Nathan MacKinnon vs Sidney Crosby

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Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby compared on their NHL careers: Nathan MacKinnon played 13 seasons, 2013-14 to 2025-26, Sidney Crosby 21 seasons, 2005-06 to 2025-26. Nathan MacKinnon won 1 title, Sidney Crosby won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Sidney Crosby leads in 5 of the 7 lines, Nathan MacKinnon in 2. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby career totals
950GP1,420
420G654
722A1,107, better
1,142PTS1,761, better
229, better+/-197
428, betterPIM898
113PPG194, better
2SHG4, better
76GWG104, better
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby postseason
108GP186
62G72
78A134, better
140PTS206, better
43, better+/-17
48, betterPIM89
20PPG21, better
0SHG0
10, betterGWG9
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby all-time places
53rd (1,142)Points6th (1,761), better
79th (420)Goals14th (654), better
48th (722)Assists8th (1,107), better
115th (113)Power-play goals22nd (194), better
44th (76)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

Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby titles and awards
1Championships3, better
—Art Ross Trophy2, better
1Ted Lindsay Award3, better
1Hart Trophy2, better
1Rocket Richard Trophy2, better
1, betterCalder Trophy—
—Conn Smythe Trophy2, better
1, betterLady Byng Trophy—

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.

Nathan MacKinnon and Sidney Crosby season by season
1st2013-142005-06
2nd2014-152006-07
3rd2015-162007-08
4th2016-172008-09
5th2017-182009-10
6th2018-192010-11
7th2019-202011-12
8th2020-212012-13
9th2021-222013-14
10th2022-232014-15
11th2023-242015-16
12th2024-252016-17
13th2025-262017-18
14th—2018-19
15th—2019-20
16th—2020-21
17th—2021-22
18th—2022-23
19th—2023-24
20th—2024-25
21st—2025-26