Sidney Crosby made a few new marks in the NHL record books Monday night with his two-goal outing in a 5-1 road win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
Crosby opened scoring in the first period, then scored the game-winner on a second period power play as boos rained down from the crowd at Wells Fargo Center.
Here’s a look at all the ways Crosby climbed the all-time NHL rankings Saturday night, courtesy of NHL Stats:
This might not be the last time Crosby updates NHL record books this season.
For one thing, he’s just seven points away from passing Mario Lemieux (1,714 career points) for eighth on the NHL’s all-time leaderboard.
He’s also near the top of this season’s scoring race. Crosby scored his 17th and 18th goals of the season to climb past Kirill Kaprizov and rank third behind Nathan MacKinnon and Morgan Geekie for the most in the league this fall.
That puts the Penguins captain is on track to score 55 goals in 82 games.
The scoring record for anyone playing at age 38 or older is 44 goals, set by 40-year-old Howe in 1969 and tied by 39-year-old Alex Ovechkin last season.
If Crosby stays healthy and keeps this pace up, he could end up recording one of the best age-38 seasons the NHL has ever seen.