Pavel Datsyuk vs Sidney Crosby

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Pavel Datsyuk and Sidney Crosby compared on their NHL careers: Pavel Datsyuk played 14 seasons, 2001-02 to 2015-16, Sidney Crosby 21 seasons, 2005-06 to 2025-26. Pavel Datsyuk won 2 titles, Sidney Crosby won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Sidney Crosby leads in 4 of the 7 lines, Pavel Datsyuk in 3. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Pavel Datsyuk and Sidney Crosby career totals
953GP1,420
314G654
604A1,107, better
918PTS1,761, better
249, better+/-197
228, betterPIM898
97PPG194, better
6, betterSHG4
51GWG104, better
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Pavel Datsyuk and Sidney Crosby postseason
157GP186
42G72
71A134, better
113PTS206, better
34, better+/-17
55, betterPIM89
15PPG21, better
0SHG0
7GWG9, better
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Pavel Datsyuk and Sidney Crosby all-time places
107th (918)Points6th (1,761), better
171st (314)Goals14th (654), better
87th (604)Assists8th (1,107), better
167th (97)Power-play goals22nd (194), better
140th (51)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

Pavel Datsyuk and Sidney Crosby titles and awards
2Championships3, better
4, betterLady Byng Trophy—
—Art Ross Trophy2, better
—Ted Lindsay Award3, better
—Hart Trophy2, better
3, betterSelke Trophy—
—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.

Pavel Datsyuk and Sidney Crosby season by season
1st2001-022005-06
2nd2002-032006-07
3rd2003-042007-08
4th2005-062008-09
5th2006-072009-10
6th2007-082010-11
7th2008-092011-12
8th2009-102012-13
9th2010-112013-14
10th2011-122014-15
11th2012-132015-16
12th2013-142016-17
13th2014-152017-18
14th2015-162018-19
15th—2019-20
16th—2020-21
17th—2021-22
18th—2022-23
19th—2023-24
20th—2024-25
21st—2025-26