Another day, and it's yet another milestone evening for Pittsburgh Penguins [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins]' longtime captain Sidney Crosby. And, with this one, he has managed to climb even further up the NHL's all-time scoring list. With an assist on Evgeni Malkin's second-period power play goal - his 1,400th NHL point, making him the 23rd player to hit the mark - against the Florida Panthers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/florida-panthers/] on Saturday, Crosby surpassed Detroit Red Wings [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/detroit-red-wings] great Steve Yzerman to take sole possession of seventh place on the NHL's all-time scoring list at 1,756. He tied Yzerman with a primary assist on Erik Karlsson's first-period power play goal. Crosby, 38, has 28 goals and 69 points in 65 games so far this season. Next up for Crosby is Marcel Dionne in sixth place, and he needs 15 points to tie him at 1,771. In addition, Crosby needs just one more point to clinch his 21st consecutive NHL season at point-per-game or higher to pad his own NHL record of 20. and he needs just two more points by the end of the 2025-26 regular season to clinch his NHL-record 21st consecutive point-per-game season. Do The Penguins Have A Star Player In Egor Chinakhov? [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/39f2ef64-2717-4312-92b0-125204bda385.jpeg] Do The Penguins Have A Star Player In Egor Chinakhov? The Pittsburgh Penguins may have landed a star winger in Egor Chinakhov, who they acquired from the Columbus Blue Jackets on Dec. 29. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins/players/do-the-penguins-have-a-star-player-in-egor-chinakhov] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bookmark THN - Pittsburgh Penguins on your Google News tab [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw/sections/CAQqEAgAKgcICjCvqtILMO7F6QMwquDfCA?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] to follow the latest Penguins news, roster moves, player features, and more!
