Penguins

Sidney Crosby clinches 18th straight point-per-game season with 2 points in loss to Rangers

By Mike Darnay

March 17, 2023 / 1:12 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- For the 18th straight season, Sidney Crosby has averaged more than a point-per-game when it comes to scoring.

Crosby ensured the point-per-game pace when he scored his 82nd point of the season in a 4-2 loss to the New York Rangers on Thursday night.

Sidney Crosby recorded his 82nd point of the season tonight, ensuring that he will average a point per game for the 18th time in his 18-year career.

In NHL history, only Gretzky (19) has more point-per-game seasons than Crosby.

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Only Wayne Gretzky has registered more point-per-game seasons (19), whose record Crosby could tie with another point-per-game season next year.

Crosby currently sits just nine points shy of the 1,500 career point mark.

Mike Darnay

Mike Darnay is a digital producer and photojournalist at CBS Pittsburgh. Mike has also written and produced content for Vox Media and the Mon Valley Independent. He often covers overnight breaking news, the Pittsburgh Steelers and high school sports.