Teammates Pay Ultimate Tribute to Sidney Crosby's 1000th Game

Sunday, February 21, 2021

Sidney Crosby is a man of superstitions and before his 1000th career NHL game, his Pittsburgh Penguins' teammates paid the ultimate tribute to their captain. They performed one of his on-ice rituals where he stops mid-warmup to re-tie his skates.

Crosby has been the best player in the league for over a decade and is the standard the league's best players shoot for. The 33-year-old Crosby has basically won everything possible when it comes to hockey and his work ethic is probably his best feature. After battling some concussions early on in his career, Crosby battled through and has put up some all-time numbers for his first 1000 games.

The Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia native has recorded 468 goals, 810 assists, good for 1278 points over those 1000 games and his 681 penalty minutes certainly jump out at you as a number we didn't see coming.

In regards to where Crosby sits compared to his peers, here's a list of his active peers through their first 1000 games:

1. Sidney Crosby - 468 G, 810 A for 1278 Pts

2. Alex Ovechkin - 603 G, 515 A, 1118 Pts

3. Joe Thornton - 307 G, 697 A, 1004 Pts

4. Ryan Getzlaf - 268 G, 666 A, 934 Pts

5. Jason Spezza - 326 G, 570 A, 896 Pts

Here's everything you missed from Saturday's amazing tribute to the great #87, Sidney Crosby:

Photo credit: Jeanine Leech/Icon Sportswire




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