PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby scored his fourth goal and Kris Letang became the 20th defenseman in NHL history to reach 600 career assists as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Tuesday night.

Sidney Crosby scored to set the Pittsburgh Penguins overall points record in the regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs in a 5-1 win against the Vancouver Canucks at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

The Vancouver Canucks are missing five players, meaning that half of their forward group were AHL regulars last season.

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.

March 28, 2017 marks the last time Joseph LaBate wore a Vancouver Canucks jersey during the NHL’s regular season. Tonight, October 21, 2025, will be his first time donning Canucks colours in eight years,

Nic Dowd, Ryan Leonard and Jakob Chychrun scored for Washington, and the Capitals defeated the Seattle Kraken 4-1.

Boeser (personal) isn't expected to play against Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Ben Kuzma of Postmedia reports. Boeser didn't participate in Tuesday's morning skate, suggesting he is still away from the team due to a personal matter.

The Penguins are 11-5-2 overall in their last 17 games against Vancouver and are 4-0-2 in their last six against Vancouver at PPG Paints Arena.

Tyler Myers and Kiefer Sherwood scored 41 seconds apart in the first period, and the Vancouver Canucks snapped Washington’s four-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory over the Capitals.

The Vancouver Canucks have announced their Black Skate jersey schedule for the 2025-26 regular season. Of the 41 home games, Vancouver will wear the iconic jersey 20 times, or 48.7% of the games at Rogers Arena.