PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby got his 1,034th NHL assist, passing Mario Lemieux for the most in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 3-2 win against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday.

Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux’s Pittsburgh franchise career record for assists on Michael Bunting’s power-play goal and the Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Sunday night.

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3-2 at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh on Sunday. The Penguins' Sidney Crosby broke Mario Lemieux's franchise record for assists at 1,034. The Penguins stand at 17-16-5;

Anthony Beauvillier - a former Islander - opened the scoring for Pittsburgh off a nice feed from Bunting early in the first period for his ninth of the season. Bunting scored his power play goal in the second period, and Evgeni Malkin added another power play tally for Pittsburgh in the third period.

The Pittsburgh Penguins (17-16-5) have won 10 of their last 15 games and have points in 11 of them. The team even briefly occupied a playoff spot after a win on Sunday. The new commitment to defense and structure will get a solid test against the Detroit Red Wings (14-18-4) at Little Caesars Arena Tuesday.

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