Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby scored the overtime winner against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday, his 24th career extra-period goal, which is second all-time behind Alex Ovechkin, who has 27.
Considering Crosby has scored a regular season goal against every team, we thought it was time to look at which teams the captain scored an overtime goal against.
– Anaheim (Oct. 31, 2024)
– Buffalo (Dec. 22, 2008, Oct. 16, 2024)
– Columbus (Mar. 7, 2023)
– Detroit (Jan. 17, 2020)
– Edmonton (Oct. 23, 2018)
– Florida (Nov. 23, 2009)
– Montreal (Jan. 10, 2015)
– Nashville (Apr. 10, 2022)
– New Jersey (Mar. 29, 2018)
– New York Islanders (Mar. 24, 2006, Dec. 3, 2013, Mar. 3, 2018)
– New York Rangers (Dec. 31, 2005, Mar. 27, 2016, Jan. 30, 2021)
– Ottawa (Mar. 30, 2025)
– Philadelphia (Nov. 16, 2005, Nov. 27, 2017, Jan. 31, 2020)
– Utah (Jan. 29, 2025)
– Washington (Apr. 7, 2016, Jan. 19, 2021)
– Winnipeg (Feb. 16, 2017)
Crosby has scored an overtime goal against 16 teams and is still waiting to find the back of the net versus Boston, Calgary, Carolina, Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Los Angeles, Minnesota, San Jose, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Vancouver, and Vegas.
‘When He Speaks, Everyone Listens’: How Sidney Crosby’s Mentorship Has Passed On To Multiple Generations Of TeammatesFollowing the team’s regular practice on Dec. 16, Pittsburgh Penguins’ captain Sidney Crosby took some extra time out of his day to do something pretty much everyone around him is accustomed to witnessing on a day-to-day basis.
He’s never scored a game-winning goal against San Jose, St. Louis, and Vegas. Crosby ranks 12th overall all-time with 97 game-winners and first in Penguins history ahead of Evgeni Malkin (86), Jaromir Jagr (78), and Mario Lemieux (74).
Crosby scored one career overtime goal in the Stanley Cup playoffs on May 16, 2016, against the Tampa Bay Lightning at PPG Paints Arena, then CONSOL Energy Center.
Of course, there’s no talking about Crosby and overtime magic without mentioning his Golden Goal from the 2010 Olympics, one of hockey’s most memorable moments.
Before retiring, will Crosby catch Ovechkin for the NHL record regarding regular-season overtime goals?
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