Crosby reaches the milestone in his 757th regular-season game, making him the 12th-fastest to get to 1,000 points (368 goals, 632 assists) in NHL history and the third to do so during the 2016-17 season, joining Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals (
Jan. 11
) and Henrik Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks (
Jan. 20
).
Crosby gets started on his next 1,000 points with another assist and the overtime goal that gives the Penguins a 4-3 win against the Jets at PPG Paints Arena.
MORE MOMENTS
1937:
Nels Stewart
of the New York Americans scores the 272nd goal of his NHL career, passing
Howie Morenz
for the all-time lead. Stewart
scores New York's only goal
in a 2-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden. He retires after the 1939-40 season with 324 goals.
1969: Detroit Red Wings center
Alex Delvecchio
becomes the third player in NHL history with 1,000 points when he
assists on two goals
by
Gordie Howe
in a 6-3 victory against the Los Angeles Kings at Olympia Stadium. Delvecchio gets point No. 1,000 in his 1,143rd NHL game, joining Howe and Montreal center
Jean Beliveau
in the 1,000-point club.