The Top-5 Players For Pittsburgh During October

Number One: Forward Sidney Crosby

Nov 1, 2013; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) carries the puck up ice against the Columbus Blue Jackets during the third period at the CONSOL Energy Center. The Penguins won 4-2. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

Like this comes as a surprise — captain Sidney Crosby was dominant in October.

Leading the league in points (23), 21 of them came in the first-month of the season, and he registered a point in 11 out of the 13 contests the team had.

Starting the season on an eight-game point streak, the 26-year-old wiz kid recorded six multiple-point games, and led the team with 52 shots-on-goal for the month — a statistic in which he still leads in (56).

Honored as the NHL’s ‘Second Star’ for October, he was also named the ‘Third Star’ for the opening week and the ‘Second Star’ for the following week — contributing to how masterful a month he had.

Notching his eighth career hat-trick in a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Oct. 12, it was his first three-goal game since Dec. 2 of 2010.

We’re running out of things to say about Crosby considering he continues to persistently terrorize opposing defenses, but as long as he’s in the league, he’ll be running the show.

You probably should count on him putting up the same production in November — and for that matter the rest of the season.