Penguins’ Sidney Crosby records multi-goal game vs. NHL-record 31st team

One of the best players in the history of the game has etched his name in a unique chapter of the record book.

On Tuesday night, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby scored two goals against the Vegas Golden Knights, making him the first player in league history to have multi-goal games against 31 different NHL franchises.

Crosby got the scoring started in the contest with a power-play goal in the first period, before potting his team-leading 23rd marker of the season minutes into the middle frame.

The Golden Knights came back to tie the game, but the Penguins prevailed, 3-2, thanks to Erik Karlsson’s winning goal in overtime.

Even during the careers of Guy Lafleur, Phil Esposito and Wayne Gretzky, when teams seemed to move around every few years, not even they scored as frequently against as many teams as Crosby has.

The only two teams Crosby has yet to score twice in a game against is the Utah Hockey Club, who Pittsburgh has already played twice this season, and, of course, the team Crosby has been with for 20 seasons, the Penguins.

The 37-year-old has reached a few other milestones throughout the 2024-25 season. Back in October, he became the 10th player in NHL history to reach 1,600 points. He continued to climb the charts by surpassing Hockey Hall of Famer Joe Sakic for ninth all-time in league scoring.

With the two goals against the Golden Knights, Crosby also hit 70 points for the 15th time in his career, becoming the fifth player to accomplish the feat. Only Hall of Famers Gordie Howe (18), Wayne Gretzky (17), Marcel Dionne and Ron Francis (16) have posted 70 points that many times in their careers.

This season, the Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia native has scored 23 goals and 47 assists in 65 games. In 1,336 career appearances, he has notched 615 goals and 1,051 assists for 1,664 points. Crosby has won three Stanley Cups during his time in Pittsburgh, winning the Conn Smyth Trophy in 2016 and 2017.