M onday was another big night for Sidney Crosby and the surprising Pittsburgh Penguins. In addition to leading the Penguins to their sixth win in their last seven games, Crosby made NHL history by becoming the ninth player to register 1,700 career points and is the fourth-fastest player to reach that number.

Crosby is the only active NHL player to reach the 1,700-point milestone. The next-closest active player is Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin - who broke Wayne Gretzky's goal record last season and is vying to be the only player in NHL history to record 900 goals - at 1,630 career points.

Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin continued to turn back the clock, while Parker Wotherspoon and Erik Karlsson impressed from the blue line.

On Monday against the Blues, Sidney Crosby got the puck behind the St. Louis net, and fed a puck down to Erik Karlsson at the point – who then made a beautiful pass to Bryan Rust in the slot for a re-direct goal.

But Sidney Crosby is still getting it done for the Pittsburgh Penguins. On Monday night, he reached a remarkable career milestone. Crosby now has 1,700 career points, getting there on an assist against the St.

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