2005-06: Super rookie sensation Sidney Crosby changes the NHL record books forever in 2005-06...18-year-old delivered one of the best rookie seasons in league history...Became the NHL's youngest player to reach the 100-point mark at the age of 18 years, 253 days (previous record held by Hall of Famer Dale Hawerchuk , who scored his 100th point at the age of 18 years, 354 days) as he finished his season with 102 points (39+63) in 81 games... Surpassed Mario Lemieux's Penguins rookie record of 100 points, which Lemieux set in 1984-85...Finished his rookie season in scintillating fashion racking up 37 points in 23 games once play resumed on March 1 following the Olympic break...Fought through nagging injury in final five games, but still managed to rack up 11 points (3+8) to complete his record-setting surge over the 100-point mark...Tied Joe Joneau for fifth place all-time in NHL rookie scoring. Juneau had 102 points (32+70) in 84 games during the 1992-93 season...Led all rookies in assists and finished second in rookie scoring to Washington's Alexander Ovechkin who had four more points than Crosby...Captivated fans around the world and his impact was felt especially in Pittsburgh as the Penguins led the NHL in increased attendance for 2005-06...Led the Penguins in points, goals, assists, power-play goals, game-winning goals and shots...Continued his magic at the 2006 World Championships in Latvia, becoming the youngest player to win a scoring title at the tournament and was named the top forward with 16 points (8+8) in nine games for Canada.

2006-07: Named captain of the Penguins on May 31, 2007 becoming youngest team captain in NHL history...Awarded the Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player...Named youngest recipient of Lester B. Pearson Award as voted by members of the NHLPA...Selected as NHL First Team All-Star...Led the NHL in scoring with 120 points (36+84) to earn the Art Ross Trophy and become the youngest scoring champion in league history...Ranked second in the NHL with 84 assists while leading the league in power-play points (61) and power-play assists (48)...Recorded a point in 60 of 79 games played during the season and had multiple points in 38 games...Led the Penguins in playoff scoring with five points (3+2) in five games...Scored a goal in each of his first three playoff games...Recorded his 100th point of the season when he scored a goal on March 10th vs. NY Rangers...Became just the third player in NHL history to register 100 points in his second season after scoring 100-or-more in his rookie season...Became the fifth Penguins player to record back-to-back 100-point seasons...Scored a goal on March 2nd vs. Carolina to become the youngest player (19 years, 207 days) in NHL history to reach 200 points...Led NHL All-Star balloting with 825,783 votes...Youngest player to start NHL All-Star Game since balloting began in 1986...Registered his 100th career assist on December 19th vs. St. Louis...Took over the NHL scoring lead after scoring six points (1+5) on December 13th vs. Philadelphia...Scored four points (1+3) on December 15th vs. NY Islanders to become only the third teenager in NHL history to score 10-or-morepoints over a two-game span...Had a 10-game scoring streak, equaling a career high, from December 12th to December 21st registering 23 points (7+16) during that span...Recorded 132 points (49+83) through his first 100 games, which is the second-highest total for any active NHL player...His two-season total of 222 points is the fifth-highest total in NHL history for a player in his first two seasons...Recorded his first career hat-trick on October 28th vs. Philadelphia.

2007-08: Battling back from high ankle sprain that sidelined him for 29 games during regular season, Penguins young captain led club to Stanley Cup Finals and tied for the NHL playoff scoring lead with 27 points (6+21) in 20 games (Detroit's Henrik Zetterberg had 27 (13+14) in 22 games)...Best playmaker in playoffs, led all playoff scorers in assists (21)...Had multiple points in 11 of 20 playoff games...Was tied for NHL regular season scoring lead with Vincent Lacavalier (63 points) and led league in assists (43) when he suffered high ankle sprain Jan. 18 vs. Lightning at Mellon Arena...Missed a total of 29 games and finished third NHL season with 72 points (24+48) in 53 games...Points-per-game average of 1.36 was virtually the same as league scoring champion Alexander Ovechkin of Washington (1.37)...Leading vote-getter in fan balloting for NHL All-Star Game for second straight season but unable to play because of injury...Led Penguins with +18 rating and scored at least one point in 43 of his 53 regular season games...Had 24 multiple point games...Went scoreless in first game of regular season, then recorded a 19-game point streak (11+19); longest point streak in NHL in 2007-08...Had a point in 23 of first 25 regular season games...Tallied season-high four points (1+3) in 4-2 win at Minnesota Oct. 30...Scored dramatic shootout goal to lift Penguins to 2-1 win over Buffalo in first NHL Winter Classic Jan. 1...Played 200th career game (at age 20) on Jan. 3 vs. Toronto, picking up two assists...Scored three points (2+1) on April 2 vs. Philadelphia as Penguins clinched first division title since 1997-98 with 4-2 win...Won ESPY as Best NHL Player at annual ESPN awards show.
 

2008-09: Became youngest captain, 21, to lead his team to a Stanley Cup championship...

Finished with a postseason-best 15 goals and second with 31 points during Stanley Cup championship run...Has career average of 1.29 points per game in postseason career, ranking third in league history behind only Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky (minimum 40 games played)...Tied an NHL single-season playoff record by scoring the first goal of a game six times...Played his best in conference semifinals critical Game 7 at Washington - tallying two goals and an assist to help Penguins knock off the Capitals, also notched first career postseason hat trick in Game 2 of the series...Recorded a postseason career-high six-game scoring streak with 12 points (5+7) from May 11-26...Finished third in NHL regular season scoring with 103 points (33+70)...Broke 100-point and 30-goal barrier for third time in his four-year career (only season he didn't was 2007-08 when he missed 27 games to injury)...Was second in league in assists (70) and fourth in even-strength points (62)...Led NHL in power-play assists (33) and was third in points per game (1.34)...Recorded a season-long 12-game scoring streak (7+13) with 20 points from March 5 to April 1...Placed sixth in NHL history with 344 points, one point behind Hall of Famer Mike Bossy, at the 250th game of his career, Dec. 30 vs. Boston...achieved three career milestones - Oct. 18 vs. Toronto with 100th goal, 200th assist and 300th point...Tallied five four-point games, including a four-assist performance Dec. 4 at Carolina...Named NHL's Player of the Week for week of Nov. 24-30 after totaling nine points (6+3) in three games...Recorded his first hat trick in Pittsburgh (second career) with three goals Nov. 29 vs. New Jersey...Tallied 350th career point Jan. 13 at Philadelphia...Tallied his 250th career assist Feb. 21 at Philadelphia...led NHL in All-Star voting for third consecutive season, setting a league record with 1,713,021 votes (1,020,736, Jaromir Jagr, 2000)...Rated as Hockey News' No. 1 "100 People of Power and Influence" in the hockey world.
 

2009-10: Won his first career Rocket Richard Trophy as the NHL's leading goal scorer with a career-high 51 goals (tied with Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos)...Led the team and finished second in the NHL scoring race with 109 points (51+58), the fourth time in his five NHL seasons that he hit 100 points...Named Team MVP...Scored the game-winning goal for Team Canada in overtime of the Gold Medal Game at the 2010 Olympic Games to secure gold for Canada...Received the Mark Messier Leadership Award...Earned his 500th career point on April 8 vs. NY Islanders, becoming the third youngest player to reach that mark at 22 years, 244 days (Wayne Gretzky, 21 years, 52 days, Mario Lemieux, 22 years, 172 days)...Earlier in the season he became the sixth fastest (292 games) in NHL history to reach 400 career points when he notched an assist against the NY Islanders Oct. 3...Ranked 11th in league with a 55.9-winning percentage in the faceoff dot and led the NHL with 1,001 faceoff wins, 137 more than second-place Mikko Koivu of Minnesota (864)...Tied for the team lead and ranked 6th (tied) in the NHL with 13 power-play goals...Tallied his first career shorthanded goal on Oct. 23 vs. Florida...Led the NHL with three hat tricks (Oct. 28 vs. Montreal; Nov. 28 vs. NY Rangers; Feb. 1 vs. Buffalo), first Penguin to accomplish the feat since Alexei Kovalev (2001-02)...Tied a single-game career high with six points (1+5) against NY Islanders Jan. 19...Notched his 300th career assist Feb. 6 at Montreal...Led NHL in shootout goals (8) and success rate (80%)...2010 PLAYOFFS: Led the team in goals (6), assists (13), points (19) and +/- rating (+6) in 13 games...Has career average of 1.32 points per game in postseason, ranking third in NHL history behind only Mario Lemieux, 1.60, and Wayne Gretzky, 1.83 (minimum 40 games played)...His nine assists and 14 points in quarterfinals against Ottawa set new personal playoff series highs...Tied a single-game postseason high with four points (2+2_ in Game 4 at Ottawa...Moved into fifth place on the team's all-time points (82) and goals (30) list...Continued his strong play in the faceoff circle by winning 155 draws for a 56.0% success rate.

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