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By Andrew McCarty
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The Pittsburgh Penguins are locked in a tight playoff battle in a crowded Metropolitan division with four teams separated by just four points with less than 10 games to play in the season.
On Monday night, Pittsburgh took a massive step toward the playoffs by jumping the New York Islanders for the No. 2 seed in the division after an offensive explosion in an 8-3 victory over New York. The Penguins now sit with 90 points on the season, one above the Islanders, and also have a game in hand against New York, which played 75 games to Pittsburgh's 74.
Longtime captain Sidney Crosby added to his point total with two assists in the contest, but those two assists delivered him something different than just the win.
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With his two assists on Monday night, Crosby became just the eighth hockey player in NHL history to record 1,100 assists – becoming the third-fastest to the mark. His career achievement was recognized by the NHL in a social media post on Monday night.
"The 1,100th career assist for Sidney Crosby! He is only the eighth player in NHL history to reach the mark!" the NHL said while showing video of his assist on the Penguins eighth and final goal of the night.
Crosby now sits nine assists behind Joe Thornton for seventh place on the all-time assists list. He is also just points from passing Steve Yzerman on the NHL’s all-time scoring list and could reach his 1,753-point total on Tuesday in Pittsburgh when the Penguins play against the Detroit Red Wings – Yzerman's longtime team.
He needs 4 points in the Penguins’ final eight games to extend his record streak of point-per-game seasons to begin his career to 21 consecutive seasons.
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