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2026 refresh | Pittsburgh Penguins | No. 87

Sidney Crosby

A black and gold, data rich command center for Sid the Kid: captain, three time Stanley Cup champion, Olympic leader, franchise scoring king, and one of hockey's defining players.

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1,761 career points Penguins all time points leader Team Canada 2026 captain

Stats sync automatically from the NHL API — last updated July 31, 2026. Regular season totals through 2025-26.

Sidney Crosby headshot 87

Born August 7, 1987

Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia Captain since 2007

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2026 watchlist

This refresh spotlights what changed after the 2025-26 season: fresh totals, milestone history, and the records fans will keep tracking.

Milestone mode

1,700 point club unlocked

Crosby became the ninth NHL player to reach 1,700 career points during the 2025-26 season, then kept climbing into the league's top ten scoring tier.

Franchise crown

Passed Mario

He moved past Mario Lemieux for the most regular season points in Penguins history, turning the legacy section into a living record board.

International stage

Canada captain

The refresh adds Crosby's 2026 Olympic captaincy to his already rare international leadership resume.

What to track

Longevity chase

Keep an eye on point per game seasons, all time points rank, and how long the No. 87 standard can keep bending the aging curve.

Google style facts, sourced

Fast facts

Snapshot facts for fans, classrooms, or a quick pregame refresher.

Birthplace Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada
Draft No. 1 overall, 2005 NHL Draft
Team Pittsburgh Penguins
Position Center
Shoots Left
Nickname Sid the Kid

Legacy at a glance

Why Crosby is an all time great

3x

Stanley Cup champion

Captain of Pittsburgh's 2009, 2016, and 2017 Cup teams.

2x

Conn Smythe Trophy

Back to back playoff MVP awards in 2016 and 2017.

20

Point per game standard

Passed Wayne Gretzky with a 20th point per game NHL season in 2024-25.

1

Rare captaincy sweep

Only player to captain teams to the Stanley Cup, Olympic gold, World Championship, and World Cup of Hockey titles.

Hardware wall

Trophy case

A scannable award wall that adds more context than raw totals alone.

3x

Stanley Cup

2009, 2016, and 2017 championships as the face and captain of the Penguins.

2x

Hart Trophy

League MVP honors in 2006-07 and 2013-14.

2x

Art Ross Trophy

NHL scoring champion in 2006-07 and 2013-14.

2x

Conn Smythe

Playoff MVP for both back to back Cup runs in 2016 and 2017.

3x

Ted Lindsay Award

Peer voted most outstanding player recognition in 2006-07, 2012-13, and 2013-14.

Clutch file

Moments fans replay

Extra storytelling cards for the plays, series, records, and international stages that made the resume feel cinematic.

Vancouver 2010

The Golden Goal

Crosby finished Canada's overtime win against the United States and turned a home ice Olympics into a national memory.

Back to back Cups

2016 and 2017 playoff MVP

Two straight Conn Smythe runs underline how his two way game still controlled postseason series deep into his career.

2025-26 record

Penguins scoring king

Passing Lemieux gave Pittsburgh a new all time regular season points leader while honoring the franchise legend who helped launch his NHL career.

Stat sheets

Career regular season totals

Regular season NHL totals, refreshed automatically from the NHL API.

Games 1,420
Goals 654
Assists 1,107
Points 1,761
Game winners 104
Points per game 1.24

2025-26 season

68Games
29Goals
45Assists
74Points

Recent regular seasons

Season GP G A PTS
2020-21 55 24 38 62
2021-22 69 31 53 84
2022-23 82 33 60 93
2023-24 82 42 52 94
2024-25 80 33 58 91
2025-26 68 29 45 74

Recent points chart

62 20-21
84 21-22
93 22-23
94 23-24
91 24-25
74 25-26

Every season, every point

Points in each of his NHL regular seasons, drawn straight from the API.

102 05-06
120 06-07
72 07-08
103 08-09
109 09-10
66 10-11
37 11-12
56 12-13
104 13-14
84 14-15
85 15-16
89 16-17
89 17-18
100 18-19
47 19-20
62 20-21
84 21-22
93 22-23
94 23-24
91 24-25
74 25-26

Career playoff totals

Stanley Cups 3x
Games 186
Goals 72
Assists 134
Points 206
Game winners 9

Last 5 games (2025-26 playoffs)

Date Opp G A PTS SOG TOI
Apr 29 @ PHI 0 0 0 5 23:09
Apr 27 vs PHI 0 2 2 0 20:13
Apr 25 @ PHI 1 1 2 4 18:54
Apr 22 @ PHI 0 1 1 3 23:00
Apr 20 vs PHI 0 0 0 4 20:51
Season opener

September 30, 2026

@ Philadelphia Flyers

Xfinity Mobile Arena · 2026-27 season

Records in reach

Milestone tracker

Progress toward the next round number milestones. Targets and percentages are computed automatically from live totals, so the bars refill themselves as Sid climbs.

654 of 700 goals

46 to go · 93.4%

1,761 of 1,800 points

39 to go · 97.8%

1,420 of 1,500 games

80 to go · 94.7%

All time points race

Climbing the all time list

Where Crosby's career points sit against the NHL's all time leaders. The retired legends' totals are final; Sid's row updates automatically with every stats sync.

Rank Player Points
1 Wayne Gretzky 2,857
2 Jaromir Jagr 1,921
3 Mark Messier 1,887
4 Gordie Howe 1,850
5 Ron Francis 1,798
6 Marcel Dionne 1,771
7 Sidney Crosby live 1,761
8 Steve Yzerman 1,755
9 Mario Lemieux 1,723
10 Joe Sakic 1,641
7th

All time in NHL scoring

11 points from passing Marcel Dionne for No. 6 on the all time list.

Updated July 31, 2026 from the NHL API.

Infographics

How Sid creates offense

Playmaker share

Assists make up about 63% of his 1,761 regular season career points.

Goal share

Goals make up about 37% of his regular season career points.

Faceoff wins

Career regular season faceoff win rate of 53.0%.

Timeline

Signature moments

  1. Selected first overall by Pittsburgh.
  2. Named Penguins captain and won Hart, Art Ross, and Ted Lindsay honors.
  3. Led Pittsburgh to a Stanley Cup.
  4. Scored Canada's Olympic Golden Goal in Vancouver.
  5. Captained back to back Stanley Cup teams and won consecutive Conn Smythe trophies.
  6. Set the NHL record with a 20th point per game season.
  7. Reached 1,700 NHL points, passed Lemieux for Pittsburgh's regular season points record, and captained Canada at the 2026 Olympics.

Sources

Where the facts came from