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

Pittsburgh Penguins prima Sidney Crosby joined uncommon institution connected Wednesday nighttime arsenic helium became conscionable the 10th subordinate successful NHL past to grounds 1,600 vocation regular-season points.

Crosby’s assistance connected a Bryan Rust power-play extremity astatine the 11:01 people of the archetypal play of the Penguins’ 6-5 overtime triumph implicit the Buffalo Sabres pushed him implicit the line.

The Penguins centre and prima guardant from Cole Harbour, N.S., becomes the archetypal subordinate since different Pittsburgh legend, Jaromir Jagr, to execute the feat, arsenic the Czechia autochthonal accomplished it connected Oct. 6, 2011. Jagr, who had near the Steel City a decennary earlier, retired aft having recorded 1,921 points.

Sid the Kid’s erstwhile teammate Mario Lemieux is besides connected the database with 1,723 vocation points, arsenic 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 5th fastest subordinate successful NHL past to marque the people arsenic helium did truthful successful 1,277 games. Amazingly, it lone took the Great One 667 games to get there, portion Lemieux accomplished the feat successful 812 games. Dionne (1,164) and Jagr (1,274) were besides quicker.

In total, Crosby recorded a extremity and 2 assists connected Wednesday night, leaving him with 1,602 points, and lone needing 39 to walk Sakic connected the vocation scoring list.

Another Penguin besides reached a milestone connected Wednesday arsenic Evgeni Malkin scored his 500th vocation goal. Crosby and Malkin articulation erstwhile Edmonton Oilers Gretzky and Jari Kurri arsenic the lone teammates to grounds 500 goals portion inactive playing together.

Crosby made the assistance connected Malkin’s 500th goal, but aft the game, arsenic the Penguins brace were showing disconnected their pucks for the cameras, the Canadian asked his longtime teammate what would hap with the puck if helium had made his 1,600th assistance connected Malkin’s 500th goal.

Crosby, who famously hails from Cole Harbour, received accolades from many, including different hockey prima from Nova Scotia.

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The Penguins guardant capped disconnected the nighttime by scoring the winning extremity successful overtime, which brought backmost galore sour memories for astatine slightest 1 Sabres fan.

The momentous nighttime spawned plentifulness of different praise connected societal media, including immoderate beauteous mediocre but astatine the aforesaid clip astonishing Photoshop work.

It besides sparked an absorbing statement astir wherever Crosby stands among the all-time legends.