Sidney Crosby and Mario Lemieux will both go down in hockey history as being the pillars of the Pittsburgh Penguins in their respective eras. It’s no exaggeration to say the franchise wouldn’t exist in the building it’s in today without both of their contributions to the team with their profound impacts on and off the ice.
And while both have had incredible career journeys filled with the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, how is this for symmetry- through age-36 Lemieux produced 1,601 points. Crosby, having just completed his age-36 season in 2023-24, is at 1,596.