Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux’s Pittsburgh franchise career record for assists on Michael Bunting’s power-play goal and the Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Sunday night.

The Pittsburgh Penguins picked up a big win over the New York Islanders on Sunday night. And the night was rather historic in nature. Sidney Crosby surpassed Mario Lemieux as the Penguins’ all-time assist leader in the second period.

Crosby made history yet again and earned a standing ovation as the Penguins held on to defeat the Islanders 3-2 at home.

PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby reached 1,034 NHL assists, passing Mario Lemieux for the most in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 3-2 win against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday.

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux’s franchise record for most assists in team history during the second period Sunday against the New York Islanders.

Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux’s Pittsburgh franchise career record for assists on Michael Bunting’s power-play goal and the Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Sunday night.

Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux's Pittsburgh franchise career record for assists on Michael Bunting's power-play goal and the Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Sunday night. Crosby has 1,034 assists, good for 12th in NHL history. Only three ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux’s Pittsburgh franchise career record for assists on Michael Bunting’s power-play goal and the Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on ...

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Forward Michael Bunting became part of history on Sunday when he scored a power-play goal during a 3-2 win against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints ... all-time leader in assists, surpassing Mario Lemieux’s figure of 1,033. “I told him where ...