Sidney Crosby added more hardware to his mantle Sunday, winning his second Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy as the NHL's top goal-scorer with the conclusion of the 2016-17 regular sason.
The Pittsburgh captain had his feet up Sunday, sitting out the Penguins' season finale and finishing with 44 goals - the second-highest total of his career - in 75 games. Crosby won his first Richard Trophy in 2009-10, when he scored 51 goals, the first and only time he's hit the half-century mark. (Steven Stamkos also had 51 that season.)
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov and Toronto Maple Leafs super rookie Auston Matthews finished second to No. 87 with 40 goals. And ain't no shame in that.
Crosby shot 17.3 percent this season, which also ranks second-highest in his career. He was sniping at an otherworldly 19.9 percent in 2010-11, finishing with 32 goals in an injury-shortened 41-game season.
His 0.59 goals-per-game average led the league, his 30 even-strength goals ranked second to Matthews, and he scored the opening goal of a game 11 times - third to Matthews' 14 and Patrick Kane's 12.
It's been a remarkable year for Crosby. He won his first Conn Smythe Trophy and second Stanley Cup last June, and now adds another Richard Trophy before the Penguins' quest to repeat begins Wednesday.
Dominant like no other, you can argue Crosby's never been better.
