Pittsburgh Penguins veteran stars Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin will have an opportunity to reach a pair of impressive milestones in Toronto Saturday night when they take on the Maple Leafs in their home opener.
Crosby, the 37-year-old captain of the Penguins, is just two points shy of reaching 1,600 points for his 20-year Hall of Fame career. Crosby is in the final season of a 12-year contract with a new two-year, $17.4 million extension beginning next season. The native of Cole Harbour, N.S., has tallied 592 goals and 1,006 assists over 1,274 career games with the Penguins.
After recording his 800th assist during a 6-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday, Malkin can reach another milestone on Saturday, needing two goals to reach the exclusive 500 club. Malkin would become the 48th player to reach that mark and is fourth in career goals among active players, behind Alex Ovechkin , Crosby and Steven Stamkos .
The 38-year-old, who is signed through the 2025-26 season at $6.1 million, has scored 498 goals and 800 assists over 1,147 games and 19 seasons in Pittsburgh. Maple Leafs set for home openerAfter splitting the opening two games of the regular season on the road, the Maple Leafs will play in front of their home fans at Scotiabank Arena for the first time on Saturday night.
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