The captain of the Pittsburgh Penguins scored a goal at the 11:11 mark of the first period, which was good for his 80th point of the season. Crosby, who can only play a maximum of 80 regular-season games because he missed two in February, clinched a point-per-game season for the 20th time in his storied 20-year career.

Sidney Crosby’s career-long point-per-game consistency led to the Pittsburgh Penguins captain breaking an NHL record he shared with Wayne Gretzky

Sidney Crosby's career-long point-per-game consistency has broken an NHL record he shared with Wayne Gretzky. By scoring 8:49 into the first period for Pittsburgh against Buffalo on Thursday night, Crosby registered his 80th point to assure he'll finish his 20th NHL season averaging at least a point per outing.