Crosby becomes 10th player ever with 1,600 points
Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby notched an assist Wednesday night to become the 10th player in NHL history to hit the 1,600-point milestone.
Crosby is the fifth-fastest player to reach the mark. He earned a secondary helper on Bryan Rust's first-period goal against the Buffalo Sabres.
Sidney Crosby becomes the 10th player in NHL history to record 1,600 regular-season points, reaching it in the fifth-fewest games.
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) October 16, 2024
It's the first time this milestone has been reached by an NHL player since Jaromir Jagr on Oct. 6, 2011. pic.twitter.com/jBAFoBsArC
The 37-year-old is the only active player to accomplish the feat. Alex Ovechkin is the closest to Crosby among those still playing at 1,553.
| Rank | Player | Points | GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne Gretzky | 2857 | 1487 |
| 2 | Jaromir Jagr | 1921 | 1733 |
| 3 | Mark Messier | 1887 | 1756 |
| 4 | Gordie Howe | 1850 | 1767 |
| 5 | Ron Francis | 1798 | 1731 |
| 6 | Marcel Dionne | 1771 | 1348 |
| 7 | Steve Yzerman | 1755 | 1514 |
| 8 | Mario Lemieux | 1723 | 915 |
| 9 | Joe Sakic | 1641 | 1378 |
| 10 | Sidney Crosby | 1600 | 1277 |
In April, Crosby cracked the top 10 on the NHL's all-time points list and became the 14th player to post 1,000 career assists.
The Nova Scotia-born center already has 19 point-per-game seasons under his belt, and he's tied with Wayne Gretzky for the most in league history.
A former NHL great who also hails from the Maritime province - and who racked up 1,274 points in 1,416 games as a defenseman - had some fun with Crosby's achievement.
Congrats to the 2nd best player to come out of Nova Scotia on 1,600 pts. 👍 https://t.co/H6sxqXWXBU
— Al MacInnis (@AMacInnis2) October 17, 2024
Crosby has spent his entire career with the Penguins and is signed through 2026-27.