Sidney Crosby recorded an assist on Rickard Rakell’s second period goal yesterday against the New Jersey Devils. It was Crosby’s 1,669th career point, which ties Wayne Gretzky for the fourth most points scored by one player for a single franchise.
The assist was also Crosby’s 50th of the season, marking the 12th season in his career that he’s hit that plateau.
At 73 points, Crosby is seven points away from his 14th career 80 point season. Getting to 80 points will also ensure that Crosby reaches a point per game in all of his 20 NHL seasons, which would break Gretzky’s record in that category. The Penguins have 13 more games to go this season.