Sidney Crosby becomes 3rd Penguin to record 600 assists

By setting up a Justin Schultz point shot that Patric Hornqvist would deflect into the net, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby joined an exclusive club Saturday with the 600th assist of his NHL career.

Congrats to Crosby on earning 600 career assists. Sid is the 3rd player in #Pens history to accomplish that feat. pic.twitter.com/EzdFkStarW

- Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) April 2, 2016

The other two Penguins to reach the milestone are two of the greatest players to take the ice in NHL history - Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr.

The helper extended the 28-year-old's personal point streak to five games and he now has points in 17 of his last 18 outings, only held off the scoresheet in a shutout loss to New Jersey Devils on March 24.

A Penguins win on Saturday would clinch the franchise's tenth consecutive playoff berth.

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