Sidney Crosby clinches 18th straight point-per-game season with 2 points in loss to Rangers
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- For the 18th straight season, Sidney Crosby has averaged more than a point-per-game when it comes to scoring.
Crosby ensured the point-per-game pace when he scored his 82nd point of the season in a 4-2 loss to the New York Rangers on Thursday night.
Sidney Crosby recorded his 82nd point of the season tonight, ensuring that he will average a point per game for the 18th time in his 18-year career.
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) March 17, 2023
In NHL history, only Gretzky (19) has more point-per-game seasons than Crosby.
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Only Wayne Gretzky has registered more point-per-game seasons (19), whose record Crosby could tie with another point-per-game season next year.
Crosby currently sits just nine points shy of the 1,500 career point mark.