Sidney Crosby makes NHL history while leading surprising Penguins to another early season win
Monday was another big night for Sidney Crosby and the surprising Pittsburgh Penguins. In addition to leading the Penguins to their sixth victory in their last seven games, Crosby made NHL history by becoming the ninth player to score 1,700 career points and the fourth fastest player to reach that number.
Only Wayne Gretzky, his compatriot Mario Lemieux and Marcel Dionne have collected 1,700 points in fewer games than Crosby, who reached this milestone in his 1,362nd game. Crosby surpassed another Penguins great, Jaromir Jagr, who scored his 1,700th career point in his 1,408th game.
Crosby, who is also only the fourth player to score 1,700 points with a single team, had three points in Monday’s 6-3 win over the St. Louis Blues. He had two assists before scoring his seventh goal of the season early in the third period.
The 38-year-old also made franchise history by surpassing Lemieux for the most multi-point games in franchise history. Monday was the 498th multipoint game of Crosby’s career.
Crosby is not the only Penguins veteran having a good start to the 2025-2026 season. Evgeni Malkin, who recently made history with Crosby and defenseman Kris Letang by becoming the longest-tenured teammates in American sports history, currently leads the NHL with 13 assists and is tied for the league lead with 16 points. Malkin, 39, had a goal and an assist Monday as the Penguins improved to 7-2-1.
Malkin and Crosby are two of the reasons for the Penguins’ surprising success this season. Led by first-year head coach Dan Muse, Pittsburgh is off to its best 10-game start since the 2014-15 season. The Penguins are ultimately hoping to make the playoffs for the first time since the 2021-22 campaign.
