Overview
- Crosby recorded one goal and two assists against the Blues to reach 1,700 regular-season points, doing so in his 1,362nd game as the fourth-fastest to the milestone.
- He also logged his 498th multi-point game to pass Mario Lemieux for the most in Penguins history.
- Crosby is the only active NHL player at 1,700 points and is one of four to reach that total with a single franchise.
- He sits 22 points behind Lemieux for both the Penguins’ franchise scoring record and eighth on the NHL’s all-time list.
- Pittsburgh improved to 7-2-1 behind strong starts from veterans including Evgeni Malkin, reported to lead the league with 13 assists, as reports noted a separate developing incident in which a fan was critically injured after a fall at PPG Paints Arena.