The Penguins franchise has seen great players come through the team. Sidney Crosby made sure he will be a player everyone will remember for a long time by passing Mario Lemieux on Sunday to become the team’s all-time points leader.  

Crosby gained two points by scoring one goal and assisting on another as the Pens defeated the Canadiens 4-3 in a shootout. 

Lemieux had held the all-time scoring record for the franchise for 36 years. He had 1,723 points in 915 games. It took Crosby 1,387 games to surpass him.

Crosby now stands eighth in the NHL all-time rankings and still has one more season remaining on his contract. If he continues to average about one point per game, Crosby should be able to move to sixth or fifth place by the end of 2026-27 season. 

The 38-year-old has been playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins since 2005 and has missed over 200 games during his career with the Penguins. 

In the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons, Crosby ended up missing around 100 games due to neck and head injuries. He has had briefer absences due to other injuries, like a high ankle sprain in 2008, in which he missed 29 games. 

While playing for the Penguins for 20 seasons, he is not only making history in hockey but also with his own foundation, the Sidney Crosby foundation, which has been supporting families and children since 2009. 

The win on Sunday snapped an eight-game losing streak for the Penguins. 

While breaking the losing streak and Crosby passing Lemieux were big moments, the team will need to maintain this kind of high energy to turn things around and stay in the hunt for the playoffs.