Penguins’ Crosby records 21st consecutive point-per-game season

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby made history on Sunday, officially securing his 21st consecutive point-per-game season.

The 38-year-old reached the milestone during a one-goal, two-assist performance in a 5–2 victory over the Florida Panthers.

By reaching 72 points in his 66th game, Crosby mathematically ensured he cannot finish below a point-per-game pace. That means that in each of Crosby’s 21 NHL seasons to this point, he’s achieved that feat in all of them, making him the first player in league history to have 21 point-per-game seasons.

With this achievement, Crosby moves two seasons clear of Wayne Gretzky, who previously held the record with 19 such seasons.

Crosby’s 21st season was nearly derailed by a mid-season MCL sprain and a subsequent lower-body issue that sidelined him for 12 games. Since returning to the lineup in mid-March, however, he has been one of the league's most productive players, recording 29 goals and 43 assists for 72 points in 66 games. The Nova Scotia native is now up to 1,759 career points in 1,418 career regular season games,