Does Crosby’s point-per-game streak end this season?

[Midnight Judges]

Crosby Clinches 19th Point-Per-Game Season; Ties Wayne Gretzky for Most in NHL History | Pittsburgh Penguins

Sidney Crosby recorded his 82nd point of the season tonight against the New York Rangers, ensuring he will average a point per game for the 19th time in his 19-year career. Throughout NHL history, only Hall-of-Famer Wayne Gretzky (19) has recorded as many point-per-game seasons as Crosby. Below is a

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It doesn't mean shit what Ovi fanboys think whether it should count. The official NHL record book says it counts, so it counts.

You know I'm right.

That the NHL would choose to create a bs record just for Crosby should surprise nobody. They've been doing him favors for his entire career along with the media who hilariously gave Crosby Selke votes last season (despite his 93 ES GA) and a Conn Smythe for a 65 point / 21 goal pace as a minus player.

He's on pace for 115 ES GA this season.

 

[Empoleon8771]

You know I'm right.

That the NHL would choose to create a bs record just for Crosby should surprise nobody. They've been doing him favors for his entire career along with the media who hilariously gave Crosby Selke votes last season and a Conn Smythe for a 65 point / 21 goal pace as a minus player.

No, you are objectively wrong. The NHL is the one who decides these things and they said it's a legitimate PPG season. What some Ovi fanboy says on HFBoards doesn't mean anything.

This just sounds like the Jets fans who absolutely insist their "16 game winning streak" split between 2 years is a legitimate winning streak, despite the NHL not considering it a legitimate winning streak. The actual records of the NHL are determined by the NHL, not by the fans.

 

[Midnight Judges]

No, you are objectively wrong. The NHL is the one who decides these things and they said it's a legitimate PPG season.

It obviously isn't though. 22 games is nowhere near a season, and 37 points is nowhere near a PPG season's worth of points. Key word: "season."

This is a totally flimsy BS record with no standards.

This just sounds like the Jets fans who absolutely insist their "16 game winning streak" split between 2 years is a legitimate winning streak, despite the NHL not considering it a legitimate winning streak. The actual records of the NHL are determined by the NHL, not by the fans.

If it were Crosby's team the NHL would call it a streak.

 

[Empoleon8771]

It obviously isn't though. 22 games is nowhere near a season, and 37 points is nowhere near a PPG season's worth of points. Key word: "season."

This is a totally flimsy BS record with no standards.



If it were Crosby's team the NHL would call it a streak.

What sucks for you is that the people who interpret these records and decide what is legit don't have the same opinion as you. So they are saying that those seasons do count as PPG seasons.

You can whine about how it shouldn't count all you want, but it objectively does count. That's a fact.

 

[Hockey Outsider]

It isn't like this is a special rule that the NHL made up just for Crosby. For more than thirty years, Gretzky has gotten credit for a PPG season, despite playing in only 45 out of 84 games.

The NHL credited Mario Lemieux with 15 PPG seasons. The only way that's possible is by counting the years where he played 43, 26, 24 and 22 games.

Malkin has gotten credit for a 41 and game season. Messier and Francis, coincidentally, each got credit for a 53 game seasons.

For what it's worth, my preferred stat would be something like - "seasons where a player has scored X points, where X is the number of games on the schedule". In which case, Crosby is 3rd all-time (behind only Gretzky and Howe). But it's the NHL's record book, and they make the rules.

 

[CpatainCanuck]

It isn't like this is a special rule that the NHL made up just for Crosby. For more than thirty years, Gretzky has gotten credit for a PPG season, despite playing in only 45 out of 84 games.

The NHL credited Mario Lemieux with 15 PPG seasons. The only way that's possible is by counting the years where he played 43, 26, 24 and 22 games.

Malkin has gotten credit for a 41 and game season. Messier and Francis, coincidentally, each got credit for a 53 game seasons.

For what it's worth, my preferred stat would be something like - "seasons where a player has scored X points, where X is the number of games on the schedule". In which case, Crosby is 3rd all-time (behind only Gretzky and Howe). But it's the NHL's record book, and they make the rules.

The stat in question is literally "points per game". If people want to talk about total points in a season they should do that.

 

[Stive Morgan]

Pens are looking pretty abysmal but his talent speaks for itself. He'll be fine.