Lemieux sets Pens single-season point mark, 1986

In only his second season, Mario Lemieux set a new Penguin mark for points in a season, scoring an incredible 141 and shattering the previous mark of 111 set by Pierre Larouche in 1975-76.

He pulled past "Lucky Pierre" on February 24, 1986 in a wild 6-5 comeback overtime win against the L.A. Kings at the Igloo. After a disastrous first period that saw them down 4-0 at the buzzer, the Pens stormed back to make it 4-3, with Mario collecting two assists. The first tied the record, the second broke it.

Rookie Craig Simpson must have been inspired by Mario's show. He came out and netted a pair in the third before the Kings' Joe Paterson tied it at five at 9:42. 

Things stayed scoreless the rest of the way until, with just over a minute left in overtime, Lemieux sent an innocent-looking pass in front of the Kings' net, which deflected off winger Doug Shedden's skate, sending the Igloo into delirium and sending Number 66 another point past Larouche's old mark, for good measure.