Crosby gets 700th NHL assist in Penguins win

Sidney Crosby recorded his 700th NHL assist in the Pittsburgh Penguins' 5-3 win against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday.

Crosby earned the secondary assist on Jake Guentzel's goal with 1:33 left in the game, giving the Penguins captain 1,106 points for his NHL career.

The assist was Crosby's second point of the night; his first came on a goal-of-the-year candidate, where he juggled the puck on his stick blade before batting it past Carey Price at 15:02 of the second period. It was his 406th NHL goal.

Crosby, 30,
was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players
and has the second most assists and points in Penguins history, trailing
Mario Lemieux
(1,033 assists, 1,723 points) in each category.