Sidney Crosby's career-long point-per-game consistency has broken an NHL record he shared with Wayne Gretzky. By scoring 8:49 into the first period for Pittsburgh against Buffalo on Thursday night, Crosby registered his 80th point to assure he'll finish his 20th NHL season averaging at least a point per outing.

Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby is averaging at least a point a game for a 20th season, breaking the record he shared with Wayne Gretzky.

With his first-period goal against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby recorded his 80th point of the 2024-25 season. By doing so, he also broke a longstanding Wayne Gretzky record by guaranteeing that he will finish with at least a point-per-game average for the 20th time in his career.