Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby had four points against the Nashville Predators, his 41st career four-point game, moving him to 18th on the NHL's all-time list.
On Thursday night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby had a goal and three assists in a 5-4 overtime win.
With four points, Crosby recorded his 41st game with four more points to move into 18th place all-time in NHL history.
Although no one will ever catch Wayne Gretzky's mark of 217 contests, the Penguins captain could become only the ninth player to compile 50 four-point games by passing some legendary Hall of Fame names on the way.
- Wayne Gretzky - 215 games
- Mario Lemieux - 123 games
- Phil Esposito - 70 games
- Marcel Dionne - 63 games
- Mike Bossy - 60 games
- Jaromir Jagr - 56 games
- Steve Yzerman - 55 games
- Peter Stastny - 54 games
- Bryan Trottier - 49 games
- Jari Kurri - 47 games
- Dale Hawerchuk - 45 games
- Paul Coffey - 45 games
- Ron Francis - 44 games
- Brett Hull - 43 games
- Mark Messier - 42 games
- Gilbert Perreault - 42 games
- Bobby Orr - 42 games
- Sidney Crosby - 41 games
- Adam Oates - 41 games
Moreover, Crosby regained the lead among active players with four-point games, breaking a tie with Connor McDavid. Here's a breakdown of active players with four-point nights:
- Sidney Crosby - 41 games
- Connor McDavid - 40 games
- Nikita Kucherov - 31 games
- Evgeni Malkin - 30 games
- Nathan MacKinnon - 27 games
- Leon Draisaitl - 27 games
- Mikki Rantanen - 23 games
- Artemi Panarin - 23 games
- Matthew Tkachuk - 19 games
- Jonathan Huberdeau - 16 games
Crosby remains Pittsburgh's top scorer with 35 points in 34 games, bumping his points-per-game average to 1.02. If he can maintain this pace over the final 48 games, he'll break Gretzky's record for most consecutive seasons with a point-per-game average.
