The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Thursday. The Penguins' Sidney Crosby had one goal and two assists, placing him in ninth place on the NHL's scoring list.

This past week, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby set a franchise record when he broke Mario Lemieux's record for most assists . On Tuesday, he set an NHL record when he won his 15,183rd face-off in the second period of their game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Sidney Crosby continued his ascent up the NHL record books on Thursday night against Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers. In what has already been a historic season for the Penguins captain, he took sole possession of ninth place in all-time scoring in the NHL thanks to an assist on a Drew O'Connor goal which gave the Penguins a 4-1 lead in the first period.