Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby has NHL's best-selling jersey
NEW YORK -- Sidney Crosby has the best-selling jersey in the NHL for the first time since the 2013-14 season.
The league announced Wednesday that shop.NHL.com sales show the Pittsburgh Penguins captain leading the Chicago Blackhawks' Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews for the most popular jersey this season.
Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Auston Matthews makes his NHL debut on the list at No. 4, followed by New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist.
The league says sales of NHL merchandise on shop.NHL.com during the 2016-17 regular season were up 14 percent year over year, while jersey sales rose 11 percent during the same period.
The top 20 jerseys are:
1. Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguinsbr/>2. Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawksbr/>3. Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawksbr/>4. Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafsbr/>5. Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers/p>
6. Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilersbr/>7. Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitalsbr/>8. Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Bluesbr/>9. Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyersbr/>10. Ryan McDonagh, New York Rangersbr/>11. Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruinsbr/>12. Shayne Gostisbehere, Philadelphia Flyersbr/>13. Zach Parise, Minnesota Wild/p>
14. Carey Price, Montreal Canadiensbr/>15. Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguinsbr/>16. John Tavares, New York Islandersbr/>17. Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wingsbr/>18. Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightningbr/>19. Kris Letang, Pittsburgh Penguinsbr/>20. Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings/p>
