On this day in 2006, Sidney Crosby became the youngest player in NHL history to score 100 points in a season. At just 18, he had three assists against the New York Islanders to put him over the top for this outstanding record. He assisted, along with Ryan Whitney, on Andy Hilbert's goal in the first period to open the scoring. With a 2-1 lead in the 2nd period, he helped out on the goal by Tomas Surovy (along with Colby Armstrong). Then, later in the period, he picked up another assist on Ryan Malone's second goal of the game, a power play goal also assisted by John LeClair.
The Penguins went on to score two more goals in the third period by Josef Melichar and Ryan Whitney, winning the game 6-1. From a franchise standpoint, Crosby became only the second rookie to ever do that in a Penguins uniform. The other...Mario Lemieux.
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