Russian forward Evgeni Malkin of Pittsburgh and Penguins captain Sidney Crosby played together in their 1,070th regular season game, according to the press service of the National Hockey League.
This result became the sixth in NHL history. The Pittsburgh forwards surpassed the record of Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith (1,069 games).
On the ice of Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, Pittsburgh defeated the local Kings 4-2 in a regular season NHL game of the 2025/26 season.
