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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 2008-09. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Pavel Datsyuk DET · 97 P in 81 GP Alex Ovechkin WSH · 110 P in 79 GP Zach Parise NJD · 94 P in 82 GP Evgeni Malkin PIT · 113 P in 82 GP Ilya Kovalchuk ATL · 91 P in 79 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

2008-09 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
77 33 70 103 3 76 238 80 1.34 13.9 21:57

Contract

$8.7MCap hitends in 2013, then UFA
$84KCap dollars per point103 points in 77 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 Jul 7, 2007, as an extension of the contract he was on: 5 years and $43.5M, beginning in 2008-09. It runs through 2012-13, with 4 seasons left after this one, and he is then an unrestricted free agent.

Season Cap hit Base salary Signing bonus Performance bonuses Paid in all Clause
2008-09 $8.7M $9M $0 $9M
2009-10 $8.7M $9M $0 $9M
2010-11 $8.7M $9M $0 $9M
2011-12 $8.7M $9M $0 $9M
2012-13 $8.7M $7.5M $0 $7.5M NMC

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 2008-09 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 11, 2009 @ MTL W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 19:22
Apr 9, 2009 vs NYI W 6-1 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 16:43
Apr 7, 2009 @ TBL W 6-4 2 0 2 -4 0 4 0 20:05
Apr 5, 2009 @ FLA L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 7 3 2 20:02
Apr 4, 2009 @ CAR L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 -2 0 5 0 20:06
Apr 1, 2009 vs NJD W 6-1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 16:21
Mar 28, 2009 vs NYR W 4-3 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 24:38
Mar 25, 2009 vs CGY W 2-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 17:46
Mar 22, 2009 vs PHI L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 0 3 22:12
Mar 20, 2009 vs LAK W 4-1 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 17:33
Mar 17, 2009 vs ATL W 6-2 0 2 2 0 2 4 0 19:42
Mar 15, 2009 vs BOS W 6-4 0 3 3 1 0 2 0 23:54
Mar 14, 2009 vs OTT L 3-4 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 21:52
Mar 12, 2009 @ CBJ L 3-4 (SO) 0 2 2 0 0 5 0 22:33
Mar 10, 2009 vs FLA W 4-3 (SO) 1 1 2 2 0 3 2 23:37
Mar 8, 2009 @ WSH W 4-3 (SO) 1 1 2 1 0 4 3 24:15
Mar 5, 2009 @ FLA W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 18:17
Feb 22, 2009 @ WSH L 2-5 0 1 1 -2 0 3 1 27:08
Feb 21, 2009 @ PHI W 5-4 2 2 4 3 0 4 2 21:59
Feb 19, 2009 vs MTL W 5-4 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 20:38
Feb 16, 2009 @ NYI L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 -1 0 5 0 26:11
Feb 14, 2009 @ TOR L 2-6 0 0 0 -3 0 2 1 19:36
Feb 11, 2009 vs SJS W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 21:54
Feb 8, 2009 vs DET L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 23:21
Feb 6, 2009 vs CBJ W 4-1 1 2 3 2 0 2 2 19:42
Feb 4, 2009 vs TBL W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 27:06
Feb 3, 2009 @ MTL L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 24:03
Jan 31, 2009 @ TOR L 4-5 1 1 2 1 0 4 1 22:29
Jan 30, 2009 @ NJD L 3-4 (OT) 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 21:16
Jan 28, 2009 vs NYR W 6-2 1 3 4 2 0 5 2 20:44
Jan 20, 2009 vs CAR L 1-2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 3 25:55
Jan 18, 2009 vs NYR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 20:23
Jan 14, 2009 vs WSH L 3-6 0 2 2 -1 0 1 0 22:50
Jan 13, 2009 @ PHI W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 20:10
Jan 10, 2009 @ COL L 3-5 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 22:00
Jan 8, 2009 @ NSH L 3-5 0 2 2 -1 0 0 1 21:50
Jan 6, 2009 vs ATL W 3-1 1 0 1 0 4 8 1 20:54
Jan 5, 2009 @ NYR L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 4 5 0 21:33
Jan 3, 2009 vs FLA L 1-6 0 0 0 -1 21 0 1 12:01
Jan 1, 2009 @ BOS L 2-4 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 24:09
Dec 30, 2008 vs BOS L 2-5 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 20:32
Dec 27, 2008 vs MTL L 2-3 1 1 2 0 0 6 2 24:34
Dec 26, 2008 @ NJD W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:41
Dec 23, 2008 vs TBL L 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24:28
Dec 22, 2008 @ BUF W 4-3 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 19:56
Dec 20, 2008 vs TOR L 3-7 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 18:20
Dec 18, 2008 @ ATL W 6-3 0 2 2 -1 2 0 0 20:57
Dec 13, 2008 @ PHI L 3-6 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 21:37
Dec 11, 2008 vs NYI W 9-2 0 3 3 2 0 5 1 21:33
Dec 10, 2008 @ NJD L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 4 2 0 18:53
Dec 8, 2008 vs BUF L 3-4 0 1 1 -2 0 4 1 27:34
Dec 6, 2008 @ OTT L 2-3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 25:40
Dec 4, 2008 @ CAR W 5-2 0 4 4 2 2 2 0 22:06
Dec 3, 2008 @ NYR L 2-3 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 22:49
Nov 29, 2008 vs NJD W 4-1 3 1 4 3 2 6 0 20:14
Nov 28, 2008 @ BUF L 3-4 2 0 2 1 0 5 1 24:29
Nov 26, 2008 @ NYI W 5-3 1 2 3 4 0 5 2 24:39
Nov 22, 2008 vs VAN L 1-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 23:17
Nov 20, 2008 @ ATL W 3-2 1 2 3 2 0 6 0 24:13
Nov 18, 2008 vs MIN L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 24:02
Nov 15, 2008 vs BUF W 5-2 0 1 1 -1 0 1 3 21:54
Nov 13, 2008 vs PHI W 5-4 (SO) 2 0 2 -1 2 6 6 24:34
Nov 11, 2008 @ DET W 7-6 (OT) 1 2 3 2 2 6 0 24:10
Nov 8, 2008 @ NYI W 4-3 (SO) 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 24:14
Nov 6, 2008 vs EDM W 5-4 0 1 1 2 0 7 0 22:52
Nov 1, 2008 @ STL W 6-3 0 2 2 2 0 3 0 22:42
Oct 30, 2008 @ PHX L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 15:56
Oct 28, 2008 @ SJS L 1-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 22:25
Oct 25, 2008 @ NYR L 2-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 22:07
Oct 23, 2008 vs CAR W 4-1 1 1 2 1 2 6 3 20:46
Oct 20, 2008 @ BOS W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 4 6 1 23:02
Oct 18, 2008 vs TOR W 4-1 1 3 4 2 0 1 0 17:57
Oct 16, 2008 vs WSH L 3-4 0 2 2 -3 0 5 0 22:07
Oct 14, 2008 vs PHI W 3-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 23:03
Oct 11, 2008 vs NJD L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 22:56
Oct 5, 2008 vs OTT L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 6 2 26:31
Oct 4, 2008 @ OTT W 4-3 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 5 3 24:53