Sidney Crosby's Milestone Goals & Other Memorable NHL Moments
Sidney Crosby has accomplished a lot in his NHL career, obviously.
Last night, the Penguins lost 4-1 to the Philadelphia Flyers, but Crosby reached another milestone.
He scored the lone goal for the Penguins, which was the 300th goal of his career.
Crosby has provided plenty of highlights over the years, but here's a look back at some of the other milestone goals of his NHL career. We also threw in a few others just for fun.
Before you scroll down looking for the "sort of important" goal from the 2010 Olympics, it's not on the list. This is an NHL only list. If you want to watch that again, click here.
First NHL Goal:
Crosby's first NHL goal came in the second period of a game against the Boston Bruins on Oct. 8, 2005.
Crosby's initial pass was blocked, but he was able to pounce on a rebound to beat Hannu Toivonen.
The goal was certainly special, but the look on Mario Lemieux's face from the bench was also priceless.
Goal No. 100
Crosby's 100th goal didn't come as many would have planned it, but it still counted nevertheless.
He reached the milestone on Oct. 18, 2008, in a home game against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Toronto netminder Curtis Joseph charged out of his net in an attempt to beat Crosby to a 50/50 puck. He failed.
Crosby caught up with it below the goal line and flipped it in the direction of the net, where Evgeni Malkin was crashing.
Toronto's Mikhail Grabovski dove to try and break up the play, but the puck inadvertently bounced off him and into the net.
Crosby also recorded his 200th career assist in the same game when Pascal Dupuis slammed home a rebound.
Goal No. 200
On Nov. 27, 2010, Sidney Crosby donned the powder blue jersey sitting on 198 career goals.
He'd end the night with 201.
Number 200 came with the Penguins on a power play in the third period when he deflected home a shot by Paul Martin. The goal put the Penguins up 3-0 and was his second of the night.
He would complete the hat trick with a shorthanded empty net goal, which sealed a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames.
Goal No. 300
As noted above, Sid's 300th career goal game against the hated Philadelphia Flyers on April 1, 2015.
Crosby won a faceoff in the offensive zone back to Ian Cole. Cole elected to fire the puck on goal and got the shot through to goaltender Chris Mason.
Mason made the stop through traffic, but Crosby was there for the rebound and flipped it home for No. 300.
Did you notice all of these major milestones happened on home ice? Weird coincidence.
Winter Classic Shootout Winner
The Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres took their differences outside on a snowy New Year's Day in 2008.
The game was played in front of 71,000 fans at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, New York.
On the first shift of the game, Crosby rushed into the Buffalo zone and was denied by Ryan Miller. However, Colby Armstrong picked up the rebound to put the Penguins up 1-0.
Buffalo would answer back, but the game would be decided by Crosby in the shootout.
With snow flying, Crosby slowly skated in on Miller and tucked the puck between the legs to give the Penguins the win.
Crosby OT Winner In First Game Against Philly
Crosby played his first game against the Flyers on Nov. 16, 2005.
Early in the contest, Crosby had a run-in with Derian Hatcher and lost a couple of teeth, due to a high stick.
Crosby would have the last laugh as he scored two goals and set up another to lead the Pens to a 3-2 win in overtime.
In OT, Crosby took a long stretch pass and beat Antero Niittymaki on a breakaway for the win.
Game 4 – 2009 Stanley Cup Finals
Crosby had been held without a goal in the 2009 Stanley Cup Finals until the second period of Game 4. The goal was the eventual game-winner and flipped the script from the 2008 Finals.
Evgeni Malkin blocked a shot in the defensive zone, which turned into a 2-on-1 with Crosby going the other way.
Malkin's initial pass was broken up, but he got it back and fed Crosby, who put it away to give the Penguins a 3-2 lead. They would go on to win the game 4-2, which tied the series 2-2.
Crosby's "Statue Goal"
A statue of Mario Lemieux torching two Islanders defensemen stands outside of Consol Energy Center.
During Game 5 of their 2013 playoff series against the Islanders, Crosby paid tribute to Mario.
With a 2-0 lead in a series tied 2-2, Crosby blew through the Islanders and scored an absolutely stunning goal. The Penguins would win the game 4-0 and take the series two nights later.
Crosby's Comeback Goal
After dealing with serious concussion problems, Crosby returned to the ice against the Islanders on Nov. 21, 2011.
Crosby hopped over the boards, forced a turnover in his own zone and then magic happened.
Crosby got the puck in full flight, beat three Islanders and roofed a backhanded over Anders Nilsson.
Oh, and it was his first shift of the game.
The Penguins would win the game 5-0 and Crosby recorded two goals and two assists.
Here's hoping for some more memorable moments in this year's playoffs and in the future!
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