NHL
Crosby matched Gretzky and increased his lead over Jagr in the historical tables!
Sidney Crosby scored his 82nd point of the season tonight against the New York Rangers, securing the 19th points per game average of his 19-year career.
Sidney Crosby scored his 82nd point of the season tonight against the New York Rangers, securing the 19th points per game average of his 19-year career.
In the match against the Rangers, he even scored 3 points on 2 goals and an assist in the 18th second of the game!
Only Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky (19) has scored as many points per game as Crosby in NHL history.
Most seasons with the most points per game in NHL history
Sidney Crosby 19
Wayne Gretzky 19
Gordie Howe 17
Evgeni Malkin 15
Mario Lemieux 15
Mark Messier 15
Marcel Dionne 15
Joe Sakic 15
Ron Francis 15
The Pittsburgh captain, who has started all 74 games so far this season, is leading his team with 37 goals and 45 assists. Of his 82 points, 63 have come on the power play, which ranks Crosby seventh in the league.
He broke the 30-goal mark for the 12th time in his career, the most 30-goal seasons in franchise history. He currently has 12 seasons to his credit, followed by Mario Lemieux (11), Jaromir Jagr (10), Evgeni Malkin (6) and Jean Pronovost (6).
This season marks the third time Crosby has scored 80 or more points in a season, joining Wayne Gretzky (17), Mark Messier (13), Dale Hawerchuk (13) and Marcel Dionne (13) as the only players in NHL history with 13 or more 80-point seasons.
Crosby entered the 2023-24 season ranked 15th in NHL historical scoring (1,502) and has since climbed to 11th (1,584).
He is just three assists away from becoming the 14th player in NHL history to record 1,000 career assists.
Source: NHL
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