How Penguins’ Bryan Rust Reacted To Being Part Of Sidney Crosby’s 1,700th Point

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby recorded his 1,700th career point on Monday, as he had an assist on Bryan Rust’s goal.

Just 42 seconds into the third period, Rust scored to give the Penguins a 4-2 lead against the St. Louis Blues. But the bigger news was Crosby recording his 1,700th career point, and Rust, who has spent his entire career playing with Crosby, was glad to be part of the milestone.

“To be part of I don’t know how many (of Crosby’s points), obviously not all of them, but to be part of some of them has been really cool,” Rust said postgame on Monday. “And to get the goal on 1,700 is really cool and something I’m going to remember.”

Crosby then scored later on in the third period to finish the game with a goal and two assists. To get his 1,700th career point is surreal for the future Hall of Famer.

“Joining that company, those are players I grew up idolizing, I didn’t ever think I’d be with them or near them,” Crosby said. “It’s something I’m grateful for, that I’ve been able to play this long and be part of that group.”

Crosby is now 22 points behind Mario Lemieux for the Penguins’ all-time regular-season points lead.

Pittsburgh will return to the ice on Tuesday on the road against the Philadelphia Flyers.

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