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    Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin reached milestones in Penguins win

    Idris Bevan Posted on

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    Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby, after reaching the 1,600-point mark early in the Penguins’ Wednesday game, fittingly assisted on his longtime teammate Evgeni Malkin’s 500th goal against the visiting Buffalo Sabres.

    Crosby then capped the historic night with a goal in overtime – his first goal of the season – to give Pittsburgh a 6-5 victory.

    The 37-year-old center became just the tenth player in NHL history to score 1,600 points, reaching the milestone with his assist on Bryan Rust’s goal in the first period. The 20-year veteran achieved this feat in his 1,277th. Career game. He has 593 goals and 1,009 assists.

    With seven more goals, Crosby – a three-time Stanley Cup champion and eight-time All-Star – would join another exclusive club and become the ninth player with at least 600 goals and 1,000 assists.

    Crosby, the No. 1 pick in the 2005 draft, has five assists in five games this season.

    Malkin, Crosby’s teammate since 2006-07, became the 48th NHL player with 500 goals. The 38-year-old Russian native, who had three assists on the night, including one for Crosby’s OT tally, has 1,306 points (500 goals, 806 assists) in 1,150 games.

    In his 19th season since the Penguins selected him No. 2 overall in 2004, Malkin — a three-time Cup champion and three-time All-Star — has the league’s highest points total (two goals, nine assists) in five games in this season.

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