First, though, McDavid and Crosby played their 17th NHL game against each other on Thursday. Crosby scored and was plus-2 in the Penguins win, while McDavid was held without a point and was minus-2.<\/p>\n
Crosby now has 12 points (five goals, seven assists) when going head-to-head with McDavid, who has 34 points (11 goals, 23 assists).<\/p>\n
It was just another indication that Crosby, at the age of 38, is still going strong. He leads the Penguins in goals (27), assists (30) and points (57) in 50 games this season, and in a 4-3 shootout win against the Montreal Canadiens on Dec. 21, he surpassed Mario Lemieux<\/a> (1,723) for the most points in Pittsburgh’s history.<\/p>\n As a result, the pride of Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia, has helped the Penguins (25-14-11) jump up into second place in the Metropolitan Division. Pittsburgh is trying to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2021-22.<\/p>\n \u201cHe just loves it. He loves playing, loves competing,\u201d McDavid said. \u201cIt seems like he loves everything about it, and when you love it, it\u2019s pretty easy to show up and work and continue to get better, even at his age. It\u2019s amazing to see, and he\u2019s doing it again this year. He\u2019s amazing to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n