Sidney Crosby is the undisputed leader of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
On the ice.
Off the ice.
And, not surprisingly, on the stats sheet.
Crosby led the Penguins in a number of offensive categories during the 2023-24 season and, in the process, reached a couple of major milestones.
He joined Wayne Gretzky as the only players NHL players to average a point-per-game or better for 19 seasons and became the 14th player in league history to record 1,000 assists.
And when he wasn’t putting up points, Crosby took a league-high 1,872 faceoffs, 223 more than St. Louis center Robert Thomas, who handled the second-most.
Still, Crosby didn’t finish on top of every statistical category for the Pittsburgh Penguins during their just-concluded season. Below is a list of the individuals who did.
(Leaders are limited to players who appeared in a statistically meaningful number of games.)
Goals — Crosby, 42.
Assists — Crosby, 52.
Points — Crosby, 94.
Game-winning goals — Erik Karlsson and Jeff Carter, 4.
Power play goals — Crosby, 10.
Shorthanded goals — Carter, 2.
Overtime goals — Karlsson, 2.
Empty-net goals — Crosby, 7.
Plus-minus rating — Marcus Pettersson, +28.
Penalty minutes — Evgeni Malkin, 70.
Minor penalties — Malkin, 33.
Major penalties — John Ludvig, 5.
10-minute misconducts — Kris Letang and Ludvig, 1 each.
Shots — Crosby, 277.
Shooting percentage — Crosby, 15.1.
Hits — Letang, 137.
Shot blocks — Pettersson, 159.
Faceoff percentage — Carter, 62.5.
Time on ice — Letang, 24:41.
Shorthanded time on ice — Pettersson, 2:40.
Penalties drawn — Malkin, 32.
Giveaways — Karlsson, 71.
Takeaways — Malkin, 90.
Shutouts — Tristan Jarry, 6.
Save percentage — Jarry, .903.
Goals-against average — Jarry, 2.91.
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