EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- Sidney Crosby needs two assists when the Penguins visit Anaheim Friday night to become the 32nd player in NHL history to record 800 in his career.
No surprise there, since Crosby has been one of the league's finest set-up men since he entered it in 2005.
"That'd be a nice number," he said after the Penguins' practice at the Toyota Sports Performance Center Thursday. "Doesn't feel like it's coming that easy right now."
There's a good reason for that: When Crosby faces the Ducks, he will be trying to end a run of four consecutive games without an assist.