Adidarw 35 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=An8e...t&type=lgns Crosby can become youngest player to score 200 points March 2, 2007 Pittsburgh (34-20-9) at Carolina (32-27-7) 7:00 pm EST RALEIGH, North Carolina (Ticker) -- After helping his team win a shootout, Sidney Crosby takes aim at one of Wayne Gretzky's records. Crosby needs one point to become the youngest player to score 200 career points and three to reach 100 for the second consecutive season Friday when the Penguins visit the Carolina Hurricanes. ADVERTISEMENT The league leader in assists (71) and points (97), Crosby is 19 years, 207 days old and can top Gretzky's 200-point mark by 140 days. Crosby has one goal and 14 assists in his last 12 contests and scored the lone goal in a shootout in Thursday's 4-3 win over the New York Rangers. Rookie Jordan Staal and Colby Armstrong scored shorthanded goals in a 2:29 span of the third period to help the Penguins snap a two-game losing streak and move within nine points of the New Jersey Devils in the Atlantic Division race. Carolina comes off a pair of defeats to the Ottawa Senators and is in ninth place in the Eastern Conference, one point behind the Montreal Canadiens for the final postseason berth. The Hurricanes failed to score on 27 shots on goal in their seventh shutout loss of the campaign, a 2-0 defeat to the Senators. After Carolina won the first two meetings of the season against Pittsburgh, the Penguins came back with a 3-0 victory in their most recent encounter January 2. Crosby scored twice and added an assist. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_Wing 354 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 Wow, pretty impressive. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adidarw 35 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 Nice job, Crosby! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeeRYCE 2 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 Is Gretzky the fastest to reach 200, or...? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacK_Attack 108 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 Is Gretzky the fastest to reach 200, or...? Not anymore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bcwingsfan19 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 Wow, good job to Sid! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kp-Wings 3 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 Wow, good job Sid! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheUltimateWingsFan 1 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 Also, despite a long drought, Ovechkin is still on pace for 48 goals and 101 points. If he is able to hit the 50 goal and 100 point mark again, he'll become only the 2nd player in NHL history to score at least 50 goals and 100 points in each of his first two NHL seasons. Gretzky was the only other player to do that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KrazyGangsta 79 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 Also, despite a long drought, Ovechkin is still on pace for 48 goals and 101 points. If he is able to hit the 50 goal and 100 point mark again, he'll become only the 2nd player in NHL history to score at least 50 goals and 100 points in each of his first two NHL seasons. Gretzky was the only other player to do that. ovechkin scored 50 goals last season? oh yes he did ... my bad sorry lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BeeRYCE 2 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 Not anymore. Well fastest doesn't necessarily mean youngest, are you sure? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toby91_ca 620 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 Well fastest doesn't necessarily mean youngest, are you sure? Gretzky got to 200 in less games, but was older. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KrazyGangsta 79 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 Crosby the next great 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingsfan40 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 Congrats to the kid , filling out those shoes pretty nicely Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowingsgo 3 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 He's as good as advertised Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brutus 0 Report post Posted March 3, 2007 I would love to see Whine Gripeskys records start to diminsh...He WAS the great one, no doubt about it, but personally I never felt much fondness for him and even less now that he is coaching. Go Sid..break those records peopel say will never be broken! brutus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest EZBAKETHAGANGSTA Report post Posted March 3, 2007 Crosby the next great 1 Hes still a whiney *****. Not saying hes not talented but honestly he seems so cocky in a bad way. Ovechkin at least backs it up with physical play and such. Yes i Know hes only 19 and I coudnt imagine myself in the nhl in 4 years but still he talks so much s*** than make ******* Ryan Malone fight. Even though both will never happen if I had to choose between the two to add to the wings it'd be ovechkin in a second. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dicksmack 33 Report post Posted March 4, 2007 Go Sid..break those records peopel say will never be broken! brutus He won't even come close to any others... well, maybe the Most Assists on Wednesday Nights record Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zata40 3 Report post Posted March 4, 2007 Gretzky sucks, iv never seen him as "the great one" Sid will smash the Gretzkys current record to little pieces GO SID!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haroldsnepsts 4,826 Report post Posted March 4, 2007 Hes still a whiney *****. Not saying hes not talented but honestly he seems so cocky in a bad way. Ovechkin at least backs it up with physical play and such. Yes i Know hes only 19 and I coudnt imagine myself in the nhl in 4 years but still he talks so much s*** than make ******* Ryan Malone fight. Even though both will never happen if I had to choose between the two to add to the wings it'd be ovechkin in a second. Are you sure it's him that's the whiny ***** and not you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest paveldatsukthenextsavard Report post Posted March 4, 2007 Sid will smash the Gretzkys current record to little pieces what the f*** does that mean? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Tunbo Batman Report post Posted March 4, 2007 crosby will never have a 216 point season of course he's a lot better than gretzky ever was, but the goalies and defencemen arent the useless pylons they used to be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingslogo19 281 Report post Posted March 5, 2007 Crosby is the real deal.. Congrats to Sid the Kid.. But work on your acting skills Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest EZBAKETHAGANGSTA Report post Posted March 5, 2007 Are you sure it's him that's the whiny ***** and not you? Once again you make comments for no other purpose than to troll. So i dont like him so what? I'm sure that comment has made me revaulate the whole stiutation Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DmitrifromRussia 0 Report post Posted March 5, 2007 (edited) Closing in on Gretzky? Well, Sid, how about 164 points in the third and 212 in the fourth season? And talking about the numbers… Let’s see what he’s capable of in playoffs? Edited March 5, 2007 by DmitrifromRussia Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingslogo19 281 Report post Posted March 5, 2007 Closing in on Gretzky? Well, Sid, how about 164 points in the third and 212 in the fourth season? And talking about the numbers… Let’s see what he’s capable of in playoffs? It will be his first year in the playoffs, so don't expect much sorry to say Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
