CRANBERRY, Pa. -- Sidney Crosby lives in rarefied air, even if he doesn’t want to admit it.

At age 38, the Pittsburgh Penguins center has 1,695 NHL points (629 goals, 1,066 assists) in 1,359 regular-season games. Five more and he’s the ninth player with 1,700.

It’s a list made up of Wayne Gretzky (2,857), Jaromir Jagr (1,921), Mark Messier (1,887), Gordie Howe (1,850), Ron Francis (1,798), Marcel Dionne (1,771), Steve Yzerman (1,755) and Mario Lemieux (1,723).

Crosby is a natural fit. Most would agree.

“I don’t,” Crosby told NHL.com. “I don’t put myself in that category at all. I think they’re in a whole other category of their own. ... I just have so much appreciation and respect for what they did and just what they accomplished. I don’t look at it the same way.”

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