Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists vs. Edmonton, as he passed Hall of Famer Joe Sakic to move into ninth on the NHL's career scoring list with 1,643 points.

Sidney Crosby moved up in the NHL record book and Bryan Rust ignited a four-goal outburst in the first period as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the visiting Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Thursday. It was the Penguins' first win over the Oilers in more than five years.

Sidney Crosby continued his ascent in the record books Thursday night, notching a pair of assists in the first period against the Edmonton Oilers to surpass Joe Sakic for ninth place on the NHL's all-time points list.

Pittsburgh's captain reaches his second major milestone in two games after becoming the all-time leader in faceoffs won on Tuesday

Last night, the Canadiens did not play, even though it was Thursday. However, 20 teams were in action. Here are the results and highlights: 1. Sidney Crosby, the ninth all-time points leader To become the ninth all-time points leader in NHL history,

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby moved onto ninth place on the NHL’s all-time scoring list after Thursday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers. An assist in the first period gave Crosby his 1,642nd career point, which put him ahead of Colorado Avalanche legend and Hall of Famer Joe Sakic.

Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists to move into ninth on the NHL’s career scoring list as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers 5-3

It’s another step toward the Hall of Fame for one of the game’s greatest players. In the first period of a game on Thursday night against the Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby registered a secondary assist on Drew O’Connor’s goal to give his team a 4-1 lead.