One of which was Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby making franchise history by passing Hall of Fame legend Mario Lemieux as the all-time assists leader. Crosby notched his 1,034th career assist on a power-play goal scored by Michael Bunting in the second period of the Penguins' 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders.

Crosby now has 1,034 assists, good for 12th in NHL history. Only three players — Ray Bourque, Wayne Gretzky and Steve Yzerman — have more assists with a single team. The 37-year-old Crosby has played 1,

PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby reached 1,034 NHL assists, passing Mario Lemieux for the most in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 3-2 win against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday.

Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux's Pittsburgh franchise career record for assists the Penguins beat the Islanders​ 3-2 on Sunday night.

Anders Lee scored two third-period goals for the Islanders, but the rally came up short in a 3-2 loss to the Penguins on Sunday in Pittsburgh. Marcus Hogberg stopped 38 shots in his first start since 2021.

Less than 24 hours after losing game one of the home-and-home weekend series 6-3 to the New York Islanders (14-16-7), the Pittsburgh Penguins (17-16-5) got their revenge with a 3-2 win inside PPG Paints Arena Sunday night.