The Penguins captain tied Hall of Famer Joe Sakic at 1,641 points with an assist on Bryan Rust's first-period goal and passed him with an assist on Drew O'Connor's goal later in the game.

Sidney Crosby scores a pair of first-period assists for Penguins in clash with Oilers, climbs the ladder to 9th place on NHL scoring list

Sidney Crosby continued his ascent up the NHL record books on Thursday night against Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers. In what has already been a historic season for the Penguins captain, he took sole possession of ninth place in all-time scoring in the NHL thanks to an assist on a Drew O'Connor goal which gave the Penguins a 4-1 lead in the first period.