Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby scored his 500th career regular-season goal with his first-period tally against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.
Crosby scored at 16:34 of the first period to give Pittsburgh a 2-1 lead. Longtime teammate Evgeni Malkin provided the assist.
The Penguins posted a breakdown of Crosby's 500 career goals.
Penguins legend Mario Lemieux also congratulated Crosby after his historic goal.
Pittsburgh PenguinsSidney Crosby joins Mario Lemieux (690) as the only players in Penguins history to score 500 goals with the team. Congrats Sid! <a href="https://t.co/Kyq6Xzudgq">pic.twitter.com/Kyq6Xzudgq</a>
Crosby is now one of 46 NHL players to score 500 regular-season goals.