But thanks to their captain Sidney Crosby's unreal performance over the past few weeks, the Pens have climbed to within one point of a playoff position and six points out of a top-3 spot in their division.

Sidney Crosby scored a goal and added three assists to tie Mario Lemieux's franchise record for most assists in team history and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-3 on Monday night.

Crosby reached 1,033 assists in the NHL, tying his mentor for the most in Penguins history, with three in the first period of a 7-3 win against the Philadelphia Flyers. He added an empty-net goal at 17:30 of the third period.

On his third assist of the night in a Monday tilt against the Flyers on a first-period power play goal by Philip Tomasino, Crosby recorded his 1,033rd career assist, which ties him with Mario Lemieux for the most assists by a player in Penguins' history.

Sidney Crosby scored a goal and added three assists to tie Mario Lemieux’s franchise record for most assists in team history and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Flyers 7-3 on Monday night.

Sidney Crosby had a goal and three assists to match a Penguins legend as host Pittsburgh beat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-3 on Monday night.

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby tied Mario Lemieux’s franchise record for most assists in team history during the first period Monday night against the Philadelphia Flyers. Philip Tomasino finished Crosby’s backhand pass for a power-play goal at 17:44 of the first period,