PITTSBURGH, PA - MARCH 25: Pittsburgh Penguins Center Sidney Crosby (87) skates with the puck during the first period in the NHL game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Buffalo Sabres on March 25, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA.

Crosby becomes 8th-fastest player to 1,300 points

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Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby recorded his 1,300th-career point Thursday after registering three assists against the Buffalo Sabres.

Crosby is the eighth-fastest player to reach the milestone, putting him in elite company.

1,300 career points for Sidney Crosby!

With his assist on Jake Guentzel's goal, Crosby becomes the eighth-fastest player in NHL history to record 1,300 points (1,017 GP). pic.twitter.com/0BuGhwQxwY
— Penguins PR (@PenguinsPR) March 26, 2021

Everyone in the list's top 10 except Crosby and Jaromir Jagr - who's not yet eligible - is a Hall of Famer.

"It's a nice number," Crosby said postgame. "I wasn't thinking about it at the time. Tonight was a big game and we were just focused on getting a win. ... I guess it's a sign I've been playing for a pretty long time, too. It's always nice to get those milestones."

Crosby's longtime rival, Alex Ovechkin, reached the 1,300-point mark March 16 in his 1,177th career game.