#87 Sidney Crosby Milestone Thread - History will be made (600 goals, 1600 points)

[spiny norman]

Sidney Crosby gets assist #1,034 to set a new Penguins franchise record.

No chance of rescinding this one.

 

[Greatzsky 99]

Yes! Great. Crosbys 87 should be retired in all sports over the world, let start a movement with that goal

Sidney Crosby gets assist #1,034 to set a new Penguins franchise record.

No chance of rescinding this one.

 

[Beau Knows]

Much nicer assist than the one that was rescinded last night, and it's at home. Kind of nice that it worked out that way.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Wasn’t a secondary assist. Doesn’t count

 

[tarheelhockey]

Beating Mario in anything is a huge accomplishment.

 

[Pancakes]

Pretty cool Sid passing Mario with an assist that only a few guys in the league could do. Legendary backhand.

I didn't see which Islanders player took the faceoff when they were announcing the assist but classy of him to back out and let Sid have his moment.

 

[Greatzsky 99]

Sid now 12th all time in assists

If he could get(knock on wood) 30 more this season
He would pass Dionne, Howe and Yzerman for 9th all time.
6 up to Dionne 15 to Howe and 29 to Yzerman.

God i love numbers and statistics

Will he do it?

 

[TheGuiminator]

As many assists as McDavid has points.

Wow

 

[wetcoast]

As many assists as McDavid has points.

Wow

Ya McDavid is killing it at 37 too already close the thread eh?

 

[Video Nasty]

As many assists as McDavid has points.

Wow

Having a ten year head start and leads as small as 350 assists and 600 points is far from impressive. As with every other milestone, McDavid will clear him 100-200 games quicker as time marches on.

 

[orby]

At this point, I think the last major statistical milestones for Crosby to reach will be breaking into the top 10 all time in assists and top 5 all time in points. Barring disaster, he will get to assist #1050 this season to reach the top 10. However, he needs just about 1800 total points to break into the top 5 all time. He's got about two and a half seasons left - can he do it?

I don't see Sid scoring enough goals to get to 700 in his career or surpass Lemieux in that category, though I do think he will surpass Mario in total points.

 

[Beljavskij]

Having a ten year head start and leads as small as 350 assists and 600 points is far from impressive. As with every other milestone, McDavid will clear him 100-200 games quicker as time marches on.

Or McD breaks his leg next game and retires without scoring another point Who knows?

Btw, did Crosby flirt with your wife or something? Or why such an obsessive need to knock everything Sid does down?

 

[Nfumass]

Having a ten year head start and leads as small as 350 assists and 600 points is far from impressive. As with every other milestone, McDavid will clear him 100-200 games quicker as time marches on.

Easy to do when your prime is in the softest era of hockey ever and you don’t have to worry about being touched.

 

[Hockey Outsider]

At this point, I think the last major statistical milestones for Crosby to reach will be breaking into the top 10 all time in assists and top 5 all time in points. Barring disaster, he will get to assist #1050 this season to reach the top 10. However, he needs just about 1800 total points to break into the top 5 all time. He's got about two and a half seasons left - can he do it?

I don't see Sid scoring enough goals to get to 700 in his career or surpass Lemieux in that category, though I do think he will surpass Mario in total points.

I think there are four major statistical milestones that Crosby has a realistic chance of attaining:

Most assists for a single franchise

1	Ray Bourque	1,111	Bruins
2	Wayne Gretzky	1,086	Oilers
3	Steve Yzerman	1,063	Red Wings
4	Sidney Crosby	1,034	Penguins
5	Mario Lemieux	1,033	Penguins
6	Gordie Howe	1,023	Red Wings
7	Joe Sakic	1,016	Avalanche
8	Stan Mikita	926	Blackhawks
9	Nicklas Lidstrom	878	Red Wings
10	Bryan Trottier	853	Islanders

Crosby is 77 assists from tying the all-time record. It's possible he could get there late in the 2025-26 season.

Most points for a single franchise

1	Gordie Howe	1,809	Red Wings
2	Steve Yzerman	1,755	Red Wings
3	Mario Lemieux	1,723	Penguins
4	Wayne Gretzky	1,669	Oilers
5	Joe Sakic	1,641	Avalanche
6	Sidney Crosby	1,636	Penguins
7	Alex Ovechkin	1,577	Capitals
8	Ray Bourque	1,506	Bruins
9	Stan Mikita	1,467	Blackhawks
10	Mike Modano	1,374	Stars

Barring a significant injury, Crosby will surpass Sakic and Gretzky this season. He's 173 points away from tying Mr. Hockey for the all-time record. He could get there during the 2026-27 season (assuming he doesn't leave the Pens or suffers a serious injury).

Most primary points

1​	Wayne Gretzky	2,218
2​	Gordie Howe	1,547
3​	Jaromir Jagr	1,450
4​	Mark Messier	1,445
5​	Marcel Dionne	1,393
6​	Ron Francis	1,346
7​	Mario Lemieux	1,344
8​	Steve Yzerman	1,342
9​	Alex Ovechkin	1,301
10​	Phil Esposito	1,273
11​	Sidney Crosby	1,241
12​	Joe Sakic	1,202

Crosby is currently 11th all-time with 1,241 primary points (goals plus primary assists). At some point next year, he'll likely become only the 10th player in NHL history to reach 1,300 primary points. It's conceivable he could end up as high as 4th place (but it also depends on how Ovechkin does - he's currently ahead by 60).

Most even-strength points

1​	Wayne Gretzky	1,818
2​	Jaromir Jagr	1,296
3​	Gordie Howe	1,250
4​	Mark Messier	1,162
5​	Marcel Dionne	1,098
6​	Steve Yzerman	1,077
7​	Sidney Crosby	1,053
8​	Ron Francis	1,040
9​	Phil Esposito	1,006
10​	Stan Mikita	987​

I don't think that people realize how strong Crosby's offensive production has been. He's already 7th (and would jump ahead of Messier, Dionne and Yzerman with any reasonable adjustment for the scoring environment). He'll almost certainly reach 1,100 ES points, which would rank 5th all-time.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Having a ten year head start and leads as small as 350 assists and 600 points is far from impressive. As with every other milestone, McDavid will clear him 100-200 games quicker as time marches on.

It's a soft offensive era. And McDavid is great, too bad he's stuck on an incompetent franchise. Btw your obsession with Crosby is truly bizarre.