The meeting at the PPG Paints Arena stadium ended with a score of 4:1.
Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby scored an assist and now has 1,462 points in regular NHL games.
The Russian captain of the Washington Capitals, Alexander Ovechkin, has the same number.
Hockey players share 16th place.
In first place is Wayne Gretzky (2857).
Earlier, Russian functionary and commentator Leonid Weisfeld named a possible successor to ROvechkin.