“My f****** GOAT” – Fans react in joy as Sidney Crosby registers 1,000th NHL assist in OT against Red Wings

Sidney Crosby became the 14th NHLer to register 1,000 assists.

“My f****** GOAT” – Fans react in joy as Sidney Crosby registers 1,000th NHL assist in OT against Red Wings

Sidney Crosby (Image via Imago)

Sidney Crosby, the Pittsburgh Penguins captain seems to be ageing like a fine wine. Despite being 36 years old, the forward continues to impress the fans with his gameplay. On Thursday night, he gave them a reason to celebrate as he notched his 1,000th career assist.

In the game against the Detroit Red Wings, “The Next One” set up Erik Karlsson for the winner in overtime that kept their Stanley Cup playoff chances alive. This saw him become just the 14th person in NHL history to cross the 1000 assists mark.

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This 1000th assist saw him record another milestone. His goal in the second period saw him get level with Phil Esposito for the most points in NHL. The historic 1,000th assist later saw Crosby overtake him and break into the tenth spot in the list of players with the most career points in the league’s history.

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After the game, Sidney Crosby said he was honored to be in the company with some of the all-time greats and called the milestone moment as “cool“.

It’s cool. I couldn’t have told you that. I haven’t looked that closely at it. But to be in that company with all those players you mentioned, yeah, that means a lot...Obviously, a big fan of the game and the history, so yeah, it’s something that I’m honored to be a part of that.
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Social media reacts to this iconic Sidney Crosby moment

Fans on X exploded with joy when Sidney Crosby notched his 1,000th assist. Not only was this a historic moment, this assist turned out to be the decisive moment of the game as the Pittsburgh Penguins topped of a 6-5 thriller against the Detroit Red Wings.

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Sidney Crosby (Pic Credit: Imago)

Several messages of congratulations have since been shared by the fans. Shouts of “G.O.A.T” (greatest of all-time) where also thrown at him. One fan in particular was too overjoyed by watching him and joined the others in using this term to describe Crosby.

My f****** goat
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Check out that and some other top reactions from fans regarding this historic moment of Crosby below:

The three points in this game saw Crosby take his total points tally to 89 (41 goals and 48 assists) for this season. With just three more matches remaining in the regular season, the fans are hoping he can continue this form as the try and make it to the Stanley Cup playoffs which starts next week.

The two points from this win saw the Penguins leapfrog their arch rivals Washington Capitals in the final wildcard spot. They currently lead them by one point and with the New York Islanders looking good to secure the third position in the division, both the Pens and Caps cannot afford anymore slip ups.

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