BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sidney Crosby sat in the quiet of the Penguins’ locker room after a 7-3 loss in Buffalo on Thursday.
He removed his gear, answered questions from reporters and then stared into space for just a moment. He didn’t have the look of someone who had accomplished something unprecedented in hockey history. Much like when the Penguins were embarrassed at home by Utah on the night of Crosby’s 600th goal, they looked amateurish on this night, getting manhandled by the Eastern Conference’s worst team.
Crosby scored in the first period of this game, giving him 80 points. He missed two games earlier this season, meaning he can play no more than 80 games. Thus, Crosby has broken a record he held with Wayne Gretzky, now hitting at least a point per game in each of his first 20 NHL seasons.
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com/HndgILHp9T — Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) March 27, 2025 That he did so on what may have been the low point of the season for the Penguins is oddly fitting. Crosby is the ultimate competitor, arguably the greatest winner in the modern era. Even when his team is enduring a rebuilding season, and even as the possibility of the playoffs has long slipped away, Crosby keeps churning forward, keeps grinding, keeps scoring, keeps producing greatness.
It doesn’t mean anything for this team. But a new generation of Penguins is on the way, and Crosby is eagerly waiting. He wants to lead them just as he’s .
