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Sidney Crosby Passed Wayne Gretzky For Most Assists With One Team On Thursday

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby passed Wayne Gretzky for the most point-per-game seasons in NHL history last year.

It was a record he had been chasing all year, and he finally broke it at the end of the season when he secured his 20th point-per-game season. He's trying to extend his record to 21 point-per-game seasons this year and has a great chance of doing it as long as he stays healthy and keeps producing. 

Speaking of his production, he recorded two assists against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night, helping the Penguins win their sixth-straight game. His two assists got him to 1,087 all-time with the Penguins, moving him ahead of Gretzky for the second-most assists with one team in NHL history. Gretzky recorded 1,086 assists as a member of the Edmonton Oilers. 

Crosby only trails Ray Bourque, who racked up 1,111 assists with the Boston Bruins. He's going to pass Bourque very soon. 

Crosby now has 24 goals and 49 points in 42 games this season and will try to help the Penguins win their seventh in a row on Saturday against the Calgary Flames. 

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The Hockey Show: Struggling Panthers have hope on horizon, NHL latest with insider David Pagnotta

It’s 2026 and the first Hockey Show episode of the New Year has arrived!

First off, THS co-hosts Roy Bellamy and David Dwork had a lot of Florida Panthers topics to get to.

They got into the entire spectacle of the 2026 Winter Classic, which was held last week at loanDepot park in Miami and featured the Florida Panthers hosting the New York Rangers.

While the game itself was a bit of a stinker, especially from a Panthers perspective, the event, the venue, the sights, the vibes, the ambiance…it was all excellent.

Outside of the Winter Classic, the Panthers have followed up a strong finish to 2025 with a rough patch to start the year.

An extremely solid victory over the league-best Colorado Avalanche has been surrounded by the loss to the Rangers and a pair of road defeats to Toronto and Montreal in which Florida has been outscored 10-3.

Matthew Tkachuk is one of several injured who has been practicing and is nearing a return to the lineup, and in Tkachuk’s case, he’s expected back sometime on the trip.

This week’s guest on The Hockey Show was NHL insider David Pagnotta of The Fourth Period.

He discussed the latest in Carolina with Jesperi Kotkaniemi, who the Hurricanes are looking to trade, what the Panthers may be up ahead of the Trade Deadline, which is less than two months away, and the status of the new Italian arena being built for next month’s Winter Olympics in Milan.

That led to a discussion about ideal foods that should be available at the Italian arena and the boys’ overall excitement for the Olympics.

This week’s episode of The Hockey Show and the full interview with Pagnotta can be seen below:

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Sabres Send Defenseman Down To AHL

The Buffalo Sabres have made a roster move, as they have announced that defenseman Zac Jones has been assigned to their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Rochester Americans. 

Jones was called up to the Sabres' roster earlier this week, but did not get into any game action for the NHL club. Now, with this latest transaction, he is returning to the Amerks' roster. 

Jones has yet to make his Sabres debut since signing with the club during this off-season. This will continue to be the case for the time being now that he has been reassigned to Rochester's roster. 

The Amerks will undoubtedly be happy to have Jones back, though, as he has been fantastic for the AHL club this season. In 28 games for Rochester this season, Jones has scored three goals and has an AHL-leading 28 assists. With this, there is no question that he has been a strong addition to Rochester's roster. 

In 115 career NHL games, Jones has posted four goals, 24 assists, 28 points, and a minus-10 rating. 

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Flyers Call Up Big Defenseman From AHL

The Philadelphia Flyers have announced that they have recalled defenseman Adam Ginning from their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. 

The Flyers calling up Ginning comes with defenseman Jamie Drysdale being placed on injured reserve by the Metropolitan Division club. Now, Ginning will get another shot on the NHL roster with Drysdale sidelined and will be aiming to impress. 

By calling up Ginning, the Flyers will have another defenseman to work with on their NHL roster. 

Ginning has played in five games this season with the Flyers, where he has recorded zero points, four hits, five blocks, and an even plus/minus rating. He has primarily played in the AHL with the Phantoms this season, however, where he has one goal, three points, and a minus-2 rating in 17 contests. 

The Flyers placed Ginning on waivers back in late November, but the 6-foot-4 defenseman passed through them unclaimed before being sent down to Lehigh Valley. 

In 16 career NHL games over four seasons with the Flyers, Ginning has posted one goal, 17 blocks, 25 hits, and a minus-1 rating. 

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Former Mets RHP Ryne Stanek signing with Cardinals

Ryne Stanek is heading to St. Louis.

The former Mets right-hander has signed a deal with the Cardinals, according to multiple reports.

Stanek, who was traded to the Mets in mid-2024 from the Mariners, had an up-and-down tenure in Flushing. Stanek made 17 appearances with the Mets in 2024, pitching to a 6.06 ERA. He appeared in seven games that postseason, allowing three runs in eight innings (3.38 ERA). Stanek elected free agency after the season, but the Mets brought him back on a one-year deal.

In 2025, Stanek made 65 appearances, pitching to a 5.30 ERA and even recording three saves for the Mets. 

There was always a possibility the Mets could have brought Stanek back, especially with Edwin Diaz taking his talents to Los Angeles, but David Stearns had already brought in two high-profile free agent relievers in Devin Williams and Luke Weaver. 

Stanek joins Tyler Rogers (Blue Jays), Ryan Helsley (Orioles), Danny Young (Braves), Gregory Soto (Pirates) and the aforementioned Diaz as 2025 Mets relievers who are no longer with the team. 

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"It's A Privilege": Kane, DeBrincat and McLellan on What the Red Wings Represent

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The National Hockey League's newest 500-goal scorer is Detroit Red Wings forward Patrick Kane, who achieved what only 49 other players before him had achieved during Thursday's 5-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. 

Following Kane's historic tally in the third period, not only was he mobbed by his teammates on the ice, but he also received an extended standing ovation from the crowd at Little Caesars Arena.

Kane has only played for Original Six franchises, spending the bulk of his career with the Blackhawks and briefly with the New York Rangers before signing with the Red Wings as an unrestricted free agent in December 2023 following hip resurfacing surgery.

One of the key factors in Kane's decision to choose Detroit over other destinations was Alex DeBrincat, whom he had previously played with in Chicago.

DeBrincat was instrumental in recruiting Kane to Detroit, and the aura and magnitude of not only playing for an Original Six franchise but also pursuing another historic milestone as part of it have not been lost on him.

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"It's definitely special to be a part of Original Six teams, he's been on three, and when you get those milestones, you just are joined in with a special group of people," DeBrincat said of Kane. "You look up there and see how many guys have scored their 500th in a Red Wings uniform, the list is pretty cool. For him to be added to that list, I feel like I'm using the word cool a lot, but it's such a cool thing. 

"We take a lot for granted in this life we live and playing in the NHL, but these are moments you can take back and know that you're gonna remember for the rest of your life." 

Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan, who coached against Kane multiple times, not only as an assistant with the Red Wings but also as the head coach of the San Jose Sharks, Edmonton Oilers, and Los Angeles Kings, considers it a privilege in his NHL career to have won the Stanley Cup with and currently coach an Original Six team. 

"My first time through, I don't know if I appreciated it," he said. "I'd have gone anywhere to have the opportunity, but when you sit back and think about it, the people that I was fortunate enough to be around, being on an Original Six team, is a privilege." 

McLellan played five NHL games during his playing career with the New York Islanders, and would work his way up through the ranks of coaching in various minor leagues to eventually become an assistant with the Red Wings in 2005 under Mike Babcock, eventually culminating in the club's 2008 Stanley Cup victory. 

"To be in the League is a privilege, but (to be on) an Original Six Team, to talk through the locker room and the history of it, it's incredible," McLellan explained. "We're 100 years old, and now Kaner is a part of it. His picture will go up in the rink, and generations of Wings fans will go, 'I heard about that guy', and go look the goal up on the computer or whatever we use in the future, and they'll see it." 

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