Thursday, February 16, 2017

Crosby gets 1,000th point, then leads Penguins by Jets in OT (Yahoo Sports)

Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby (87) celebrates with Kris Letang (58) after Crosby assisted on a goal for the 1,000th point of his NHL career, during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Winnipeg Jets in Pittsburgh, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Sidney Crosby ended his march to 1,000 career points in typically unselfish fashion. The Pittsburgh Penguins star wasted little time before starting his quest for the next thousand. The Pittsburgh captain fed Chris Kunitz for a first-period goal against Winnipeg on Thursday to become the 86th player in NHL history to reach the 1,000-point plateau, added an assist on Phil Kessel's game-tying goal in the third and then put the winner past Connor Hellebuyck with 21 seconds left in overtime as the Penguins escaped with a 4-3 victory.


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