Pittsburgh Penguins legend Sidney Crosby is about to add another amazing achievement to his Hall of Fame resume.
On Saturday, November 16, 2024, he scored his 599th career goal in his 20-year career meaning the 600th goal is imminent.
When and how will it happen?
Pittsburgh Penguins Schedule Gives Sidney Crosby Two Upcoming Chances At Home
Sidney Crosby has two chances to realize this achievement at home in Pittsburgh this week. On November 19, 2024, the Penguins host the Tampa Bay Lightning and on November 22, they host the Winnipeg Jets.
The Penguins would like Crosby to get this honor at home so the fans can celebrate with him and the team as they have done several times over the years.
He scored his first career goal on October 8, 2005, at home against the Boston Bruins.
This Day in #PGHistory: Sidney Crosby scores his first NHL goal in front of 17,132 at Mellon Arena. (2005)
With 1:28 left in the second period, Mark Recchi’s pass trickled across the crease and #87 was there to slam it home.
He’s added a few more, since. #SlapMeSillySidney pic.twitter.com/LUu05OYJry
— Pittsburgh Clothing Co. (@PGHClothingCo) October 8, 2020
Crosby scored his 500th goal on February 15, 2022, at home against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Last night, Sidney Crosby became the 18th player in @NHL history to score his first 500 career goals with one franchise 🐧
Here’s a look at everything you might have missed from Crosby’s 500th goal: https://t.co/c6jip0VIRt pic.twitter.com/88BJfTwJqB
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) February 16, 2022
How Will Crosby Do It?
If his 599th goal is any indication, it could be a long-range goal.
🚨 SIDNEY CROSBY 🚨
That’s goal No. 599….. pic.twitter.com/rWNpncV8AB
— NHL (@NHL) November 17, 2024
Long-range goals are not his bread-and-butter so a better guess would be something close with an assist from Evgeni Malkin.
600 Goals Is Elite
Only 20 players in NHL history have scored 600 goals.
Today in @penguins History: Oct. 5, 2005 – Sidney Crosby makes his @NHL debut at @NJDevils on @MarioLemieuxFdn‘s 40th 🎂 & records his 1st NHL point – an 🍎 on Mark Recchi’s 3rd per. 🚨.
Chico Resch was right – Crosby’s had an impact in many ways on the 🐧pic.twitter.com/UAL4uZwEBC
— PenguinsChronicles (@PensChronicles) October 5, 2024
Crosby will join this group as the seventh player to score all the goals with one team.
- Dave Andreychuk
- Dino Ciccarelli
- Marcel Dionne
- Phil Esposito
- Mike Gartner
- Wayne Gretzky
- Bobby Hull
- Brett Hull
- Gordy Howe
- Jarome Iginla
- Jaromir Jagr
- Jari Kurri
- Mario Lemieux
- Mark Messier
- Alexander Ovechkin
- Luc Robitaille
- Joe Sakic
- Teemu Selanne
- Brendan Shanahan
- Steve Yzerman
Alexander Ovechkin is the most recent member of this group. He scored his 600th goal on March 12, 2018.
