Dec 23, 2024, 10:22 PM ET
PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby scored a goal and added three assists to tie Mario Lemieux’s franchise record for most assists in team history and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-3 on Monday night.
Crosby scored a third-period empty-net goal and helped on three of Pittsburgh’s four first-period goals as the Penguins jumped out to a 4-1 lead. Crosby and Lemieux both have 1,033 assists, which ranks 12th all-time in NHL history. Only three players in league history have more assists with a single team than Lemieux and Crosby.
Philip Tomasino finished Crosby’s backhand pass for a power-play goal at 17:44 of the first period to equal Lemieux’s mark. Crosby also assisted on goals by Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust in the first period. It’s Crosby’s 183rd three-point night, tying Mark Messier and Phil Esposito for the fifth-most such games in NHL history.
According to ESPN Research, the performance also marked Crosby’s 25th career game with a goal and 3 assists, tying Bobby Orr and Jaromír Jágr for the fifth-most in NHL history. The only players ahead of him on the list are Wayne Gretzky (109), Lemieux (62), Steve Yzerman (30) and Phil Esposito (29).
Crosby has one goal and 11 points in his last six games. He has one goal and 17 points in his last 13 games. Crosby now has 56 goals and 134 points in 88 career games against Philadelphia, most in NHL history against the Flyers.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
