Sidney Crosby posts some historic posts on social media after reaching 1,600 points

Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby joined rare company Wednesday night when he became just the 10th player in NHL history to reach 1,600 regular-season points.

Crosby’s assist on a power-play goal by Bryan Rust at 11:01 of the first period of the Penguins’ 6-5 win over the Buffalo Sabers pushed him over the line.

The Penguins center and star from Cole Harbor, N.S., becomes the first player since another Pittsburgh legend, Jaromir Jagr, to accomplish the feat, as the Czech Republic native accomplished it on October 6, 2011. Jagr, who had left the Steel City a decade earlier, retired after racking up 1,921 points.

Sid the Kid’s former teammate Mario Lemieux is also on the list with 1,723 career points, as are Wayne Gretzky (2,857), Mark Messier (1,887), Gordie Howe (1,850), Ron Francis (1,798), Marcel Dionne (1,771), Steve Yzerman (1,755) and Joe Sakic (1,641).

Crosby is the fifth fastest player in NHL history to reach this milestone, as he did so in 1,277 games. Amazingly, it only took 667 games for the Great One, while Lemieux accomplished the feat in 812 games. Dionne (1,164) and Jagr (1,274) were also faster.

In total, Crosby recorded a goal and two assists on Wednesday night, leaving him with 1,602 points and needing just 39 to pass Sakic on the career scoring list.

Another Penguin also reached a milestone on Wednesday when Evgeni Malkin scored his 500th career goal. Crosby and Malkin join former Edmonton Oilers Gretzky and Jari Kurri as the only teammates to score 500 goals while still playing together.

Crosby provided the assist on Malkin’s 500th goal, but after the game, as the Penguins pair showed off their pucks for the cameras, the Canadian asked his old teammate what would happen to the puck if he had made his 1,600th assist on Malkin’s 500th goal. goal.

Crosby, of Cole Harbor fame, received accolades from many, including another Nova Scotia hockey star.

The Penguins forward capped the night with the game-winning goal in overtime, which brought back many sour memories for at least one Sabers fan.

The memorable evening earned many more praises on social media, including some pretty bad but at the same time great Photoshop work.

It also sparked an interesting debate about where Crosby ranks among the all-time legends.

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