Overview
- His total reached 1,724 career points (645 goals, 1,079 assists) in 1,387 games, eclipsing Lemieux’s 1,723 in 915.
- He tied the mark by tipping an Erik Karlsson shot at 7:58 of the first period, then set it up on a power play that Rickard Rakell finished after a Bryan Rust deflection.
- Pittsburgh defeated Montreal 4-3 in a shootout to end an eight-game losing streak, with Rakell scoring the deciding attempt.
- A recorded message from Lemieux was played at PPG Paints Arena as Penguins players spilled over the bench to celebrate their captain.
- The performance also marked Crosby’s 18th 20-goal season and moved him past Phil Esposito to ninth in even-strength goals, with a tie of Adam Oates for eighth in assists noted during the game.