Sidney Crosby needs to reach 80 points to clinch his 20th point-per-game season and surpass Wayne Gretzky for the most such seasons in NHL history.
After picking up the primary assist on Rickard Rakell's goal in the Penguins' 7-3 win over the Devils tonight here at PPG Paints Arena, Crosby is just seven points away, with 13 games remaining.
His latest point was easy work -- or at least, he made it look that way. Conor Timmins found Sidney Crosby at the right circle, and all he had to do was get it to a drifting-backward Rakell in the slot, who unleashed a wicked one-timer past Jacob Markstrom:
The assist moved Crosby up the ranks in a couple of other records, too: It was his 1,669th point, tying Gretzky for the fourth-most with a single team in NHL history:
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It was also Crosby's 50th assist of the season, marking his 12th season with at least that many, tying Adam Oates for the eighth-most 50-assist seasons in history.
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Sidney Crosby needs to reach 80 points to clinch his 20th point-per-game season and surpass Wayne Gretzky for the most such seasons in NHL history.
After picking up the primary assist on Rickard Rakell's goal in the Penguins' 7-3 win over the Devils tonight here at PPG Paints Arena, Crosby is just seven points away, with 13 games remaining.
His latest point was easy work -- or at least, he made it look that way. Conor Timmins found Sidney Crosby at the right circle, and all he had to do was get it to a drifting-backward Rakell in the slot, who unleashed a wicked one-timer past Jacob Markstrom:
The assist moved Crosby up the ranks in a couple of other records, too: It was his 1,669th point, tying Gretzky for the fourth-most with a single team in NHL history:
NHL
It was also Crosby's 50th assist of the season, marking his 12th season with at least that many, tying Adam Oates for the eighth-most 50-assist seasons in history.
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