One of the many declarations and decisions the NHL had to make in their return to play is how they would classify the statistics from here on out. And they have decided that the play-in and round robin games will count towards the historical “playoff” stats.
It’s not that important, but it does give Sidney Crosby a chance to really move up the ranks in term’s of the league’s all time playoff scorers. Here’s the list currently, with Crosby ranking 10th place with 186 points and surrounded by nothing but legends.
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With just 11 points this summer, Crosby would move past all of Doug Gilmour, Joe Sakic, Brett Hull and tie Paul Coffey for sixth overall.