Sidney Crosby led the Pittsburgh Penguins but not enough to get him another Hart Trophy.

PITTSBURGH – As usual, the Pittsburgh Penguins were again led by their captain, Sidney Crosby, in the 2023-24 season. Crosby’s did not go unnoticed, as for a good chunk of the season, he was legitimately being discussed as a Hart Trophy candidate.

The Penguins ultimately missing the playoffs put a damper on the MVP talks, but that didn’t leave Crosby completely off voting ballots. Nathan MacKinnon of the Colorado Avalanche walked away with the Hart Trophy, but Crosby floated around, still receiving numerous votes.

With 38 voting points, Crosby finished ninth in the Hart Trophy race.

Over his career, Crosby has already won the Hart Trophy twice and finished as a finalist five other times.

Crosby appeared in all 82 games during the 2023-24 season scoring 42 goals and 52 assists for 94 total points. He surpassed 1,000 career assists during the season and tied Wayne Gretzky for most point-per-game seasons in NHL history at 19.

Reaching 1,596 total points in his career, Crosby also climbed the leaderboard and entered the top 10 of all time scoring.

The 2023-24 season may not have ended with any hardware for Crosby or his Penguins teammates, but it was a history-making season for No. 87.

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