Crosby now has 1,034 assists, good for 12th in NHL history. Only three players — Ray Bourque, Wayne Gretzky and Steve Yzerman — have more assists with a single team. The 37-year-old Crosby has played 1,

One of which was Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby making franchise history by passing Hall of Fame legend Mario Lemieux as the all-time assists leader. Crosby notched his 1,034th career assist on a power-play goal scored by Michael Bunting in the second period of the Penguins' 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders.

Forward Sidney Crosby recorded his 1,034th career assist and surpassed former teammate Mario Lemieux as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ all-time leader in assists during a 3-2 win against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday.

Sidney Crosby officially stands alone in Pittsburgh Penguins history after recording an assist during the second period of Sunday's game against the New York Islanders. That assist was the 1,034th of his career, which puts him ahead of legendary Penguins forward Mario Lemieux for the most in franchise history.

Crosby is still 98 goals behind Lemieux (690 vs. 602) for that record, which may be tough for him to match. He does, however, have a great chance of breaking the all-time total points record in the franchise as he is just 87 points back as of Sunday.

The captain of the Pittsburgh Penguin now holds another franchise record. Sidney Crosby recorded his 1,034th career assist on a power play goal against the New York Islanders. With his latest helper,

Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux’s Pittsburgh franchise career record for assists on Michael Bunting’s power-play goal and the Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Sunday night.

Crosby made history yet again and earned a standing ovation as the Penguins held on to defeat the Islanders 3-2 at home.

Crosby is the Penguins' new all-time leader in assists, as the team confirmed on Sunday night. He surpasses Lemieux with 1034 career assists. He recorded an assist in the second period of Sunday's game against the New York Islanders. The assist marked his 30th helper on the 2024-25 campaign, according to ESPN.