As a Pens fan I was going to throw Crosby's name into the mix. I thought Sid had a decent tournament this go around, but then I noticed Malkin has the better international record. Better Olympic record and way more GP for Geno, and he has a WC MVP as well. I'd say he's been stellar internationally.
Crosby in international competitions:
WJC (2 tournaments, 1 gold, 1 silver): 12 gp, 8 goals, 6 assists, 14 points
WC (2 tournament, 1 gold): 18 gp, 12 goals, 15 assists, 27 points
OLY (2 tournaments, 2 golds): 13 gp, 5 goals, 5 assists, 10 points
TOTAL (6 tournaments, 4 golds, 1 silver): 43 gp, 25 goals, 26 assists, 51 points
1.19PPG internationally, compared to 1.37PPG in the NHL regular season and 1.18PPG in the playoffs. His international PPG is nearly identical to his playoff PPG, pretty interesting.
Malkin in internation competitions (I don't remember all the medals):
WJC (3 tournaments): 18 gp, 8 goals, 17 assists, 25 points
WC (7 tournaments): 53 gp, 33 goals, 33 assists, 66 points
OLY (3 tournaments): 16 gp, 6 goals, 9 assists, 15 points
TOTAK (13 tournaments): 87 gp, 47 goals, 59 assists, 106 points
1.22PPG internationally, compared to 1.20PPG in the NHL regular season and 1.10PPG in the NHL playoffs.
In terms of PPG, Crosby and Malkin are comparable internationally. Pretty equal. Malkin played way more though, so more difficult to maintain a great PPG.
Both are pretty good international players.
