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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 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
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 2012-13. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Alex Ovechkin WSH · 56 P in 48 GP Patrick Kane CHI · 55 P in 47 GP Steven Stamkos TBL · 57 P in 48 GP Eric Staal CAR · 53 P in 48 GP Martin St. Louis TBL · 60 P in 48 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

2012-13 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
36 15 41 56 26 16 124 21 1.56 12.1 21:06

Contract

$8.7MCap hitends in 2013, then extended to 2025
$155KCap dollars per point56 points in 36 games
$581KCap dollars per goal above replacement15.0 goals above replacement
$13.5MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$4.8MValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

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. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 558 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

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, so this is its last season, and his extension takes over. His next contract is already signed: an extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins on Jul 1, 2012, 12 years and $104.4M at $8.7M a season, beginning in 2013-14.

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 not begun 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 2012-13 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.

2012-13 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+15.0Goals above replacement3rd of 605 skaters, 3rd of 397 forwards
+2.5Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+12.9Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 397 ranked forwards: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile.

Even-strength offence+10.5 99th percentileEven-strength defence-0.9 21st percentilePower play+1.8 96th percentilePenalty kill-0.3 9th percentilePenalties+1.8 96th percentile

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. Provisional: under 40 games it is more chance than player. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

05101520252010-112013-142016-172019-202022-232025-26Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

56.5Corsi for %629 attempts for, 484 against
+8.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
60.0Expected goals for %30.3 expected for, 20.2 against
+9.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
56.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
71.2Goals for %47 for, 19 against
106.7PDO13.8% shooting + 92.9% saves
138Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 578 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Pascal Dupuis · Chris Kunitz · Sidney Crosby34352:0856.362.031-10
Chris Kunitz · Sidney Crosby · James Neal1243:2356.348.75-2
Chris Kunitz · Evgeni Malkin · Sidney Crosby1518:2378.685.13-0
Evgeni Malkin · Sidney Crosby · James Neal1113:5077.474.20-1

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

15Goalsnot counting empty-netters
15.1Expected goalsfrom 167 unblocked attempts
-0.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.19 expected goals per 60 minutes96th
Shot quality 9.1% chance per attempt92nd
Finishing -0.1 goals above expected52ndOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 355 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Expected 15.1Goals 15

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Mar 30, 2013 vs NYI W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00:50
Mar 28, 2013 vs WPG W 4-0 0 2 2 2 0 6 0 18:37
Mar 26, 2013 vs MTL W 1-0 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 22:40
Mar 24, 2013 vs PHI W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 24:16
Mar 22, 2013 @ NYI W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 21:04
Mar 19, 2013 vs WSH W 2-1 0 2 2 1 0 4 0 22:55
Mar 17, 2013 vs BOS W 2-1 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 21:32
Mar 16, 2013 vs NYR W 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 21:31
Mar 14, 2013 @ TOR W 3-1 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 22:57
Mar 12, 2013 vs BOS W 3-2 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 23:15
Mar 10, 2013 vs NYI W 6-1 0 5 5 3 2 3 1 15:00
Mar 9, 2013 @ TOR W 5-4 (SO) 1 0 1 2 2 3 1 25:10
Mar 7, 2013 @ PHI W 5-4 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 17:35
Mar 4, 2013 vs TBL W 4-3 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 21:41
Mar 2, 2013 @ MTL W 7-6 (OT) 1 2 3 2 0 5 0 23:23
Feb 28, 2013 @ CAR L 1-4 0 1 1 -2 0 1 2 24:31
Feb 26, 2013 @ FLA L 4-6 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 26:06
Feb 24, 2013 vs TBL W 5-3 2 1 3 1 0 5 0 19:59
Feb 22, 2013 vs FLA W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22:54
Feb 20, 2013 vs PHI L 5-6 0 1 1 -3 0 4 0 27:00
Feb 17, 2013 @ BUF W 4-3 1 2 3 3 2 4 0 22:35
Feb 15, 2013 @ WPG W 3-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 21:07
Feb 13, 2013 vs OTT W 4-2 1 2 3 1 0 4 0 22:29
Feb 10, 2013 vs NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 21:40
Feb 9, 2013 @ NJD L 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 22:45
Feb 7, 2013 vs WSH W 5-2 1 2 3 1 0 2 0 20:08
Feb 5, 2013 @ NYI W 4-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 16:09
Feb 3, 2013 @ WSH W 6-3 0 3 3 1 0 3 2 19:13
Feb 2, 2013 vs NJD W 5-1 1 2 3 4 4 5 2 19:56
Jan 31, 2013 @ NYR W 3-0 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 22:32
Jan 29, 2013 vs NYI L 1-4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 21:00
Jan 27, 2013 @ OTT W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24:25
Jan 25, 2013 @ WPG L 2-4 2 0 2 0 0 3 4 21:38
Jan 23, 2013 vs TOR L 2-5 1 1 2 1 2 5 0 24:07
Jan 20, 2013 @ NYR W 6-3 0 1 1 1 0 5 2 18:05
Jan 19, 2013 @ PHI W 3-1 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 19:00