Forward Crosby took seventh place in the list of the best assistants in the NHL.

On December 29, the forward of the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team Sidney Crosby rose to seventh place in the list of the best assistants in the history of the National Hockey League (NHL), having scored the 1,211 th career assist.

The 38-year-old hockey player scored an effective performance in an away match against Chicago, which ended with a victory for Pittsburgh with a score of 7.:3. Thanks to this show, Crosby beat Joe Thornton. So, the absolute NHL record for the number of assists belongs to Wayne Gretzky, who has 2,223 on his account.

Crosby has been playing for the Canadian national team since 2005. As a member of the team, the athlete won the Stanley Cup three times, and also twice became the most productive player of the regular season and the MVP.

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