On this day in Hockey History: Crosby reaches historic milestone (Feb 16)
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Ryan
February 16, 2022 (4:06 PM)
On February 16th 2017, Sidney Crosby became the 86th player in NHL history to accomplish a historic milestone.
In a game against the Winnipeg Jets, Crosby assisted on a goal by Chris Kunitz to give him his 1000th career point.
"He's a tremendous player," Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. "The fact that he scored 1,000 points in [757] games that he has, I think is just a testament to the player that he is and the character of the person. He's an ultra-competitive guy. He loves to win."
Five years later, Crosby just recorded his 500th career goal and his 1371th point of his NHL career in just 1077 games.
How many points do you think this future Hall of Famer finishes his career with?
Credit: John Kreiser @jkreiser7713 / NHL.com Managing Editor
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