Sidney Crosby Scores Goal No. 600!

It’s been a couple of weeks of waiting, but Sidney Crosby scored career goal No. 600 Saturday in the second period vs. the Utah Hockey Club.

The historic milestone made Crosby just the second active player to reach it and the 21st in NHL history. The goal was also vintage Crosby.

On a 5v3 for a full two minutes, Crosby missed a backdoor tap-in moments earlier. However, he got a second chance with a wrist shot from along the goal line. Penguins players and young players beginning their hockey journeys have long practiced that shot because of Crosby’s proficiency from that angle.

It took only 219 games for the 37-year-old to race from 500 goals to 600. It took him 217 games to reach 100 goals in his career and 218 games to go from 300 to 400.

On Oct. 16, Crosby notched point No. 1600 against the Buffalo Sabres at PPG Paints Arena, which was the same night that Evgeni Malkin scored his 500th career goal.

Crosby’s parents have been with the team for a couple of weeks as he chased history. Television cameras quickly cut to a proud Mom and Dad, too.