Canadian hockey superstar Sidney Crosby, who has spent his entire career with the Pittsburgh Penguins, scored his 500th NHL career goal on Tuesday.
The 34-year-old, three-time Stanley Cup winner becomes just the second player in franchise history to reach the milestone, joining hall-of-famer Mario Lemieux, who retired with 690.
“I’ve been able to witness most of them,” Le-mieux said of Crosby’s goals. “And I’m sure there will be plenty more in the future.” Crosby scored his 500th on a power play in the opening period after taking a pass from teammate Evgeni Malkin and beating Flyers goaltender Carter Hart to make it 2-1 for Pittsburgh.
Crosby also added an assist in the third period as the Penguins rallied from a two-goal second pe-riod deficit to beat Philadelphia 5-4 in overtime. After the puck went in Crosby was mobbed by his teammates at the side of the Flyers’ net. —APP
