Crosby scored a goal and added three assists in a 5-4 overtime win over the Predators on Thursday.
The goal snapped a 10-game drought. Crosby had 10 helpers in that span, though, and he has 35 points in 34 games this season. Sid's 8.7 shooting percentage is well below his career 14.4. It's the lowest shooting percentage of all top-25 scorers outside Quinn Hughes (6.9) and the lowest of all forwards in the top-50. All that to say, Crosby's sniping will climb soon.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Slides three helpers in win
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Crosby had three assists, three shots on net and three hits in Thursday's 4-3 win over Montreal.
Crosby had a hand in three consecutive goals as part of a dominant effort by the top line, which had five goals and six assists. He's gone eight games without a tally, but the captain's nine helpers have contributed to the Penguins going 6-2 during that stretch. Crosby leads the club with 30 points (eight goals, 22 assists) through 31 outings.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Pockets helper in win
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Crosby notched an assist and fired three shots on goal in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Maple Leafs.
Crosby set up a Bryan Rust tally in the first period. While Crosby hasn't scored in six games, he's racked up six helpers in that span, though none of them have come on the power play. The 37-year-old star is up to eight goals, 19 assists, 87 shots on net, 28 hits, 17 PIM and a minus-6 rating over 29 appearances this season.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Generates assist in win
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Crosby notched an assist and three shots on goal in Friday's 2-1 win over the Bruins.
Crosby continues to rack up points -- he's gotten on the scoresheet in seven of the last eight contests. In that span, he has two goals and six helpers while adding 25 shots on net despite being held without a shot three times. The superstar center is hovering just under a point-per-game pace with eight goals, 16 assists, 75 shots on net, 26 hits and a minus-7 rating across 25 appearances this season.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Pair of helpers in victory
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Crosby logged two assists, one blocked shot, one takeaway and a team-best plus-3 rating in Wednesday's 5-4 win over Vancouver.
Crosby recorded the primary assist at even strength on both of Bryan Rust's goals to help the Pens pick up a win on home ice. Crosby is a model of consistency at 37 years old -- the three-time Stanley Cup winner has only been held off the scoresheet on three occasions through 12 games in November. The Nova Scotia native leads the Penguins in scoring with eight goals and 15 assists through 24 contests.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Career goal No. 600
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Crosby scored the 600th goal of his career in Saturday's 6-1 loss to Utah.
The lone bright spot on the night for the Penguins came in the second period, as Crosby slid home a power-play tally to become the 21st player in NHL history to reach the 600-goal plateau. The future Hall of Famer hasn't had a multi-point performance since Nov. 2, producing three goals and seven points over the last 10 contests in what counts as a quiet stretch by Crosby's standards.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: One goal away from milestone
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Crosby scored a goal on six shots in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the Sharks.
Crosby's tally came in the second period to give the Penguins a 3-0 lead. The 37-year-old is up to 599 career goals, and he had plenty of looks at No. 600 that didn't go in Saturday's game. His next goal would make him the 21st player to reach that milestone. Crosby is having another strong campaign with seven tallies, 12 assists, 65 shots on net, 21 hits and a minus-5 rating through 20 appearances.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Records 10th assist
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Crosby notched an assist, three shots on goal and two hits in Friday's 4-2 win over the Capitals.
Crosby continues to maintain a point-per-game pace for the year, though he's been better than that with five goals and four helpers over his last six contests. The 37-year-old helped out on an Erik Karlsson tally to open the scoring in the first period Friday. Crosby has six tallies, 10 assists, 48 shots on net, 17 hits and a minus-4 rating through 16 appearances in his usual top-line role this season.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Buries goal in loss
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Crosby found the back of the net on five shots in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Islanders.
Crosby scored the game's first goal at 5:27 of the second period, and it was the left-shot center's third straight game with a marker. In addition, Crosby is on a four-game point streak composed of five goals and three assists. The all-world superstar has torched the Islanders throughout his career -- he's racked up 135 points across 87 games against New York. The Nova Scotia native has produced six goals and nine assists through 14 games, which trails only Evgeni Malkin for the team lead in points (16).
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Pots two in win
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Crosby scored two goals, including one on the power play, and had three shots on net in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Canadiens.
There were murmurs about Crosby's slow start and its impact on the struggling Penguins, but No. 87 responded on the ice over the last three games. Saturday was his second straight two-goal performance, which came after a three-assist effort in a loss to the Wild on Tuesday. Crosby's up to 14 points (five goals, nine assists) over 13 appearances in 2024-25.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Secures win over Ducks
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Crosby scored two goals on six shots, including the overtime game-winner, in Thursday's 2-1 victory over Anaheim.
Crosby has scored just once in 11 games prior to Thursday's performance. By his standards, the veteran center was struggling to produce, garnering seven points in his opening 10 contests. That slump appears to be behind Crosby considering he has five points in the last two games. If Crosby can continue to produce at those levels, he should be capable of putting together a third consecutive 90-plus point season.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Assists in all three goals
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Crosby had three assists, including one on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Wild.
Crosby isn't showing any signs of slowing down, even if he isn't quite the dominant forward he used to be during his prime years. Regardless of the Penguins' overall struggles, the star center is up to seven points across his last seven games, although the lack of consistency has been an issue. During that seven-game stretch, Crosby has two outings with three points and four in which he didn't crack the scoresheet. On the season, the 37-year-old has 10 points, with one goal and nine helpers, in 11 outings.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Earns power-play assist
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Crosby registered a power-play assist, five shots on net and four hits in Tuesday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames.
Crosby had been held off the scoresheet in the previous two games, his longest drought since another two-game dry spell from March 10-12 of last season. The superstar center has a goal, six assists, four power-play points, 22 shots on net and 13 hits through eight outings to begin 2024-25. Crosby may struggle to match the back-to-back 90-plus-point campaigns he's produced, but it's clear there's still plenty of magic in his game in his age-37 season.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Joins exclusive club Wednesday
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Crosby scored the overtime winner on the power play and added two assists, one with the man advantage, in Wednesday's 6-5 victory over the Sabres.
With his first-period helper on Bryan Rust's power-play tally, Crosby became just the 10th player in NHL history with 1,600 career points. The 37-year-old superstar is showing no signs of slowing down -- while his OT winner Wednesday was his first goal of 2024-25, Crosby has six points in five games. Next up on the all-time leaderboard is Joe Sakic, who sits in ninth place with 1,641 points -- a mark Crosby could reach before Christmas if he stays healthy.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Keeps piling up points
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Crosby picked up a power-play assist Saturday in a 4-2 loss to Toronto.
The assist came on Kris Letang's slap shot in the first period. It was Crosby's 1,599th career NHL point. He has put up three points in his last two games and will look to stretch that streak Monday in Montreal.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: First points of season
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Crosby picked up two assists in a 6-3 win over the Red Wings on Thursday.
The points were his first this season. Crosby is playing with Drew O'Connor and Anthony Beauvillier, a mediocre duo at best. Crosby remains an elite fantasy option but watch the line selections carefully. It'd be nice to see him paired up with someone who could take the pressure off a little.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Inks two-year extension
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Crosby signed a two-year, $17.4 million contract extension with Pittsburgh on Monday.
Crosby is heading into the final season of the 12-year, $104.4 million deal that he signed back in June 2012, and his extension will keep him around in Pittsburgh for two additional seasons. The 37-year-old was thought to be in pursuit of a pay raise for his next deal, but his extension will contain the same $8.7 million annual average value as his previous 12-year contract, allowing the notoriously superstitious Crosby to continue matching his cap hit with his iconic No. 87 for two more years. After reaching the 90-point threshold both of the past two seasons, Crosby's deal represents a significant discount that should provide the Penguins with plenty of cap flexibility into the future.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Two-point night in finale
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Crosby registered a pair of helpers in a 5-4 defeat to the Islanders in the Penguins's season finale Wednesday.
Crosby averaged over a point-per-game for the 19th consecutive season, including scoring 40-plus goals for the first time since 2016-17. While the world-class center won't be playing in the postseason this year, he'll likely have a busy offseason that could include signing an extension with the Penguins once he officially enters the last season of his current contract July 1.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Opens scoring in big win
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Crosby had a power-play goal, an assist and seven shots in Monday's 4-2 win over the Predators.
Crosby continued his late-season surge on Monday, with nine goals and 23 points over the last 12 games. At age 36, he continues to be a dominant force, accumulating 42 goals and 92 points through 81 contests.
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Penguins' Sidney Crosby: Tacks on helper
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Crosby registered an assist and four hits in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the Bruins.
Crosby helped out on a Bryan Rust tally in the second period. The 36-year-old Crosby just reached 1,000 career assists Thursday versus the Red Wings, and he's not slowing down the Penguins in an intense battle for a playoff spot. The superstar center has 21 points over the last 11 games, and he's at 90 points, 268 shots on net, 98 hits and a plus-9 rating through 80 contests overall.
