Sidney Crosby keeps adding new lines to a résumé that already looked impossible to top.
The Pittsburgh Penguins captain scored in the second period Saturday night against the Los Angeles Kings at Crytpo.com Arena, and that goal pushed him to 1,772 career points. In the process, Crosby moved past Marcel Dionne and into sole possession of sixth place on the NHL’s all-time scoring list.
He wasn’t done there. Crosby added an empty-net goal late to finish with two points in the game, and Pittsburgh used that performance to snap a four-game losing streak.
The milestone comes during a season that has started a little slower than usual for the 39-year-old. Through 17 games in 2026-27, Crosby has six goals and 12 points. But the last stretch has looked more like the Crosby everyone knows: three goals and six points over his last six games.
Even with the uneven start, the numbers keep stacking up. Crosby has now run off an NHL-record 21 straight seasons at a point-per-game pace or better, and he recently set the league mark for the most points with a single franchise.
Crosby is in the final season of the two-year contract extension he signed in the summer of 2024, and he has not signed anything beyond this year. He has said he is approaching future deals on a year-by-year basis, wanting to see how his body feels as each season unfolds.
As for the next targets on the all-time points list, Ron Francis is fifth with 1,798 points, and Gordie Howe sits fourth with 1,850.
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