Evgeni Malkin celebrates his 500th goal.
37-year-old Sidney Crosby and 38-year-old Evgeni Malkin may have reached old age in hockey, but the two superstars proved last night (BST) that they are still the crème de la crème of the NHL.
17. October 2024
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The cute duo of the Pittsburgh Penguins delivered a memorable performance in the 6:5 overtime win against the Buffalo Sabres. Crosby had a goal and two assists. As a result, he surpassed the 1,600 NHL point threshold and stands at 1,602. In his 20th NHL season, Crosby is the 10th player and only active player with at least 20 points.
Wayne Gretzky (2,857), Jaromir Jagr (1,921) and Mark Messier (1,887) achieved this goal before Crosby. Also note that with 1,277 games he is behind Gretzky (667), Lemieux (812), Dionne (1,164) and Jagr (1,274). the fifth fastest player to reach this milestone.
Malkin was even more effective in this game, recording a goal and three assists. He also reached a historic milestone and scored his 500th NHL goal. Malkin leads the NHL in scoring with 11 points (2 goals, 9 assists).
Crosby was the No. 1 pick in the 2005 NHL Draft Although he made his NHL debut immediately, Malkin didn’t join until one season later. It was fitting for the big picture of the night that Crosby scored the game-winning goal in overtime off an assist from Malkin.
