Pittsburgh Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan discusses Crosby reaching niinth on the NHL's all-time points list Pittsburgh Penguins [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins/] captain Sidney Crosby hit a major milestone for the second game in a row when the Penguins took on the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. With a first-period assist on a Drew O'Connor goal, Crosby registered point number 1,642 to surpass Joe Sakic and take sole possession of ninth place on the NHL's all-time scoring list. He tied Sakic earlier in the contest with an assist on Bryan Rust's first-period goal. This accomplishment comes just one game after surpassing Patrice Bergeron for the most faceoff wins in NHL history [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins/latest-news/penguins-sidney-crosby-surpasses-patrice-bergeron-for-nhl-record] during Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins/latest-news/penguins-lose-heartbreaker-to-jackets-in-shootout-4-3] to the Columbus Blue Jackets. Next on the all-time points list for Crosby is none other than Penguins and NHL legend Mario Lemieux, who registered 1,723 points in his shortened NHL career. Crosby added a second-period power play goal to get one step closer to Lemieux for eighth, who he recently passed on Pittsburgh's all-time franchise list for assists [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/pittsburgh-penguins/latest-news/crosby-breaks-major-lemieux-franchise-record]. Crosby needs 156 more NHL points to surpass Ron Francis - sitting at 1,798 - and enter the league's top-five all-time in scoring. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjEwNjYwNDIwMDI3OTUwOTI5/thnpitbanner.png]
