Nikita Kucherov vs Sidney Crosby

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Nikita Kucherov and Sidney Crosby compared on their NHL careers: Nikita Kucherov played 12 seasons, 2013-14 to 2025-26, Sidney Crosby 21 seasons, 2005-06 to 2025-26. Nikita Kucherov won 1 title, Sidney Crosby won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Nikita Kucherov and Sidney Crosby career totals
879GP1,420
401G654
723A1,107, better
1,124PTS1,761, better
200, better+/-197
436, betterPIM898
104PPG194, better
1SHG4, better
65GWG104, better
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Nikita Kucherov and Sidney Crosby postseason
159GP186
54G72
123A134, better
177PTS206, better
39, better+/-17
126PIM89, better
19PPG21, better
0SHG0
8GWG9, better
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Nikita Kucherov and Sidney Crosby all-time places
58th (1,124)Points6th (1,761), better
94th (401)Goals14th (654), better
47th (723)Assists8th (1,107), better
143rd (104)Power-play goals22nd (194), better
75th (65)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

Nikita Kucherov and Sidney Crosby titles and awards
1Championships3, better
3, betterArt Ross Trophy2
2Ted Lindsay Award3, better
2Hart Trophy2
—Rocket Richard Trophy2, better
—Conn Smythe 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.

Nikita Kucherov 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
8th2021-222012-13
9th2022-232013-14
10th2023-242014-15
11th2024-252015-16
12th2025-262016-17
13th—2017-18
14th—2018-19
15th—2019-20
16th—2020-21
17th—2021-22
18th—2022-23
19th—2023-24
20th—2024-25
21st—2025-26