Penguins Crosby Moves Into 18th Place For Most Four-Point Games In NHL History

On Thursday night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, TN, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby had a goal and three assists in a 5-4 overtime win.

With four points, Crosby recorded his 41st game with four more points to move into 18th place all-time in NHL history.

Although no one will ever catch Wayne Gretzky’s mark of 217 contests, the Penguins captain could become only the ninth player to compile 50 four-point games by passing some legendary Hall of Fame names on the way.

1. Wayne Gretzky – 215 games

2. Mario Lemieux – 123 games

3. Phil Esposito – 70 games

4. Marcel Dionne – 63 games

5. Mike Bossy – 60 games

6. Jaromir Jagr – 56 games

7. Steve Yzerman – 55 games

8. Peter Stastny – 54 games

9. Bryan Trottier – 49 games

10. Jari Kurri – 47 games

11. Dale Hawerchuk – 45 games

12. Paul Coffey – 45 games

13. Ron Francis – 44 games

14. Brett Hull – 43 games

15. Mark Messier – 42 games

16. Gilbert Perreault – 42 games

17. Bobby Orr – 42 games

18. Sidney Crosby – 41 games

19. Adam Oates – 41 games

Moreover, Crosby regained the lead among active players with four-point games, breaking a tie with Connor McDavid. Here’s a breakdown of active players with four-point nights:

1. Sidney Crosby – 41 games

2. Connor McDavid – 40 games

3. Nikita Kucherov – 31 games

4. Evgeni Malkin – 30 games

5. Nathan MacKinnon – 27 games

6. Leon Draisaitl – 27 games

7. Mikki Rantanen – 23 games

8. Artemi Panarin – 23 games

9. Matthew Tkachuk – 19 games

10. Jonathan Huberdeau – 16 games

Crosby remains Pittsburgh’s top scorer with 35 points in 34 games, bumping his points-per-game average to 1.02. If he can maintain this pace over the final 48 games, he’ll break Gretzky’s record for most consecutive seasons with a point-per-game average.