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Sidney Crosby

#87 · Centre · Pittsburgh Penguins

Born Aug 7, 1987 in Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, CAN (age 39) · 5'11", 206 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 1st overall in 2005 by PIT (round 1)

Trophy case

×3 Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2016-17, 2015-16, 2008-09
×3 Ted Lindsay Award Most Outstanding Player as Voted by the NHLPA 2013-14, 2012-13, 2006-07
×2 Conn Smythe Trophy MVP of Stanley Cup Playoffs 2016-17, 2015-16
×2 Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy Top Goal Scorer 2016-17, 2009-10
×2 Art Ross Trophy Top Point Scorer 2013-14, 2006-07
×2 Hart Memorial Trophy MVP of Regular Season 2013-14, 2006-07
Mark Messier NHL Leadership Award Leadership and Growing the Game 2009-10

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2005-06. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Dany Heatley OTT · 103 P in 82 GP Daniel Alfredsson OTT · 103 P in 77 GP Eric Staal CAR · 100 P in 82 GP Alex Ovechkin WSH · 106 P in 81 GP Ilya Kovalchuk ATL · 98 P in 78 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0501002005-06: 102 points10205-062006-07: 120 points1202007-08: 72 points7207-082008-09: 103 points1032009-10: 109 points10909-102010-11: 66 points662011-12: 37 points3711-122012-13: 56 points562013-14: 104 points10413-142014-15: 84 points842015-16: 85 points8515-162016-17: 89 points892017-18: 89 points8917-182018-19: 100 points1002019-20: 47 points4719-202020-21: 62 points622021-22: 84 points8421-222022-23: 93 points932023-24: 94 points9423-242024-25: 91 points912025-26: 74 points7425-262026-27: 2 points2

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2005-06 PIT 81 39 63 102 -1 110 278 66 1.26 $850K
2006-07 PIT 79 36 84 120 10 60 250 55 1.52 $850K
2007-08 PIT 53 24 48 72 18 39 173 50 1.36 $850K
2008-09 PIT 77 33 70 103 3 76 238 80 1.34 $8.7M
2009-10 PIT 81 51 58 109 15 71 298 63 1.35 $8.7M
2010-11 PIT 41 32 34 66 20 31 161 31 1.61 $8.7M
2011-12 PIT 22 8 29 37 15 14 75 11 1.68 $8.7M
2012-13 PIT 36 15 41 56 26 16 124 21 1.56 $8.7M
2013-14 PIT 80 36 68 104 18 46 259 47 1.30 $8.7M
2014-15 PIT 77 28 56 84 5 47 237 66 1.09 $8.7M
2015-16 PIT 80 36 49 85 19 42 248 90 1.06 $8.7M
2016-17 PIT 75 44 45 89 17 24 255 80 1.19 $8.7M
2017-18 PIT 82 29 60 89 0 46 247 75 1.09 $8.7M
2018-19 PIT 79 35 65 100 18 36 220 85 1.27 $8.7M
2019-20 PIT 41 16 31 47 -8 15 109 28 1.15 $8.7M
2020-21 PIT 55 24 38 62 8 26 159 44 1.13 $8.7M
2021-22 PIT 69 31 53 84 19 32 208 50 1.22 $8.7M
2022-23 PIT 82 33 60 93 8 52 255 71 1.13 $8.7M
2023-24 PIT 82 42 52 94 7 40 278 101 1.15 $8.7M
2024-25 PIT 80 33 58 91 -20 31 227 67 1.14 $8.7M
2025-26 PIT 68 29 45 74 0 44 160 60 1.09 $8.7M
2026-27 PIT 6 0 2 2 -3 0 16 5 0.33 $8.7M
22 seasons Career 1426 654 1109 1763 194 898 4475 1246 1.24

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2006-07 PIT 5 3 2 5 0 4 20 7 1.00
2007-08 PIT 20 6 21 27 7 12 59 17 1.35
2008-09 PIT 24 15 16 31 9 14 79 20 1.29
2009-10 PIT 13 6 13 19 6 6 41 17 1.46
2011-12 PIT 6 3 5 8 -3 9 13 5 1.33
2012-13 PIT 14 7 8 15 -3 8 59 4 1.07
2013-14 PIT 13 1 8 9 -4 4 38 14 0.69
2014-15 PIT 5 2 2 4 1 0 10 5 0.80
2015-16 PIT 24 6 13 19 -2 4 69 32 0.79
2016-17 PIT 24 8 19 27 4 10 63 27 1.13
2017-18 PIT 12 9 12 21 7 6 29 12 1.75
2018-19 PIT 4 0 1 1 -4 2 6 10 0.25
2019-20 PIT 4 2 1 3 0 0 13 4 0.75
2020-21 PIT 6 1 1 2 -2 2 21 8 0.33
2021-22 PIT 6 2 8 10 2 2 22 3 1.67
2025-26 PIT 6 1 4 5 -1 6 19 9 0.83
16 seasons Playoffs 186 72 134 206 17 89 561 194 1.11

2005-06 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
81 39 63 102 -1 110 278 66 1.26 14.0 20:08

Contract

$850KCap hitends in 2008, then RFA
$8KCap dollars per point102 points in 81 games

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up.

The contract

Signed by the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sep 9, 2005, as an entry-level contract: 3 years and $11.1M, beginning in 2005-06. It runs through 2007-08, with 2 seasons left after this one, and he is then a restricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2005-06 $850K $765K $85K $2.85M $850K
2006-07 $850K $765K $85K $2.85M $850K
2007-08 $850K $765K $85K $2.85M $850K

Each season of the contract, with this one marked. The cap hit is the same every year; what he is paid is not. The pay is as written when the contract was recorded in October 2024, so a later change, such as the rise in the lowest salary for 2026-27, is not shown.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
Sep 16, 2024 Pittsburgh Penguins Extension 2025-26 to 2026-27 2 $17.4M $8.7M
Jul 1, 2012 Pittsburgh Penguins Extension 2013-14 to 2024-25 12 $104.4M $8.7M
Jul 7, 2007 Pittsburgh Penguins Extension 2008-09 to 2012-13 5 $43.5M $8.7M
Sep 9, 2005 Pittsburgh Penguins Entry-level 2005-06 to 2007-08 3 $11.1M $850K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2005-06 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 18, 2006 @ TOR L 3-5 1 1 2 0 2 5 1 26:16
Apr 17, 2006 vs NYI W 6-1 0 3 3 3 0 2 0 19:05
Apr 15, 2006 @ NYI L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 -1 4 2 0 22:24
Apr 13, 2006 vs NYR W 5-3 1 3 4 2 0 3 0 19:21
Apr 11, 2006 @ PHI L 3-4 1 1 2 1 2 6 0 20:54
Apr 8, 2006 @ TBL L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13:37
Apr 7, 2006 @ FLA W 5-1 1 3 4 1 2 7 0 18:11
Apr 5, 2006 @ NJD L 4-6 1 1 2 1 4 3 0 22:13
Apr 2, 2006 vs NJD L 2-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 0 3 1 19:17
Mar 31, 2006 @ NYI W 4-0 1 2 3 1 0 2 0 17:52
Mar 29, 2006 vs FLA L 3-5 0 0 0 -3 2 7 2 20:18
Mar 26, 2006 vs MTL L 5-6 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 22:34
Mar 24, 2006 vs NYI W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 21:02
Mar 21, 2006 @ OTT L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 4 6 0 22:52
Mar 19, 2006 vs TOR L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20:25
Mar 18, 2006 @ MTL W 5-4 0 1 1 -1 4 1 3 20:18
Mar 16, 2006 @ NJD L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 21:39
Mar 12, 2006 vs PHI W 2-0 0 2 2 1 0 5 1 24:41
Mar 11, 2006 vs NJD W 6-3 2 1 3 1 0 5 0 19:55
Mar 8, 2006 @ WSH L 3-6 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 23:08
Mar 7, 2006 vs TBL L 4-5 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 5 0 22:40
Mar 4, 2006 vs CAR L 5-7 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 22:14
Mar 1, 2006 vs OTT L 3-4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 22:25
Feb 11, 2006 @ WSH W 6-3 1 1 2 0 2 5 2 19:40
Feb 10, 2006 @ CAR W 4-3 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 22:18
Feb 8, 2006 vs BOS L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 22:15
Feb 6, 2006 @ OTT L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 20:20
Feb 4, 2006 vs NYI L 4-5 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 24:34
Feb 1, 2006 @ NYR L 1-3 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 18:03
Jan 28, 2006 @ NYR L 1-7 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 16:30
Jan 26, 2006 @ NYI L 3-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 2 3 0 24:33
Jan 25, 2006 vs WSH W 8-1 1 3 4 2 0 7 0 18:13
Jan 23, 2006 @ PHI L 2-4 0 1 1 -1 2 3 1 20:32
Jan 21, 2006 vs PHI L 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 6 1 22:16
Jan 19, 2006 vs NYR L 2-4 1 1 2 -1 2 6 1 22:32
Jan 16, 2006 vs VAN L 2-4 1 0 1 0 4 6 1 22:29
Jan 15, 2006 @ NSH L 4-5 0 1 1 -1 2 9 2 20:29
Jan 13, 2006 @ CHI L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 17:56
Jan 11, 2006 @ CBJ L 1-6 0 0 0 -2 4 3 1 20:26
Jan 10, 2006 vs EDM L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 18:11
Jan 7, 2006 vs ATL L 3-4 0 2 2 -1 8 2 1 19:15
Jan 6, 2006 @ ATL L 4-6 0 1 1 -2 4 0 4 20:32
Jan 3, 2006 @ MTL W 6-4 2 0 2 2 2 5 0 18:59
Jan 2, 2006 @ TOR L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 17:08
Dec 31, 2005 vs NYR W 4-3 (OT) 1 1 2 1 2 4 2 23:02
Dec 29, 2005 vs NJD W 6-2 2 1 3 3 4 2 2 14:50
Dec 27, 2005 vs TOR L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 23:22
Dec 23, 2005 vs PHI L 4-5 2 1 3 3 0 4 1 20:55
Dec 17, 2005 @ BUF L 3-4 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 20:34
Dec 16, 2005 vs BUF L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 6 0 20:19
Dec 13, 2005 @ STL L 0-3 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 21:54
Dec 12, 2005 @ DET L 1-3 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 18:11
Dec 10, 2005 vs COL W 4-3 0 1 1 -1 2 3 1 18:10
Dec 8, 2005 vs MIN L 0-5 0 0 0 -2 2 3 0 20:52
Dec 3, 2005 vs CGY L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 2 5 1 25:39
Dec 1, 2005 @ NYR L 1-2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18:58
Nov 29, 2005 vs BUF L 2-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 19:21
Nov 27, 2005 @ TBL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 18:39
Nov 25, 2005 @ FLA L 3-6 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 16:57
Nov 22, 2005 vs WSH W 5-4 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 19:16
Nov 19, 2005 vs PHI L 3-6 1 0 1 -2 0 1 2 19:42
Nov 16, 2005 @ PHI W 3-2 (OT) 2 1 3 2 2 5 1 19:27
Nov 14, 2005 vs NYI L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 -1 0 5 1 23:58
Nov 12, 2005 vs NYR L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 4 4 1 18:10
Nov 10, 2005 vs MTL W 3-2 (SO) 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 21:39
Nov 9, 2005 @ ATL L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 19:27
Nov 7, 2005 @ NYR W 3-2 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 15:45
Nov 5, 2005 @ BOS L 3-6 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 23:25
Nov 3, 2005 @ NYI W 5-1 2 1 3 1 2 7 0 18:06
Nov 1, 2005 @ NJD W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 15:06
Oct 29, 2005 vs CAR L 3-5 0 0 0 -1 4 2 1 18:45
Oct 27, 2005 vs ATL W 7-5 0 2 2 0 2 4 1 19:32
Oct 25, 2005 vs FLA L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 0 2 6 1 19:45
Oct 22, 2005 @ BOS L 3-6 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 16:24
Oct 20, 2005 vs NJD L 3-6 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 19:47
Oct 15, 2005 vs TBL L 1-3 0 1 1 0 4 3 1 16:01
Oct 14, 2005 @ PHI L 5-6 (OT) 1 1 2 -2 2 2 0 16:59
Oct 10, 2005 @ BUF L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 2 2 3 1 21:32
Oct 8, 2005 vs BOS L 6-7 (OT) 1 2 3 1 0 2 0 19:16
Oct 7, 2005 @ CAR L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 3 1 20:09
Oct 5, 2005 @ NJD L 1-5 0 1 1 -2 0 3 0 15:50