Overview
- He logged his 20th goal of the season and a power-play assist in the first period against Montreal to reach 1,724 career points, surpassing Lemieux’s 1,723.
- Pittsburgh defeated the Canadiens 4-3 in a shootout to end an eight-game losing streak, with Rickard Rakell scoring the deciding attempt after regulation goals from Rakell and Noel Acciari.
- Crosby’s career totals now stand at 645 goals and 1,079 assists in 1,387 games, placing him eighth all-time in NHL scoring.
- Lemieux amassed 1,723 points in 915 games for Pittsburgh, underscoring his higher points-per-game pace in a different scoring era.
- Crosby remains 45 goals shy of Lemieux’s franchise record of 690 goals, even as he continues to add to multiple career leaderboards.