Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin And Kris Letang By The Numbers: The Stats Behind Penguins’ Legendary Big Three
Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang have built one of the greatest runs in NHL history. Here’s a closer look at the stats, records and milestones that define the Penguins’ legendary trio.
Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin And Kris Letang By The Numbers: The Stats Behind Penguins’ Legendary Big Three originally appeared on SportsNet Pittsburgh . Add SportsNet Pittsburgh as a Preferred Source by clicking here . For two decades, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Kris Letang have anchored the Pittsburgh Penguins , outlasting nearly every other constant Big Three in professional sports.
This past January, the trio became the first in the history of the four major North American sports leagues to skate (or play) in 1,000 regular-season games together. This milestone dwarfs the durability of the NBA’s Spurs (Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili, and Tim Duncan) and outpaces the overlap of the MLB’s "Core Four" Yankees. Most impressively, they secured three Stanley Cups while navigating twenty years of a salary cap system specifically designed to dismantle veteran cores.
Beyond the trophies, the trio maintains a statistical monopoly. Crosby is the NHL’s active leader in career points, Malkin is in the top four in active goals, and Letang holds the record for most postseason goals by an active defenseman . Season 20 has officially come to a close with the Penguins' first-round loss to the Flyers, and though there is uncertainty for the future, fans should appreciate the greatness the trio has produced in Pittsburgh.
Here is a look at the Big Three of Crosby, Malkin, and Letang, by the numbers. Penguins Big Three, By the Numbers To visualize the magnitude of their 20-year run, here is a breakdown of the statistics that define the Crosby, Malkin, and Letang era. Metric Total Seasons Together 20 (2006–2026) Games Played 3,924 Playoff Appearances 17 Stanley Cups 3 (2009, 2016, 2017) Combined Points 3,974 Combined Goals 1,365 Coaching Changes (League-wide) 115+ Hart Trophies (MVP) 3 H/T - Andrew Fillipponi The 1,000-game milestone, reached in January 2026, serves as the definitive benchmark for the trio’s durability.