"Crosby, who began the night one point behind Lemieux, now has 645 goals and 1,079 assists for 1,724 points in 1,387 games. It also moved him past Lemieux for the eighth-most points in NHL history. Crosby tipped Erik Karlsson's point shot at 7:58 of the first period for a goal to tie the record. He then broke the mark with 7:20 left in the period when his shot on a power play hit Bryan Rust and Rickard Rakell tapped the rebound behind Jakub Dobes."
"Crosby, Rust and Rakell embraced behind the net after the goal and the Penguins spilled over the bench to congratulate their captain. Later in the period, a video message recorded by Lemieux congratulating Crosby on the accomplishment was played."
""I knew when we played together in 2005, that you were going to be a very special player, and accomplish a lot of great things in your career," Lemieux said in a message posted on the club's social media accounts. "Here we are, 20 years later, you are now one of the best to ever play the game.""
Sidney Crosby scored a goal and added an assist to surpass Mario Lemieux as the Pittsburgh Penguins' all-time points leader, reaching 1,724 points in 1,387 games. He now has 645 goals and 1,079 assists and moved past Lemieux for the eighth-most points in NHL history. Crosby tied the franchise mark by tipping Erik Karlsson's shot and broke it on a power-play rebound deflected off Bryan Rust and finished by Rickard Rakell. Teammates celebrated behind the net and a video message from Lemieux congratulated Crosby. Lemieux finished his career with 1,723 points in 915 games. Crosby remains 45 goals shy of Lemieux's franchise goal record of 690 and ranks third on the NHL all-time points list.
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