone through a quiet patch offensively with no goals and two assists over his previous four games.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Offers helper in loss
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Crosby provided an assist and four shots on goal in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Islanders.
Crosby has been a solid playmaker in February with a goal and seven helpers over seven games this month. He set up linemate Jake Guentzel's tally in the first period. Crosby is up to 68 points (17 on the power play), 162 shots on net, 57 hits, 46 PIM and a plus-6 rating through 56 contests in his usual top-line role this season.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Two-point effort in loss
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Crosby scored a goal and an assist in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Islanders.
He opened the scoring midway through the first period and set up Rickard Rakell late in the second to give the Penguins a 4-2 lead, but the Pittsburgh offense went cold in the third. Crosby is on a heater even by his lofty standards, finding the scoresheet in 11 of the last 12 games with five multi-point performances and piling up four goals and 19 points over that stretch.
Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Distributes three assists
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Crosby logged three assists, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Sharks.
Crosby saw his nine-game point streak end Saturday in Los Angeles, but he made up for it with this performance. He was involved in all of the Penguins' goals Tuesday, setting up both of Jake Guentzel's tallies and adding a secondary helper on Rickard Rakell's goal. Crosby crossed the 40-assist mark for second straight year -- the only times he's missed it in his career are in four of the six years he played fewer than 60 games. The 35-year-old is up to 24 tallies, 65 points, 149 shots on net, 53 hits, 46 PIM and a plus-8 rating through 53 outings this season.
Penguins' Sidney Crosby: On nine-game point streak
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Crosby logged an assist and seven shots on goal in Friday's 6-3 win over the Ducks.
Crosby set up Jake Guentzel for the Penguins' last goal of the game. The helper stretched Crosby's point streak to nine games, a span in which he's picked up three goals and 11 assists. The 35-year-old center continues to play at an exceptional level. He's up to 62 points, 146 shots, 51 hits, 27 blocked shots, 26 PIM and a plus-6 rating through 51 outings this season.
