Penguins captain Sidney Crosby's place in the history books just continues to get bigger and bigger, and Tuesday night was no exception to that.

Despite falling 4-3 to the Anaheim Ducks , the captain recorded two assists, and his first of the night on Rickard Rakell's goal, which gave the Penguins a 2-0 lead, was his 1,064th career regular-season assist, giving him sole possession of 9th all-time in NHL history.

Just like that, Sidney Crosby claims sole possession of the ninth-most assists in NHL history 🍏 pic.twitter.com/EcVhs5pvVJ — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) October 15, 2025

Crosby was awarded the secondary assist after winning the faceoff back to defenseman Ryan Shea, who put a shot on net, which Rakell deflected, giving the Penguins the 2-0 lead.

The assist broke the

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