Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby became the 86th player in NHL history with 1,000 points when he assisted on Chris Kunitz's first-period goal in a 4-3 overtime victory against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday.
Crosby is the third player to reach the milestone this season, following Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin and Vancouver Canucks captain Henrik Sedin. Could anyone else join them this season? If not, then who will be next to reach 1,000 points?
Here's who's closest and when they conceivably could get there, with scoring totals entering play Friday:
After Sidney Crosby, who's next to 1,000 points?
Daniel Sedin of Canucks is closest to milestone reached by Penguins captain Thursday