Player Update
Sidney Crosby picked up a primary assist on Rickard Rakell’s second period power play goal in Pittsburgh’s 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday Night. The assist was Crosby’s 1,017th of his career, passing Joe Sakic for 13th all-time. Crosby is 17 assists away from passing Mario Lemieux (1033 in 915 games) for 12th all-time.
Top-5 All-Time
- Wayne Gretzky – 1,963
- Ron Francis – 1,249
- Mark Messier – 1,193
- Ray Bourque – 1,169
- Jaromir Jagr – 1,155
