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Sidney Crosby's 2005-2006 season

Points
102
NHL#6
Goals
39
NHL#12
Assists
63
NHL#7
Plus/minus
-1
NHL#433
Games
81
98%
98% of 82

Centre Sidney Crosby was 18 years old when the 2005-2006 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played 81 of a possible 82 games and scored 39 goals and 63 assists for 102 points, 1.26 points per game. Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

2005-2006
  1. 2005 NHL Draft

    Sidney Crosby is drafted 1 overall by Pittsburgh Penguins

    Selected
    1 overall, round 1
    Swedish flagSwedes drafted
    12 selected
    Swedish flagFirst Swede off the board
    First off the board
    Swedes from the same draft
  2. 2 months and 5 days later
    NHL debut

    Sidney Crosby makes his NHL debut

    Sidney was 18 years old · Continental Airlines Arena, USA

    First NHL assistFirst NHL point

    One other Swede was on the ice: Dick Tärnström.

    • The game
      PIT1–5NJD
      L
      game 1/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-3SOG1PPP15:50TOI
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Sidney Crosby records his first NHL assist

    in the game against New Jersey Devils · October 5

    • The game
      PIT2–3CAR
      L
      game 2/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP20:09TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS7–6PIT
      L
      game 3/822
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP19:16TOI
      +3 points
    Milestone

    Sidney Crosby scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Boston Bruins · October 8

    • The game
      PIT2–3BUF
      L
      game 4/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-3SOG21:32TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT5–6PHI
      L
      game 5/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-2SOG16:59TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      TBL3–1PIT
      L
      game 6/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG16:01TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD6–3PIT
      L
      game 7/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG19:47TOI
    • The game
      PIT3–6BOS
      L
      game 8/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG16:24TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      FLA4–3PIT
      L
      game 9/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-6SOG1PPP19:45TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ATL5–7PIT
      W
      game 10/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-4SOG2PPP19:32TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      CAR5–3PIT
      L
      game 11/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG18:45TOI
    • November 2005
    • The game
      PIT4–3NJD
      W
      game 12/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP15:06TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT5–1NYI
      W
      game 13/821
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-7SOG2PPP18:06TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      PIT3–6BOS
      L
      game 14/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG23:25TOI
    • The game
      PIT3–2NYR
      W
      game 15/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG15:45TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT0–5ATL
      L
      game 16/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG19:27TOI
    • The game
      MTL2–3PIT
      W
      game 17/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP21:39TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR6–1PIT
      L
      game 18/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG18:10TOI
    • The game
      NYI3–2PIT
      L
      game 19/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG23:58TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–2PHI
      W
      game 20/822
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +2+/-5SOG1PPP19:27TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      PHI6–3PIT
      L
      game 21/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP19:42TOI
      +1 goal
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      25
      points
      NHL#14
      10
      goals
      NHL#22
      15
      assists
      NHL#18
      PIT
      6-9-6W-L-OT18Points
      5th in the Atlantic·12th in the Eastern Conference·25th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH4–5PIT
      W
      game 22/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG19:16TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT3–6FLA
      L
      game 23/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG16:57TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT1–4TBL
      L
      game 24/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:39TOI
    • The game
      BUF3–2PIT
      L
      game 25/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG19:21TOI
    • December 2005
    • The game
      PIT1–2NYR
      L
      game 26/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:58TOI
    • The game
      CGY3–2PIT
      L
      game 27/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP25:39TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      MIN5–0PIT
      L
      game 28/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG20:52TOI
    • The game
      COL3–4PIT
      W
      game 29/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP18:10TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–3DET
      L
      game 30/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG18:11TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT0–3STL
      L
      game 31/821
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-3SOG21:54TOI
    • The game
      BUF4–3PIT
      L
      game 32/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG20:19TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–4BUF
      L
      game 33/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG20:34TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PHI5–4PIT
      L
      game 34/822
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG20:55TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      TOR3–2PIT
      L
      game 35/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP23:22TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD2–6PIT
      W
      game 36/822
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +3+/-2SOG14:50TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYR3–4PIT
      W
      game 37/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP23:02TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT2–3TOR
      L
      game 38/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG17:08TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT6–4MTL
      W
      game 39/822
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-5SOG18:59TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      PIT4–6ATL
      L
      game 40/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG1PPP20:32TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      ATL4–3PIT
      L
      game 41/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      -1+/-2SOG2PPP19:15TOI
      +2 assists
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      48
      points
      NHL#12
      21
      goals
      NHL#13
      27
      assists
      NHL#28
      PIT
      11-21-9W-L-OT31Points
      5th in the Atlantic·14th in the Eastern Conference·26th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      EDM3–1PIT
      L
      game 42/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:11TOI
    • The game
      PIT1–6CBJ
      L
      game 43/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG20:26TOI
    • The game
      PIT1–4CHI
      L
      game 44/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP17:56TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–5NSH
      L
      game 45/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-9SOG1PPP20:29TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      VAN4–2PIT
      L
      game 46/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG1PPP22:29TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      NYR4–2PIT
      L
      game 47/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -1+/-6SOG2PPP22:32TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      PHI2–1PIT
      L
      game 48/821
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-6SOG22:16TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–4PHI
      L
      game 49/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP20:32TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      WSH1–8PIT
      W
      game 50/82
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-7SOG2PPP18:13TOI
      +4 points
    • The game
      PIT3–4NYI
      L
      game 51/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG24:33TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT1–7NYR
      L
      game 52/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-3SOG1PPP16:30TOI
      +1 goal
    • February 2006
    • The game
      PIT1–3NYR
      L
      game 53/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG18:03TOI
    • The game
      NYI5–4PIT
      L
      game 55/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG1PPP24:34TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT2–5OTT
      L
      game 56/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG20:20TOI
    • The game
      BOS3–1PIT
      L
      game 57/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG22:15TOI
    • The game
      PIT4–3CAR
      W
      game 58/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP22:18TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT6–3WSH
      W
      game 59/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG2PPP19:40TOI
      +2 points
    • March 2006
    • The game
      OTT4–3PIT
      L
      game 60/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG22:25TOI
    • The game
      CAR7–5PIT
      L
      game 61/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG22:14TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TBL5–4PIT
      L
      game 62/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP22:40TOI
      +2 points
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 8261 of 62 played
      68
      points
      NHL#12
      29
      goals
      NHL#13
      39
      assists
      NHL#29
      PIT
      14-36-12W-L-OT40Points
      5th in the Atlantic·15th in the Eastern Conference·30th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT3–6WSH
      L
      game 63/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG23:08TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NJD3–6PIT
      W
      game 64/822
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      +1+/-5SOG2PPP19:55TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      PHI0–2PIT
      W
      game 65/822
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-5SOG1PPP24:41TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT1–2NJD
      L
      game 66/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG21:39TOI
    • The game
      PIT5–4MTL
      W
      game 67/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG20:18TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TOR1–0PIT
      L
      game 68/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG20:25TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–5OTT
      L
      game 69/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-6SOG22:52TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYI3–4PIT
      W
      game 70/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP21:02TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      MTL6–5PIT
      L
      game 71/821
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP22:34TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      FLA5–3PIT
      L
      game 72/821
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-7SOG20:18TOI
    • The game
      PIT4–0NYI
      W
      game 73/821
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-2SOG2PPP17:52TOI
      +3 points
    • April 2006
    • The game
      NJD3–2PIT
      L
      game 74/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP19:17TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT4–6NJD
      L
      game 75/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG1PPP22:13TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT5–1FLA
      W
      game 76/821
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +1+/-7SOG3PPP18:11TOI
      +4 points
    • The game
      PIT0–1TBL
      L
      game 77/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG13:37TOI
    • The game
      PIT3–4PHI
      L
      game 78/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-6SOG20:54TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      NYR3–5PIT
      W
      game 79/822
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +2+/-3SOG2PPP19:21TOI
      +4 points
    • The game
      PIT4–5NYI
      L
      game 80/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG22:24TOI
    • The game
      NYI1–6PIT
      W
      game 81/821
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-2SOG1PPP19:05TOI
      +3 assists
    Milestone

    Sidney Crosby reaches 100 career points

    in the game against New York Islanders · April 17

    • The game
      PIT3–5TOR
      L
      game 82/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP26:16TOI
      +2 points
    The season in numbers

    Sidney Crosby closes the 2005-2006 season with 102 points

    Pittsburgh Penguins did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    102
    NHL#6
    Games
    81of 82
    99%
    Goals
    39
    NHL#12
    Assists
    63
    NHL#7
    P/GP
    1.26
    NHL#6
    +/-
    -1
    NHL#433
    Events
    100
    career points
    50
    career assists
    25
    career goals
    12×
    First star
    5×
    Second star
    7×
    Third star
    10 i rad
    games with a point · 17 pts
    5 i rad
    games with a goal