Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux’s franchise record for most assists in team history during the second period Sunday against the New York Islanders.

Penguins icon Mario Lemieux released a statement after Sidney Crosby surpassed him to become the all-time assist leader in team history.

This past week, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby set a franchise record when he broke Mario Lemieux's record for most assists . On Tuesday, he set an NHL record when he won his 15,183rd face-off in the second period of their game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Forward Sidney Crosby recorded his 1,034th career assist and surpassed former teammate Mario Lemieux as the Pittsburgh Penguins’ all-time leader in assists during a 3-2 win against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday.

One of which was Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby making franchise history by passing Hall of Fame legend Mario Lemieux as the all-time assists leader. Crosby notched his 1,034th career assist on a power-play goal scored by Michael Bunting in the second period of the Penguins' 3-2 victory over the New York Islanders.

Hockey fans have watched Pittsburgh Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby achieve many great feats over the years. Crosby has long established himself as one of the greatest players of his generation. There is little Crosby has not accomplished in the game of hockey.

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby took sole possession of first place on one of the NHL’s leaderboards during Tuesday’s game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Everyone is in place but Sidney Crosby. It’s a game night at PPG Paints Arena and all defensemen are in position, as are the wingers at the top and bottom of the neutral zone faceoff circle. As the referee and opposing center await his arrival for the opening faceoff,

On Tuesday (Jan. 7) when the Pittsburgh Penguins faced the Columbus Blue Jackets, Penguins forward Sidney Crosby broke a record as he won his 15,183rd faceoff becoming the leader in faceoffs won since the NHL began tracking the stat during the 1997-98 season,

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has, seemingly, been reaching major milestones and breaking records on a weekly basis. And he reached another one during Tuesday's divisional tilt against the Columbus Blue Jackets.