Pittsburgh Penguins centre Sidney Crosby achieved two major milestones in one game, recording his 1,000th career assist and moving into 10th place on the NHL's all-time points list. The win also propelled the Penguins into playoff position for the first time in weeks.
The Pittsburgh Penguins centre hit two major milestones and lifted his team to a monumental win all at once on Thursday night. The 36-year-old from Cole Harbour's overtime pass to Erik Karlsson on the game-winning goal against the Detroit Red Wings was the 1,000th assist of his career and also moved him into 10th spot on the NHL 's all-time points list.Coach Sullivan on Crosby:"The milestones he's achieving now are self-explanatory...
"That puts him in real elite company and the milestones that he's achieving now are, I think they're self-explanatory. I mean, it puts him in the elite company of the greatest players of all time. ... The thing that I admire the most about him is just how he carries himself with such humility and integrity."Crosby's 1,590 career points move him past Phil Esposito and puts Joe Sakic next in his sights.
"To be in that company with all those players you mentioned means a lot. I grew up watching those players that you named and I'm obviously a big fan of the game and the history so I'm honoured to be a part of that."But even with all of those personal accolades getting the attention they rightly deserve, Crosby is way more focused on the team's current achievement.
Crosby has 20 points in his past 10 games but it's his will to win and leadership that are making the difference above anything else."You can see he's very emotionally invested," Pittsburgh forward Bryan Rust said in a media session."He's out there playing his heart out and I think everybody in here has taken notice of that. And I think we're all just trying to do the same.
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