Evgeni Malkin notched his 500th career goal and Sidney Crosby scored the overtime winner on a night when he netted his 1,600th career point as the host Pittsburgh Penguins claimed a 6-5 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday.

Malkin became the 48th player in NHL history to net 500 goals. He is the second from Russia (joining Alex Ovechkin) and third player in franchise history (Crosby and Mario Lemieux) to reach that milestone. Crosby is only the 10th player to reach 1,600 points.

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