By Canadian Press

By The Numbers: A look at Sidney Crosby’s career as he enters his 30s

Aug 7, 2017 | 7:15 AM

Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will celebrate his 30th birthday on Monday by parading the Stanley Cup for a third time.

Crosby is bringing the Cup to Halifax for a parade before then taking it to Rimouski, Que., where he played junior hockey with the Oceanic.

Here’s a look at the Cole Harbour, N.S., native’s career so far by the numbers.

87 — number he wears representing year born (1987), month born (eighth month, August) and day born (7th)

12 — seasons played in the NHL

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3 — number of Stanley Cups won

2 — number of Conn Smythe Trophies as Stanley Cup playoffs MVP

2005 — year drafted first overall by Penguins

1 — 1st player from 2005 draft to reach 1,000 points

86 — 86th player to reach 1,000-point plateau

757 — games taken to reach 1,000 points

Oct. 5, 2005 — 1st NHL point

Oct. 8, 2005 — 1st NHL goal

782 — number of regular season games played

382 — number of regular season goals scored

645 — number of regular season assists

1,027 — career regular season points

120 — career high in points during 2006-07 sophomore season

7 — career NHL fights

2008 — year Crosby received the Order of Nova Scotia

7:40 — time of Crosby’s overtime winner in the gold medal game of the 2010 Vancouver Olympics

10 — combined points at 2010 and 2014 Olympics

5 — gold medals won playing for Canada internationally (2 Olympics, 1 world championship, 1 World Cup, 1 world juniors)

$104.4 million — amount of Crosby’s contract

12 — length of contract

$8.7 million — salary cap hit per season

4 — NHL head coaches Crosby’s played under

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Ryan McKenna, The Canadian Press

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