Point No. 1,200 came 16 seconds into the second period, when Crosby assisted on the first of Jake Guentzel's two goals. He also scored at 10:01 of the second period and assisted on Guentzel's game-winner at 2:44 of overtime.
Crosby (1,202 points; 441 goals, 761 assists in 927 games) joins San Jose Sharks forward Joe Thornton (1,465 points; 410 goals, 1,055 assists in 1,550 games) as the only active players to reach 1,200 points. Of the 48 players to reach 1,200 points, Crosby required the 11th-fewest games. The fastest was Wayne Gretzky, who got his 1,200th point in his 504th NHL game Dec. 13, 1985.
The 31-year-old center is the second player in Penguins history to have 1,200 points, joining Mario Lemieux (1,723 points; 690 goals, 1,033 assists in 915 games). The Penguins are the fourth team in NHL history and first non-Original Six team to have more than one player reach 1,200 points. The others are the Detroit Red Wings (Gordie Howe, Steve Yzerman and Alex Delvecchio), Boston Bruins (Ray Bourque and Johnny Bucyk) and Montreal Canadiens (Guy Lafleur and Jean Beliveau).