The Penguins captain tied Hall of Famer Joe Sakic at 1,641 points with an assist on Bryan Rust's first-period goal and passed him with an assist on Drew O'Connor's goal later in the game.

Sidney Crosby moved up in the NHL record book and Bryan Rust ignited a four-goal outburst in the first period as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the visiting Edmonton Oilers 5-3 on Thursday. It was the Penguins' first win over the Oilers in more than five years.

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-3 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Thursday. The Penguins' Sidney Crosby had one goal and two assists, placing him in ninth place on the NHL's scoring list.

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They outshot the Oilers 13-7, leading 3-0 after just ten minutes and eventually heading into the intermission with a 4-1 lead. Their first line was particularly dominant, with Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust,

Calgary Flames defenceman Rasmus Andersson publicly expressed his thoughts on the Edmonton Oilers when asked about trade rumours leading up to the NHL trade deadline, and the quote is fantastic.

That is how defenseman Rasmus Andersson expressed his feelings to reporters about swirling trade rumors on Friday. He even took it upon himself to insult the enemy, for whatever brownie points that could be worth with the Flames front office with less than two months before the trade deadline.