This article originally appeared on PGHHockeyNOW.
Sidney Crosby scored once in the first period and added an assist Sunday night in a game against the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena to tie and then pass Mario Lemieux for the most career points in Penguins history with 1,724 — by any measure, an amazing accomplishment in a season where it seems Crosby is reaching some sort of milestone or record nearly every week.
The Penguins beat the Canadiens 4-3 in a shootout.
For a goal that tied the score 1-1, Crosby tapped the puck in from the low slot on a feed from Erik Karlsson. He then added an assist on a power-play goal by Rickard Rakell later in the first and was swarmed by his teammates.
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