The Pens captain reaches another milestone, this time with an assist against the Edmonton Oilers and who is next on the list for Sidney Crosby

It’s another step toward the Hall of Fame for one of the game’s greatest players. In the first period of a game on Thursday night against the Edmonton Oilers, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby registered a secondary assist on Drew O’Connor’s goal to give his team a 4-1 lead.

Not only is Crosby top-ten in all-time regular season scoring, he currently sits tied for fifth with Penguins' legend Jaromir Jagy with 201 playoff points. In 180 playoff games, Crosby has scored 71 goals, compared to Jagr's 78, and 130 assists, compared to Jagr's 123.

Pittsburgh's captain reaches his second major milestone in two games after becoming the all-time leader in faceoffs won on Tuesday

Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists vs. Edmonton, as he passed Hall of Famer Joe Sakic to move into ninth on the NHL's career scoring list with 1,643 points.

Sidney Crosby scores a pair of first-period assists for Penguins in clash with Oilers, climbs the ladder to 9th place on NHL scoring list

The captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins continues to climb the NHL's all-time scoring list in his 20th season. With an assist in the first against the Edmonton O

Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists to move into ninth on the NHL's career scoring list as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Thursday night.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists to ... Crosby then moved past Sakic with an assist on Drew O'Connor's sixth goal of the season later in the period as the Penguins ...

Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assists to move into ninth on the NHL’s career scoring list as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Thursday night. “We weren’t ready,” Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said after the game. “They outworked us, outskated us. The attention to detail wasn’t there.”

The Pittsburgh Penguins are continuing to battle for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, but likely will be sellers at the deadline.

Two young fans from Make-A-Wish came to watch Pittsburgh’s game against Seattle and had a fantastic time, but the best was yet to come. “Last night at the game was like a dream come true, and all I kept thinking was,