Sidney Crosby became the ninth player in NHL history to reach 1,700 points by getting a goal and two assists for the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 6-3 win against the St. Louis Blues at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Monday.

The 38-year-old center entered the game with 1,698 points and reached the milestone with an assist on Bryan Rust ’s goal 42 seconds into the third period. Crosby got his first point of the night when he set up Parker Wotherspoon ’s goal on a delayed penalty at 6:37 of the second period.

After setting the milestone, Crosby sealed the win for the Penguins by scoring on a breakaway to make it 5-3 at 16:39.

In his 21st season, he is the only active player with at least 1,700 points.

Crosby joined Wayne Gretzky (2,857), Jaromir Jagr (1,921), Mark Messier (1,887

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