Overview
- With a goal and an assist in the first period against Montreal, Sidney Crosby eclipsed Mario Lemieux’s 1,723 points to set the Penguins franchise record.
- Crosby tipped an Erik Karlsson shot to tie the mark, then earned the record-breaking point with a power-play assist on Rickard Rakell’s rebound goal.
- Pittsburgh beat the Canadiens 4-3 in a shootout to halt an eight-game skid, with Rakell netting the deciding attempt and Arturs Silovs making 23 saves.
- Crosby now has 645 goals and 1,079 assists for 1,724 points in 1,387 games and sits eighth on the NHL’s all-time scoring list.
- The in-arena celebration included a video tribute from Lemieux; Crosby remains 45 goals shy of Lemieux’s franchise goals record and logged his 18th 20-goal season.