Peter Forsberg vs Sidney Crosby

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Peter Forsberg and Sidney Crosby compared on their NHL careers: Peter Forsberg played 13 seasons, 1994-95 to 2010-11, Sidney Crosby 21 seasons, 2005-06 to 2025-26. Peter Forsberg won 2 titles, Sidney Crosby won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

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

Peter Forsberg and Sidney Crosby career totals
708GP1,420
249G654
636A1,107, better
885PTS1,761, better
237, better+/-197
690, betterPIM898
71PPG194, better
16, betterSHG4
43GWG104, better
—TOI/G—

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Peter Forsberg and Sidney Crosby postseason
151GP186
64G72
107A134, better
171PTS206, better
54, better+/-17
163PIM89, better
16PPG21, better
2, betterSHG0
14, betterGWG9
—TOI/G—

Where each stands all time

Peter Forsberg and Sidney Crosby all-time places
117th (885)Points6th (1,761), better
269th (249)Goals14th (654), better
67th (636)Assists8th (1,107), better
272nd (71)Power-play goals22nd (194), better
211th (43)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

Peter Forsberg and Sidney Crosby titles and awards
2Championships3, better
1, betterCalder Trophy—
1Art Ross Trophy2, better
1Hart Trophy2, better
—Ted Lindsay Award3, better
—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.

Peter Forsberg and Sidney Crosby season by season
1st1994-952005-06
2nd1995-962006-07
3rd1996-972007-08
4th1997-982008-09
5th1998-992009-10
6th1999-002010-11
7th2000-012011-12
8th2002-032012-13
9th2003-042013-14
10th2005-062014-15
11th2006-072015-16
12th2007-082016-17
13th2010-112017-18
14th—2018-19
15th—2019-20
16th—2020-21
17th—2021-22
18th—2022-23
19th—2023-24
20th—2024-25
21st—2025-26