US EditionSidney Crosby sets Penguins scoring mark in rout of Canucks
- On Tuesday night, Sidney Crosby scored in Pittsburgh's win, moving past Penguins icon Mario Lemieux to become the franchise's all-time points leader.
- Breaking a tie in the second period, Pittsburgh Penguins surged ahead as Tommy Novak, Sidney Crosby and Anthony Mantha scored quickly, securing their third straight win and improving to 5-2 under first-year head coach Dan Muse.
- Kris Letang reached 600 career assists after setting up Tommy Novak's first Penguins goal 14:21 into the second on Tuesday.
- Both teams shift focus to Thursday matchups, with Pittsburgh visiting the Florida Panthers and Vancouver finishing a five-game road trip in Nashville.
- Beyond the milestones, Brazeau's play and the Silovs–Jarry competition stood out, with Justin Brazeau adding two assists and Arturs Silovs battling two-time All-Star Tristan Jarry for Pittsburgh's goaltending role.
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Kronen Zeitung
Salzburger NachrichtenIce hockey superstar Sidney Crosby is the new score-record collector of the Pittsburgh Penguins! At the 5:1 home win against the Vancouver Canucks, the 38-year-old brought it to his overall 1896. Point in games of "Regular Season" as well as playoff in the National Hockey League (NHL) and thus overtook club legend Mario Lemieux. Crosby's score in the 24th minute of the game was also his 700th goal. His club colleague Kris Letang had something to…
Jackson Progress-Argus
Sidney Crosby sets Penguins scoring mark in rout of Canucks
Sidney Crosby became Pittsburgh's career leader in combined regular-season and playoff points by scoring one of his team's three goals spanning 3:08 of the second period, and the host Penguins topped the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Tuesday night.
Associated Press News
Crosby scores, Letang reaches 600 career assists as Penguins breeze past Canucks 5-1
Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang both reached milestones in Pittsburgh's 5-1 win over Vancouver. Crosby scored his fourth goal of the season to move past Mario Lemieux and into seventh place alone for most points in NHL history in regular season and playoff games combined.
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