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.

The Pittsburgh Penguins witnessed history in their win over the New York Islanders as Sidney Crosby picked up his 1,034th career assist. With a helper on a second-period power play goal, Crosby surpassed Mario Lemieux as the Penguins’ all-time leader in assists.

The Penguins said it was his 1,034th career assist. He surpassed Mario Lemieux for the record. Crosby ranks fourth all-time in assists with one team, our partners at PGHHockeyNOW report. He almost broke the record during Saturday’s game with an assist but it was called back and the credit was given only to Rikard Rakell.