PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux's Pittsburgh franchise career record for assists on Michael Bunting's power-play goal and the Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Sunday night.
Crosby has 1,034 assists, good for 12th in NHL history. Only three players -- Ray Bourque, Wayne Gretzky and Steve Yzerman -- have more assists with a single team. The 37-year-old Crosby has played 1,310-regular-season games. Lemieux played 915.
Philip Tomasino added the deciding power-play goal in the third for Pittsburgh, which has 14 goals with the man advantage in its last 13 games.