Sidney Crosby sets up Kunitz for 1,000th point 2/16/17

Sidney Crosby battles for a loose puck and sets up Chris Kunitz's one-timer to earn his 1,000th career point, giving the Penguins a 2-0 lead

Caps pregame ceremony for Ovechkin's 1,000 NHL points 2/5/17

The Capitals honor Alex Ovechkin with a pregame ceremony for his 1,000 NHL points, including messages, plus gifts from the NHL and the Capitals

Stat of the Day

Vancouver Canucks All Top 10 in Total Points 

1 - Henrik Sedin - 1000

2 - Daniel Sedin  - 968

3 - Markus Naslund - 756

4 - Trevor Linden - 733

5 - Stan Smyl - 673

6 - Thomas Gradin - 550

7 - Pavel Bure - 478

8 - Tony Tanti - 470

9 - Todd Bertuzzi - 449

10 - Don Lever - 407

 

Henrik Sedin scores for 1,000th Point

January 20th 2017
Henrik Sedin gathers a pass from his twin brother, Daniel, and uses a nifty move to beat Roberto Luongo for the 1,000th point of his NHL career.  He is the first Vancouver Canuck to reach the 1000 point mark. 

Today in NHL History (March 29th)

1970 

Tony Esposito (Chicago Black Hawks) recorded his 15th shutout. It was an NHL record for rookie goalies and the most shut outs in the modern era.  Tony would win the Calder as Rookie of the Year and Vezina Trophy for 1970.

2013

Jaromir Jagr (Dallas Stars) scored is 1,000th assist in a game against the Minnesota Wild. He was the 12th NHL player to reach 1,000 points and the first non-Canadian NHL player to reach the mark.

Today in NHL History (March 24th)

March 24th 1992

Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) scored his 1000th career point in his 513th game. He was the second fastest player in the NHL to record 1000 points. 

Mario finished the season with 131 points and won the Art Ross Trophy.  He would lead the Penguins to their 2nd straight Stanley Cup championship and win the Conn Smythe trophy as the playoff MVP.

Today in Hockey History (March 4th)

March 4th 1981 

Guy LaFleur (Montreal Canadiens) scored his 1000th career point in a 9-3 rout of the Winnipeg Jets.

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March 3rd 1968 

Jean Beliveau (Montreal Canadiens) became the second NHL player to score 1,000 regular-season career points. 

Today in Hockey History (February 29th)

February 29th 1980

Gordie Howe (Hartford Whalers) became the first NHL player to score 800 goals. 

It was his 1,000th regular season game. 

February 29th 1992

 Ray Bourque scored his 1,000th career point. 

He was only the third NHL defenseman to score 1,000 career points. 

Today in Hockey History (December 12th)

December 12th 1971 

Bobby Hull (Chicago Black Hawks) scored his 1000th point.