One of which was Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby making franchise history by passing Hall of Fame legend Mario Lemieux as the all-time assists leader. Crosby notched his 1,034th career assist on a power-play goal scored by Michael Bunting in the second period of the Penguins' 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders.

Crosby now has 1,034 assists, good for 12th in NHL history. Only three players — Ray Bourque, Wayne Gretzky and Steve Yzerman — have more assists with a single team. The 37-year-old Crosby has played 1,

The Pittsburgh Penguins witnessed history in their win over the New York Islanders as Sidney Crosby picked up his 1,034th career assist. With a helper on a second-period power play goal, Crosby surpassed Mario Lemieux as the Penguins’ all-time leader in assists.