Evgeni Malkin vs Sidney Crosby

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Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby compared on their NHL careers: Evgeni Malkin played 20 seasons, 2006-07 to 2025-26, Sidney Crosby 21 seasons, 2005-06 to 2025-26. Evgeni Malkin won 3 titles, Sidney Crosby won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Sidney Crosby leads in 6 of the 6 lines, Evgeni Malkin in 0. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby career totals
1,269GP1,420
533G654
874A1,107, better
1,407PTS1,761, better
41+/-197, better
1,263PIM898, better
187PPG194, better
4SHG4
89GWG104, better
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby postseason
183GP186
69G72
114A134, better
183PTS206, better
6+/-17, better
248PIM89, better
29, betterPPG21
1, betterSHG0
13, betterGWG9
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby all-time places
21st (1,407)Points6th (1,761), better
30th (533)Goals14th (654), better
23rd (874)Assists8th (1,107), better
25th (187)Power-play goals22nd (194), better
22nd (89)Game-winning goals8th (104), better

Among the NHL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby titles and awards
3Championships3
1, betterCalder Trophy—
2Art Ross Trophy2
1Ted Lindsay Award3, better
1Hart Trophy2, better
1Conn Smythe Trophy2, better
—Rocket Richard Trophy2, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby season by season
1st2006-072005-06
2nd2007-082006-07
3rd2008-092007-08
4th2009-102008-09
5th2010-112009-10
6th2011-122010-11
7th2012-132011-12
8th2013-142012-13
9th2014-152013-14
10th2015-162014-15
11th2016-172015-16
12th2017-182016-17
13th2018-192017-18
14th2019-202018-19
15th2020-212019-20
16th2021-222020-21
17th2022-232021-22
18th2023-242022-23
19th2024-252023-24
20th2025-262024-25
21st—2025-26