Crosby joins legendary company with milestone OT winner
Sidney Crosby achieved a career benchmark and joined some impressive company Sunday when he scored in overtime to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Nashville Predators.
The Penguins captain skillfully tapped home a slap pass from Rickard Rakell in the extra frame.
SIMPLY SIDSATIONAL. pic.twitter.com/tKHWNhbklL
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Crosby became the seventh-fastest player in NHL history to notch 1,400 points, and he accomplished the feat in his 1,100th game.
1️⃣4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ NHL POINTS!
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Sidney Crosby becomes the seventh-fastest player to reach 1,400 points in @NHL history behind Wayne Gretzky (580 GP), Mario Lemieux (691 GP), Marcel Dionne (1,022 GP), Phil Esposito (1,070 GP), Jaromir Jagr (1,086 GP), and Steve Yzerman (1,093 GP). pic.twitter.com/ipXkUdmtfY
The Penguins superstar also passed Jari Kurri for 22nd on the NHL's all-time points list when he assisted on Jason Zucker's third-period marker. Kurri collected 1,398 points in 1,251 games played.
Crosby posted three points in Sunday's victory. He opened the scoring off a feed from Rakell just under five minutes into the contest.
The 34-year-old hasn't slowed down this season. Crosby has produced 28 goals and 47 assists across 61 games.
He leads Pittsburgh in points during the 2021-22 campaign despite playing seven fewer contests than second-ranked Jake Guentzel and nine fewer games than third-ranked Kris Letang.