The captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins scored a goal at the 11:11 mark of the first period, which was good for his 80th point of the season. Crosby, who can only play a maximum of 80 regular-season games because he missed two in February, clinched a point-per-game season for the 20th time in his storied 20-year career.

The countdown is on with Alex Ovechkin just 7 goals from overtaking Wayne Gretzky as the ... below, during Gretzky's and Ovechkin's first seasons. To be fair, goalies wore more modern-day uniforms ...

Just when it looked like a broken leg would push his chase for the NHL's all-time goal record to next season ... a vengeance and is on track to pass Wayne Gretzky's mark before the end of the ...

Sidney Crosby scored for the Pittsburgh Penguins against the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday, clinching a 20th season averaging at least a point per game and passing Wayne Gretzky for the most in NHL history.