Sidney Crosby is closing in on Mario Lemieux’s all-time Penguins scoring record

Sidney Crosby is starting to close in on Mario Lemieux’s all-time Penguins scoring record.

With two goals on Monday night against the Philadelphia Flyers, Crosby now sits just seven points behind Lemieux for the most regular season points in Penguins history and 8th most in NHL history.

Crosby currently has 1,716 points, most among all active NHL players.

Alex Ovechkin is the second leading active NHL scorer with 1,648 points.

With seven more points, Crosby will tie Lemieux for 8th all-time on the NHL’s scoring list.

Lemieux’s 1,723 points came in just 915 games played, while Crosby has played just over 1,375 games in his career.

Once Crosby passes Lemieux, he’ll be another 32 points shy of Steve Yzerman for 7th on the NHL’s all-time scoring list, an achievement he’ll likely reach this season, assuming Crosby stays healthy.

The Penguins will get back underway on Thursday night when they travel to Tampa to face the Lightning.