APPROACHING NHL MILESTONES IN 2020-21 Based on players under contract through January 10, 2021
NHL Milestone Awards are presented by the League to players who achieve the following: 1,000 games, 400 goals, 600 assists and 1,000 points (skaters); 500 games and 40 shutouts (goaltenders); and 750 games (head coaches).
GAMES – SKATERS (1,000) POINTS – SKATERS (1,000) * Travis Zajac (NJD) needs 9 * Ryan Getzlaf (ANA) needs 35 * Shea Weber (MTL) needs 10 * Anze Kopitar (LAK) needs 50 * Sidney Crosby (PIT) needs 16 * Jason Spezza (TOR) needs 60 * Keith Yandle (FLA) needs 24 * Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) needs 73 * Patrick Kane (CHI) needs 27 * Louis Eriksson (VAN) needs 30 GAMES – GOALTENDERS (500) * Brayden Coburn (OTT) needs 36 * Semyon Varlamov (NYI) needs 7 * Jordan Staal (CAR) needs 39 * Brian Elliott (PHI) needs 28 * Milan Lucic (CGY) needs 42 * Braden Holtby (VAN) needs 32 * Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) needs 44 * David Backes (ANA) needs 50 SHUTOUTS – GOALTENDERS (40) * Andrew Ladd (NYI) needs 50 * Mike Smith (EDM) needs 1^ * Paul Stastny (WPG) needs 55 * Braden Holtby (VAN) needs 5 * Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) needs 6 GOALS – SKATERS (400) * Ben Bishop (DAL) needs 7 * Patrick Kane (CHI) needs 11 * Devan Dubnyk (SJS) needs 8 * Zach Parise (MIN) needs 14 ^ Already received Milestone Award (when criteria was * Jeff Carter (LAK) needs 18 25 shutouts) * Corey Perry (MTL) needs 23 * Phil Kessel (ARI) needs 29 * Joe Pavelski (DAL) needs 31
ASSISTS – SKATERS (600) * Jason Spezza (TOR) needs 1 * Eric Staal (BUF) needs 15 * Alex Ovechkin (WSH) needs 28 * Claude Giroux (PHI) needs 42
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OTHER APPROACHING NHL MILESTONES IN 2020-21
SKATERS
All-Time Games Played Leader * Patrick Marleau (SJS) needs 45 games to surpass Gordie Howe (1,767 GP) as all-time regular-season leader
All-Time Goals List * Washington Capitals LW Alex Ovechkin (706) needs 3 goals to surpass Mike Gartner (708) into seventh place in NHL regular-season history, 12 to overtake Phil Esposito (717) for sixth place and 26 to leapfrog Marcel Dionne (731 G) for fifth place. See page 4 for more on Ovechkin.
* San Jose Sharks C Patrick Marleau (562) needs 3 goals to surpass Joe Nieuwendyk (564) and Mats Sundin (564) into sole possession of 23rd place in NHL regular-season history.
All-Time Points List * Toronto Maple Leafs C Joe Thornton (1,509) needs 23 points to surpass Paul Coffey (1,531) into 13th place in NHL regular-season history and 25 to overtake Mark Recchi (1,533) for 12th place.
1,600 Games 700 Assists * Zdeno Chara (WSH) needs 47 * Ryan Getzlaf (ANA) needs 9 * Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) needs 16 1,200 Games * Evgeni Malkin (PIT) needs 40 * Dustin Brown (LAK) needs 17 * Alex Ovechkin (WSH) needs 48 600 Assists * Jason Spezza (TOR) needs 1 1,100 Games * Eric Staal (BUF) needs 15 * Patrice Bergeron (BOS) needs 11 * Alex Ovechkin (WSH) needs 28 * Anze Kopitar (LAK) needs 27 * Claude Giroux (PHI) needs 42 * Phil Kessel (ARI) needs 34 * Ryan Getzlaf (ANA) needs 47 500 Assists * Corey Perry (MTL) needs 55 * Ryan Suter (MIN) needs 2 * Blake Wheeler (WPG) needs 3 500 Goals * Phil Kessel (ARI) needs 10 * Sidney Crosby (PIT) needs 38 * Jakub Voracek (PHI) needs 12 * Brent Burns (SJS) needs 16 300 Goals * David Krejci (BOS) needs 21 * Dustin Brown (LAK) needs 1 * Paul Stastny (WPG) needs 24 * Brad Marchand (BOS) needs 10 * Keith Yandle (FLA) needs 26 * James Neal (EDM) needs 11 * Jonathan Toews (CHI) needs 30 * Max Pacioretty (VGK) needs 20 * Erik Karlsson (SJS) needs 32 * Tyler Seguin (DAL) needs 21 * Ryan Getzlaf (ANA) needs 26 1,300 Points * Blake Wheeler (WPG) needs 36 * Alex Ovechkin (WSH) needs 22 * Sidney Crosby (PIT) needs 37 1,100 Assists * Joe Thornton (TOR) needs 11 1,200 Points * Patrick Marleau (SJS) needs 12
1,100 Points * Evgeni Malkin (PIT) needs 24 * Patrick Kane (CHI) needs 78
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GOALTENDERS
800 Games 700 Games * Ryan Miller (ANA) needs 20 * Carey Price (MTL) needs 18
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HEAD COACHES 1,700 Games (reached by 2 head coaches in NHL history) 1,200 Games * Barry Trotz (NYI) needs 26 * Dave Tippett (EDM) needs 15
1,500 Games (reached by 6 head coaches in NHL history) 700 Wins * Lindy Ruff (NJD) needs 7 * Alain Vigneault (PHI) needs 11
1,300 Games * Alain Vigneault (PHI) needs 15 * Claude Julien (MTL) needs 44
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GENERAL MANAGERS
Wins * Lou Lamoriello (1,294; NYI) needs 6 regular-season wins to become the third general manger in NHL history to record at least 1,300 in his career; he would join David Poile (1,415; NSH) and Glen Sather (1,319).
* Ken Holland (962; EDM) needs 38 regular-season wins to become the fifth general manger in NHL history to record at least 1,000 in his career; he would join Poile (1,415; NSH), Sather (1,319), Lamoriello (1,294; NYI) and Harry Sinden (1,170).
* Jim Rutherford (927; PIT) needs 26 regular-season wins to tie Cliff Fletcher (953) for sixth place on the NHL’s all-time list among general managers.
* Doug Wilson (710; SJS) needs 15 regular-season wins to tie Art Ross (725) for 17th place on the NHL’s all-time list among general managers, 24 to tie Punch Imlach (734) for 16th place and 35 to tie former Sharks executive Dean Lombardi (745) for 15th place.
Games * Jim Rutherford (1,969; PIT) needs 31 games to become the sixth general manager in NHL history to serve at least 2,000 career regular-season games.
* Ken Holland (1,759; EDM) needs 41 games to become the ninth general manager in NHL history to serve at least 1,800 career regular-season games.
* Doug Wilson (1,266; SJS) needs 34 games to become the 21st general manager in NHL history to serve at least 1,300 career regular-season games.
* Doug Armstrong (1,152; STL) needs 48 games for 1,200 career regular-season games as general manager.
* Don Waddell (970; CAR) needs 30 games for 1,000 career regular-season games as general manager.
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ALL ABOUT OVI
Goals * Alex Ovechkin (706 in 1,152 GP) has scored 706 career regular-season goals and currently ranks eighth on the NHL’s all-time list. A 35-goal season in 2020-21 would see Ovechkin pass Hockey Hall of Famers Mike Gartner (708 in 1,432 GP), Phil Esposito (717 in 1,282 GP) and Marcel Dionne (731 in 1,771 in 1,348 GP) and tie Brett Hull (741 in 1,269 GP) for fourth place in League history.
* Ovechkin (775 in 1,288 GP) has 775 career goals including the postseason, the seventh-highest such total in NHL history. He needs 25 to become the sixth player in League history with a combined total of 800 or more, in which he would join Wayne Gretzky (1,016 in 1,695 GP), Gordie Howe (869 in 1,924 GP), Hull (844 in 1,471 GP), Jaromir Jagr (844 in 1,941 GP) and Mark Messier (803 in 1,992 GP).
Power-Play Goals * Ovechkin’s 260 career power-play goals in the regular season are the third-most in NHL history (since 1933-34 when goals by type were officially tracked), five back of Hull (265) for second place. The League’s all-time leader is Dave Andreychuk with 274 – Ovechkin has scored at least 15 power-play goals, the amount needed to pass Andreychuk, in 11 of his 15 NHL seasons.
Game-Winning Goals * Ovechkin has scored 110 career game-winning goals during the regular season and is tied with Hull and Teemu Selanne for fifth place on the NHL’s all-time list. Ovechkin is one game-winner ahead of Patrick Marleau (109) for the most among active players.
* Twenty-three of Ovechkin’s 110 career game-winning goals have been scored in overtime, the most in League history. Ovechkin has tallied eight of his regular-season overtime goals since the three-on-three format was introduced in 2015- 16, which trails five players for the most in the NHL over that span.
Multi-Goal Games & Hat Tricks * Ovechkin’s 145 career multi-goal games and 27 career hat tricks in the regular season are the fifth- and eighth-most in League history, respectively. He scored four hat tricks in 2019-20, including three over a span of six games played from Jan. 16 – Feb. 4.
30-, 40- & 50-Goal Seasons * Ovechkin has reached the 30-goal mark in each of his 15 NHL seasons, including scoring 32 in 2012-13 when teams contested a 48-game schedule. His 15 career 30-goal campaigns trail only Gartner (17) for the most in League history – Ovechkin’s 15 consecutive 30-goal seasons are tied with Gartner (1979-80–1993-94) and Jagr (1991-92–2006-07) for the longest such run by an NHL player.
* Ovechkin’s 11 career 40-goal seasons are the second-highest such total in League history, one back of Gretzky (12). Ovechkin has reached the 40-goal mark in each of his last three campaigns.
* Ovechkin’s eight career 50-goal seasons trail only Gretzky and Mike Bossy, who own the most in League history (9).
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CLIMBING ALL-TIME NHL LISTS
SKATERS
Games * San Jose Sharks C Patrick Marleau (1,723) needs nine games to pass Ron Francis (1,731) for fourth place on the NHL’s all-time games played list. If Marleau plays 45 games, he would surpass Jaromir Jagr (1,733; 3rd), Mark Messier (1,756; 2nd) and Gordie Howe (1,767; 1st) for the most in NHL history.
* Toronto Maple Leafs C Joe Thornton (1,636) needs four games to pass Dave Andreychuk (1,639) for eighth place on the NHL’s all-time games played list. If Thornton plays at least 17 games, he would surpass Chris Chelios (1,651; 7th) and Mark Recchi (1,652; 6th).
* Washington Capitals D Zdeno Chara (1,553) needs 12 games to surpass Nicklas Lidstrom (1,564) for fifth place on the NHL’s all-time games played list among defensemen.
Goals * Pittsburgh Penguins C Sidney Crosby (16) sits three overtime goals back of tying Jaromir Jagr (19) for second place in NHL history; Crosby currently is tied for third place with Daniel Sedin (16) and Patrik Elias (16).
* San Jose Sharks D Brent Burns (39) sits one game-winning goal shy of becoming the eighth defenseman in NHL history to record at least 40 game-winning goals.
Assists * Toronto Maple Leafs C Joe Thornton (1,089) needs 11 assists to become the seventh player in NHL history to record at least 1,100.
* Chicago Blackhawks D Duncan Keith (509) needs 11 assists to tie Mathieu Schneider (520) and Teppo Numminen (520) for 26th place on the NHL’s all-time assists list among defensemen.
Points * Toronto Maple Leafs C Joe Thornton (1,509) needs 22 points to tie Paul Coffey (1,531) for 13th place on the NHL’s all- time points list. If Thornton gets 24 points, he’ll tie Mark Recchi (1,533) for 12th place.
* Washington Capitals LW Alex Ovechkin (1,278) sits three points shy tying Alex Delvecchio (1,281) for 35th place on the NHL’s all-time points list. With a 60-point campaign, Ovechkin can pass Jarome Iginla (1,300; 34th), Gilbert Perreault (1,326; 33rd), Pierre Turgeon (1,327; 32nd), Mike Gartner (1,335; 31st) and tie Dave Andreychuk (1,338; t-29th) and Denis Savard (1,338; t-29th).
* Pittsburgh Penguins C Sidney Crosby (1,263) sits four points shy of tying Jean Ratelle (1,267) for 38th place on the NHL’s all-time points list; Ratelle and Al MacInnis (1,274; 37th) are the only skaters between Crosby and Ovechkin.
* San Jose Sharks C Patrick Marleau (1,188) sits 12 points shy of becoming the 50th player in NHL history to record at least 1,200 career points.
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GOALTENDERS
Games * Vegas Golden Knights G Marc-Andre Fleury (847) needs 13 games to tie Gump Worsley (860) for 12th place in NHL history among goaltenders. Grant Fuhr (868; 11th), John Vanbiesbrouck (882; 10th) and Tony Esposito (886; 9th) are the only other goaltenders separating Fleury from Henrik Lundqvist (887).
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Wins * Vegas Golden Knights G Marc-Andre Fleury (466) needs 18 wins to tie Ed Belfour (484) for fourth place on the NHL’s all-time wins list. A 35-win season would move Fleury past Roberto Luongo (489; 3rd) and make him the third goaltender in NHL history to reach 500 wins.
* Anaheim Ducks G Ryan Miller (387) needs two wins to tie Dominik Hasek (389) for 14th place on the NHL’s all-time wins list. Miller needs 13 wins to become the 14th goaltender in NHL history to record 400 victories.
Shutouts * Vegas Golden Knights G Marc-Andre Fleury (61) sits five shutouts shy of tying Patrick Roy (66) for 15th place on the NHL’s all-time shutouts list.
* Nashville Predators G Pekka Rinne (58) sits two shutouts shy of becoming the 19th goaltender in NHL history to record at least 60 such performances in his NHL career.
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HEAD COACHES
Wins * Barry Trotz (845; NYI) needs four wins to tie Ken Hitchcock (849) for third place among head coaches in NHL history.
* Alain Vigneault (689; PHI) needs two wins to tie Dick Irvin (691) for ninth place in career regular-season wins among NHL head coaches and 11 to become the ninth to reach the 700-win mark. Vigneault is one of five active head coaches among the top 10 in career wins in NHL history; Joel Quenneville (925, 2nd; FLA), Trotz (845, 4th; NYI), Lindy Ruff (736, 6th; NJD) and Paul Maurice (732, 7th; WPG) are the others.
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APPROACHING FRANCHISE RECORDS / CLIMBING FRANCHISE LISTS
Anaheim Ducks * Ryan Getzlaf (274-691—965) needs 23 points to tie Teemu Selanne (457-531—988) for the most points in franchise history.
* Hampus Lindholm (50-143—193) sits seven points shy of becoming the third defenseman in Ducks history to collect 200 points with the franchise; he would join Cam Fowler (67-234—301) and Scott Niedermayer (60-204—264).
* Lindholm (9) needs one game-winning goal to tie Francois Beauchemin (10) for the fourth-most by a defenseman in franchise history behind Fowler (15), Niedermayer (13) and Niclas Havelid (11).
* John Gibson (139) needs 11 wins to become the fourth Ducks goaltender to record 150 wins with the franchise; he would join Jean-Sebastien Giguere (206), Guy Hebert (173) and Jonas Hiller (162).
* Gibson (19) needs two shutouts to tie Hiller (21) for third place in franchise history, behind Hebert (27; 2nd) and Giguere (32; 1st); Ryan Miller (5) needs one to tie Frederik Andersen (6) for fifth place.
Arizona Coyotes * Oliver Ekman-Larsson (7) needs four overtime goals to tie Shane Doan (11) for the most in franchise history.
* Ekman-Larsson (239) needs seven assists to tie Keith Yandle (246) for fourth place in franchise history among defensemen; he is also 11 assists shy of moving past Dave Babych (248; 3rd) and Fredrik Olausson (249; 2nd) into sole possession of second place in franchise history among blueliners.
* Ekman-Larsson (31) is tied with Doug Smail for the fourth-most game-winning goals by any player in Coyotes/Jets history and sits two shy of tying Jeremy Roenick (33; 3rd).
* Darcy Kuemper (8) is one shutout shy of passing Curtis Joseph (8) for sole possession of fourth place on the all-time franchise list.
Boston Bruins * Patrice Bergeron (1,089) needs 11 games to become the third player in Bruins history to appear in 1,100 games with the franchise; he would join Ray Bourque (1,518; 1st) and Johnny Bucyk (1,436; 2nd).
* Bergeron (517) needs 36 assists to tie Phil Esposito (553) for fourth place in franchise history.
* Bergeron (352-517—869) needs 31 points to become the fourth player in Bruins history to collect 900 points with the franchise. He would pass Bobby Orr (264-624—888; 5th) and Rick Middleton (402-496—898; 4th) in the process.
* David Krejci (207-479—686) needs 14 points to become the eighth player in Bruins history to collect 700 points with the franchise.
* Brad Marchand (56) needs four game-winning goals to become the fifth Bruins player to score 60 with the franchise and move into a tie with Bourque (60; 4th) on the team’s all-time list.
Buffalo Sabres * Jack Eichel (137-200—337) needs 63 points to become the 15th player to collect 400 points with the Sabres; he would pass Jochen Hecht (138-207—345; 18th), Ric Seiling (176-200—376; 17th), Pat LaFontaine (158-227—385; t-15th) and Dale Hawerchuk (110-275—385; t-15th) in the process.
* Rasmus Ristolainen (42-185—227) needs 18 points to pass Jim Schoenfeld (45-183—228; 7th) and Bill Hajt (42-202— 244; 6th) on the Sabres’ all-time points list among defensemen.
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Calgary Flames * Sean Monahan (40) needs three game-winning goals to tie Joe Nieuwendyk (43) for third place in franchise history.
* Mark Giordano (893) needs seven games to become the first defenseman in Flames history to skate in 900 games with the franchise. Jarome Iginla (1,219) is the only player to appear in more games with the Flames than Giordano.
* Giordano (134-349—483) needs 17 points to become the third defenseman to record at least 500 points with the franchise; Al MacInnis (213-609—822) and Gary Suter (128-436—564) rank first and second, respectively, among blueliners.
* Giordano (21) needs one game-winning goal to surpass Dion Phaneuf (21) and tie MacInnis (22) for the most in franchise history among defensemen.
* David Rittich (59) needs three wins to tie Roman Turek (62) for seventh place on the Flames’ all-time wins list, 13 to tie Trevor Kidd (72; 6th) and 17 to tie Phil Myre (76; 5th).
Carolina Hurricanes * Jordan Staal (184) needs 16 assists to become the 10th player in Hurricanes/Whalers history to collect 200 with the franchise.
* Sebastian Aho (4) needs two overtime goals to tie Jeff O’Neill (6) for the most in franchise history; Ray Whitney (5) ranks second.
* Petr Mrazek (44) needs six wins to become the seventh goaltender in franchise history to earn 50 victories with the Hurricanes/Whalers.
Chicago Blackhawks * Patrick Kane (389) needs 17 goals to tie Steve Larmer (406) for third place in franchise history. Jonathan Toews (345) enters 2020-21 in sixth place. The only player between Kane and Toews is Denis Savard (377).
* A 78-point season would help Kane (389-633—1,022) become the third player to collect 1,100 points with the franchise. Stan Mikita (541-926—1,467), Bobby Hull (604-549—1,153) and Denis Savard (377-719—1,096) sit first, second and third in scoring, respectively.
* Kane (108) needs one power-play goal to pass Jeremy Roenick (108) into fourth place in franchise history.
* Duncan Keith (101) needs two goals to tie Brent Seabrook (103) for third place on the franchise’s all-time list among defensemen; Doug Wilson (225) is the franchise leader among blueliners, followed by Bob Murray (132).
* Seabrook (103-361—464) needs 13 points to tie Pierre Pilote (77-400—477) for fifth place among blueliners.
* Seabrook (38) needs two power-play goals to join Wilson (80) and Murray (48) as the third defenseman to score 40 with the franchise.
Colorado Avalanche * Gabriel Landeskog (198) and Nathan MacKinnon (190) sit two and 10 goals shy of becoming the seventh and eight players to score at least 200 goals with the franchise. A 20-goal season for Landeskog would place him ahead of Peter Forsberg (217) for sixth place; MacKinnon would pass Forsberg with 28 goals.
* MacKinnon (305; 9th) needs 18 assists to pass both Alex Tanguay (321; 8th) and Dale Hunter (322; 7th) on the all-time franchise list; Anton Stastny (384) ranks sixth.
* MacKinnon (39) needs four game-winning goals to tie Peter Stastny (43) for fourth place in franchise history; Joe Sakic (86), Milan Hejduk (59) and Michel Goulet (47) hold the top three spots.
* MacKinnon (8) needs one overtime goal to tie Hejduk (9) for the most in franchise history.
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* A 33-game season would put Erik Johnson (573) in sole possession of second place in franchise history among defensemen; he would overtake Steve Finn (605) and trail only Adam Foote (967) among blueliners.
* Johnson (60) needs two goals to tie Rob Blake (62) for fourth place in franchise history among defensemen; Tyson Barrie (75), Sandis Ozolinsh (72) and John-Michael Liles (68) hold the top three spots.
* Johnson (11) needs one game-winning goal to overtake Ozolinsh (11) for sole possession of second place in franchise history among defensemen; Barrie (18) paces the position.
* Philipp Grubauer (36) needs 14 wins to become the 10th goaltender to earn 50 victories with the franchise.
Columbus Blue Jackets * Cam Atkinson (571) needs 29 games to become the second player to skate 600 games with the franchise; Rick Nash (674) sits in first place.
* Atkinson (198) needs two goals to become the second player to score 200 goals with the franchise; Nash (289) sits in first place.
* Nick Foligno (183) needs 21 assists to tie David Vyborny (204) for second place in franchise history; Nash (258) sits in first place. Atkinson (170; 4th), Alex Wennberg (161; 5th), Brandon Dubinsky (153; 6th), Seth Jones (150; 7th) and David Savard (120; 10th) also rank among the top 10 in franchise history.
* Atkinson (12) needs two shorthanded goals to tie Nash (14) for the most in franchise history.
* Atkinson (40) needs four game-winning goals to tie Nash (44) for the most in franchise history.
* Joonas Korpisalo (60) needs 24 wins to tie Marc Denis (84) for fourth place in franchise history.
Dallas Stars * Jamie Benn (300) needs 32 goals to tie Dino Ciccarelli (332) for third place on the franchise’s all-time list.
* Benn (388) needs 12 assists to become the fourth player to collect 400 with the franchise; Mike Modano (802; 1st), Neal Broten (593; 2nd) and Sergei Zubov (438; 3rd) are the only players with more than Benn.
* Benn (300-388—688) needs 12 points to become the fourth player to record 700 points with the franchise.
* Benn (12) needs one shorthanded goal to tie Brian Bellows (13) for third place in franchise history; Modano (29) ranks first and Broten (24) ranks second.
* Tyler Seguin (43) needs one game-winning goal to surpass Brenden Morrow (43) for sole possession of third place in franchise history; Modano (92) and Benn (47) rank first and second, respectively.
* Seguin (8) and Benn (7) need one and two overtime goals, respectively, to tie Modano (9) for the franchise lead.
* John Klingberg (58) needs 10 goals to surpass Trevor Daley (67; 7th) and move into a tie with Lou Nanne (68) for sixth place in franchise history among defensemen.
* Klingberg (233) needs 32 assists to tie Darryl Sydor (265) third place in franchise history among defensemen; Sergei Zubov (438) and Craig Hartsburg (315) sit in first and second, respectively, among blueliners.
* Klingberg (58-233—291) needs three points to tie Derian Hatcher (71-223—294) for fifth place in franchise history among defensemen, eight to tie Brad Maxwell (82-217—299) for fourth place and nine to become the fourth blueliner to record at least 300 points with the club.
* Klingberg (18) needs two game-winning goals to tie Sergei Zubov (20) for the franchise lead among defensemen.
* Ben Bishop (74) needs two wins to pass Andy Moog (75) for sole possession of eighth place in franchise history.
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Detroit Red Wings * Valtteri Filppula (106-166—272) and Dylan Larkin (107-159—266) are 28 and 34 points away, respectively, from recording 300 points with the Red Wings.
Edmonton Oilers * Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (169; 9th) and Leon Draisaitl (168; 10th) sit nine and 10 goals, respectively, from tying Esa Tikkanen (178; 8th) on the all-time franchise list; Craig Simpson (185) sits in seventh place. The only player between Draisaitl and captain Connor McDavid (162; t-12th) is Jordan Eberle (165; 11th).
* McDavid (307; 10th) needs two assists to tie Kevin Lowe (309) for ninth place in franchise history; Ryan Smyth (335) and Ales Hemsky (335) sit tied in seventh.
* A fourth 100-point season for McDavid (162-307—469) would move the Oilers captain past Hemsky (142-335—477) for eighth on the franchise’s all-time list and within eight points of Doug Weight (157-420—577) for seventh.
* Nugent-Hopkins (169-274—443) needs four points to tie Horcoff (162-285—447) for 10th place in franchise history.
* McDavid (33) needs 10 game-winning goals to tie Mark Messier (43) for fifth place in franchise history.
* Mikko Koskinen (5) is one shutout shy of tying Dwayne Roloson (6) for seventh place in franchise history; he also is within four of tying Bill Ranford (8; t-5th), Devan Dubnyk (8; t-5th) and Grant Fuhr (9; 4th).
Florida Panthers * Aleksander Barkov (155) needs two goals to tie Scott Mellanby (157) for second place on the all-time franchise list. A 34-goal season would propel Barkov past Olli Jokinen (188) as the franchise leader. Jonathan Huberdeau (148; 5th) also ranks among the top 10 in franchise history.
* Barkov (155-252—407) needs 12 points to tie Jokinen (188-231—419) for second place on the all-time franchise list; Huberdeau (148-289—437) overtook the all-time lead in 2019-20.
* Barkov (27) needs nine game-winning goals to tie Jokinen (36) for the most in franchise history.
* A 42-game season would propel Aaron Ekblad (458; 5th) into sole possession of third place in franchise history among defensemen, moving him past Dmitry Kulikov (460; 4th) and Jay Bouwmeester (471; 3rd).
* Keith Yandle (177) needs 23 assists to join Robert Svehla (229) as the second defenseman to collect 200 with the franchise.
* Ekblad (23) needs one power-play goal to surpass Gord Murphy (23) for sole possession of second place in franchise history among defensemen and three to tie Svehla (26) for the most in club history among blueliners.
Los Angeles Kings * Anze Kopitar (1,073; 4th) needs four games to tie Luc Robitaille (1,077; 3rd) for third place in franchise history. Drew Doughty (919; 6th) needs two games to tie Marcel Dionne (921; 5th) for fifth.
* Kopitar (617) needs 21 assists to tie Dave Taylor (638) for third place in franchise history.
* Kopitar (333-617—950) needs 50 points to become the fourth player to record 1,000 points with the franchise; he would join Dionne (550-757—1,307), Robitaille (557-597—1,154) and Taylor (431-638—1,069).
* Dustin Brown (96) and Kopitar (95) need four and five power-play goals, respectively, to tie Bernie Nicholls (100) for fourth place in franchise history; Robitaille (210), Dionne (172) and Taylor (123) hold the top three spots.
Minnesota Wild * Zach Parise (192) needs eight goals to join Marian Gaborik (219) and Mikko Koivu (205) as the third player to score 200 goals for the franchise. 10
* Parise (192-190—382) needs 18 points to join Koivu (205-504—709) and Gaborik (219-218—437) as the third player to collect 400 points with the franchise; Ryan Suter (52-298—350; 4th) and Jared Spurgeon (82-198—280; 8th) also rank among the top 10.
* Parise (36) needs seven game-winning goals to tie Gaborik (43) for the most in franchise history.
* Matt Dumba (5) needs one overtime goal to take sole possession of the most by any player in franchise history; he is currently tied atop the list with Koivu (5) and Brent Burns (5).
Montréal Canadiens * Carey Price (48) needs two shutouts to join George Hainsworth (75) and Jacques Plante (58) as the third goaltender to register 50 with the franchise.
* Jeff Petry (4) needs one overtime goal to overtake P.K. Subban (4) for the most by a defenseman in franchise history.
Nashville Predators * Filip Forsberg (166) needs one goal to surpass Shea Weber (166) for sole possession of second place on the all-time franchise list behind David Legwand (210). Viktor Arvidsson (117; 6th) and Roman Josi (109; 8th) also rank among the top 10 in Predators history.
* Josi (304) needs 14 assists to tie Martin Erat (318) for second place on the all-time franchise list, behind Legwand (356).
* Forsberg (166-187—353) needs 47 points to become the fifth player to record at least 400 points with the franchise; he would join Legwand (210-356—566), Erat (163-318—481), Weber (166-277—443) and Josi (109-304—413).
* Arvidsson (10) needs one shorthanded goal to tie Greg Johnson (11) for the most in franchise history.
* Josi (632; 5th), Mattias Ekholm (538; 9th) and Ryan Ellis (527; 10th) all rank among the top 10 in franchise history in games played; Josi needs 30 games to surpass Craig Smith (661) for sole possession of fourth place.
* Juuse Saros (55) needs four wins to tie Chris Mason (59) for fourth place in franchise history. Saros (11) also needs one shutout to match Mason (12) for third place in Predators history.
New Jersey Devils * Travis Zajac (991) needs nine games to become the fourth player, and third skater, to play at least 1,000 regular- season games with the franchise; he would join Ken Daneyko (1,283), Martin Brodeur (1,259) and Patrik Elias (1,240).
* Zajac (195) needs seven goals to tie Bobby Holik (202) for third place in franchise history, behind Elias (408) and John MacLean (347)
* Zajac (337) needs one assist to overtake Scott Stevens (337) for sole possession of fifth place on the all-time franchise list. A 25-assist campaign would put Zajac ahead of MacLean (354; 4th) and Scott Gomez (361; 3rd).
* Zajac (53) needs one power-play goal to tie Pat Verbeek (54) for fourth place in franchise history; Elias (113), MacLean (92) and Kirk Muller (69) hold the top three spots.
New York Islanders * Josh Bailey (865) needs seven games to tie Clark Gillies (872) for fourth place on the Islanders’ all-time list and 35 to become the fourth player to appear in at least 900 regular-season games with the franchise; he would join Bryan Trottier (1,123), Denis Potvin (1,060) and Bobby Nystrom (900).
* A 30-assist campaign would move Bailey (322; 9th) into sole possession of fifth place in franchise history; he would pass Brent Sutter (323; 8th), Patrick Flatley (328; 7th), John Tonelli (338; 6th) and John Tavares (349; 5th).
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* Bailey (6) and Brock Nelson (6) each need one overtime goal to surpass Kyle Okposo (6) for sole possession of second place in franchise history; Tavares (11) holds the top spot.
* Nick Leddy (462) and Thomas Hickey (449) need 38 and 51 games, respectively, to become the eighth and ninth defensemen to appear in 500 games with the franchise.
* Leddy (169) needs six assists to tie Kenny Jonsson (175; 4th) for fourth place in franchise history among defensemen; D. Potvin (742), Stefan Persson (317) and Tomas Jonsson (249) hold the top three spots.
* Leddy (43-169—212) needs 21 points to move into sole possession of fourth on the Islanders’ all-time list for points by a defenseman; he would pass Jean Potvin (46-167—213) and K. Johnsson (57-175—232) and in the process.
New York Rangers * Mika Zibanejad (5) needs one overtime goal to move past Marian Gaborik (5), Bill Cook (5), Adam Graves (5), Theo Fleury (5) and Frank Boucher (5) for the second-most in franchise history; Brian Leetch, Butch Keeling and Cecil Dillon share the franchise lead with seven.
Ottawa Senators * Thomas Chabot (29-90—119) needs five points to tie Jason York (25-99—124) for fifth place in franchise history among defensemen and 27 to tie Zdeno Chara (51-95—146) for fourth place.
* Chabot (29) needs two goals to move into a tie with Steve Duchesne (31) for sixth place in franchise history among defensemen and three to tie Cody Ceci (32; 5th).
Philadelphia Flyers * Claude Giroux (889) needs 11 games to become the third player to skate at least 900 games with the franchise; he would join Bobby Clarke (1,144) and Bill Barber (903).
* Giroux (257-558—815) needs 34 points to tie Brian Propp (369-480—849) for third place in franchise history; Clarke (358-852—1,210) ranks first and Barber (420-463—883) ranks second.
* Giroux (44) needs one game-winning goal to surpass Tim Kerr (44) into seventh place on the all-time franchise list.
* Jakub Voracek (393) needs two assists to move into a tie with Mark Recchi (395) for fifth place in franchise history and seven to become the fifth player to collect at least 400 with the Flyers; Clarke (852), Giroux (558), Propp (480) and Barber (463) hold the top four positions.
* Shayne Gostisbehere (51) needs five goals to tie Bob Dailey (56) for fifth place in franchise history among defensemen; Behn Wilson (59) sits in fourth place.
* Gostisbehere (51-148—199) needs one point to become the sixth defenseman to collect 200 points with the franchise.
Pittsburgh Penguins * Sidney Crosby (984) needs 16 games to become the first player to skate in 1,000 games with the franchise. Evgeni Malkin (907) needs eight games to tie Mario Lemieux (915) for second place on the club’s all-time list; Kris Letang (808; 4th) sits behind Malkin.
* Crosby (462) needs 38 goals to join Lemieux (690) as the second player to score 500 goals with the franchise.
* Malkin (660) needs 40 assists to become the third player to collect 700 with the franchise; he would join Lemieux (1,033) and Crosby (801).
* Malkin (416-660—1,076) needs three points to tie Jaromir Jagr (439-640—1,079) for third place on the all-time franchise list; Lemieux (690-1,033—1,723) ranks first and Crosby (462-801—1,263) ranks second. Letang (127-410—537; 9th) also sits among the top 10 in franchise scoring.
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* Malkin (73) needs one game-winning goal to tie Lemieux (74) for second place in franchise history; Jagr (78) tops the list, while Crosby (64) sits in fourth place.
San Jose Sharks * Brent Burns (155; 7th) needs 10 goals to tie Jonathan Cheechoo (165; 6th) for sixth place on the Sharks’ all-time list; Patrick Marleau (518; 1st), Logan Couture (256; 3rd) and Tomas Hertl (132; 9th) also rank among the top 10.
* Marleau and Burns are tied for the most overtime goals in franchise history with 10 apiece.
* Burns (660) needs 11 games to tie Mike Rathje (671) for the second-most games played by a defenseman in franchise history, behind Marc-Edouard Vlasic (1,035).
* Martin Jones (155) needs eight wins to tie Antti Niemi (163) for second place in franchise history, behind Evgeni Nabokov (293).
* Jones (293) needs seven games to join Nabokov (563) as the second goaltender to play at least 300 games with the Sharks.
St. Louis Blues * Vladimir Tarasenko (214-214—428; 10th) needs 23 points to surpass Alex Pietrangelo (109-341—450) into ninth place on the all-time franchise list; Al MacInnis (127-325—452) ranks eighth.
* Tarasenko (35) needs one game-winning goal to surpass Alexander Steen (35) into sole possession of fifth place in franchise history; Garry Unger and Bernie Federko share third place with 40 apiece.
Tampa Bay Lightning * Victor Hedman (762) needs 38 games to become the fourth player – and first defenseman – to play at least 800 games with the franchise; Vincent Lecavalier (1,037), Martin St. Louis (972) and Steven Stamkos (803) hold the top three spots.
* Stamkos (422-410—832) needs 68 points to join Martin St. Louis (365-588—953) as the second player to collect 900 points with the franchise.
* Hedman (105-368—473) needs 16 points to tie Brad Richards (150-339—489) for fifth place in franchise history.
* Alex Killorn (131; 8th) needs 14 goals to tie Freddy Modin (145; 7th) for seventh place in franchise history; Steven Stamkos (422; 1st), Nikita Kucherov (221; 4th), Tyler Johnson (153; 5th) and Brayden Point (116; 10th) also rank among the top 10.
* Stamkos (61) needs three game-winning goals to tie St. Louis (64) for the most in franchise history.
* Stamkos (8) needs one overtime goal to surpass Lecavalier (8) for sole possession of second place in franchise history and two to tie St. Louis (10) for the top spot.
Toronto Maple Leafs * Morgan Rielly (216) needs 30 assists to tie Jim McKenny (246) for fifth place on the all-time franchise list among defensemen.
* Rielly (54-216—270) needs 30 points to become the sixth defenseman to collect 300 points with the franchise.
* Frederik Andersen (136) needs two wins to tie Curtis Joseph (138) for fourth place on the all-time franchise list and 24 to match Felix Potvin (160) for third place; Turk Broda (304) and Johnny Bower (219) hold the top two spots.
Vancouver Canucks * Alexander Edler (873) needs 27 games to become the fourth player – and first defenseman – to play at least 900 games with the franchise. In doing so, he would pass Markus Naslund (884; 5th) and Stan Smyl (896; 4th). 13
* Edler (99) needs one goal to become the first defenseman to score at least 100 goals with the franchise.
* Edler (46) needs two power-play goals to tie Sami Salo (48) for the most by a defenseman in franchise history.
Vegas Golden Knights * William Karlsson (82) needs 18 goals to become the first player to score 100 with the franchise.
* Jonathan Marchessault (74-107—181) needs 19 points to become the first player to record 200 with the franchise; Karlsson (82-98—180) and Reilly Smith (68-99—167) are the only others with at least 150 points with Vegas.
* Marc-Andre Fleury (91) needs nine wins to become the first goaltender to record 100 with the Golden Knights.
Washington Capitals * Nicklas Backstrom (956) needs 44 games to join Alex Ovechkin (1,152) as the second player to skate in at least 1,000 games for the franchise; Calle Johansson (983; 2nd) and Peter Bondra (961; 3rd) are the only players between Ovechkin and Backstrom.
* Ovechkin (572) needs 28 assists to join Backstrom (684) as the second player to record at least 600 assists with the franchise; Backstrom needs 16 assists to reach 700 in his NHL career.
* Backstrom (8) needs one overtime goal to surpass Mike Green (8) for second place in franchise history, behind Ovechkin (23); Evgeny Kuznetsov (7) sits just behind Backstrom.
* John Carlson (757; 2nd) needs 43 games to join Johansson (983; 1st) as the second defenseman to appear in at least 800 games with the franchise.
* Carlson (105; 5th) needs nine goals to surpass Mike Green (113; t-3rd) and Johansson (113; t-3rd) for sole possession of third place on the all-time franchise list among defensemen.
* Carlson (105-373—478) needs 22 points to become the ninth player – and first defenseman – in Capitals history to collect 500 points with the franchise.
Winnipeg Jets * Blake Wheeler (710) needs nine games to tie Toby Enstrom (719) for second place in Jets/Thrashers history, behind Bryan Little (843); Mark Scheifele (519; 9th) also ranks among the top 10.
* Wheeler (214) needs three goals to tie Little (217) for second place in franchise history behind Ilya Kovalchuk (328); Scheifele (180; 4th), Patrik Laine (138; 7th) and Nikolaj Ehlers (115; 9th) also find themselves within the top 10, while Kyle Connor (105; 12th) needs five goals to enter that grouping.
* Wheeler (11) needs one shorthanded goal to tie Marian Hossa (12) for the most in franchise history.
* Scheifele (9) sits tied with Kovalchuk (9) for the most overtime goals in franchise history.
* Connor Hellebuyck (148) needs four wins to tie Ondrej Pavelec (152) for the most in franchise history.
* Hellebuyck (270) needs 30 games to join Pavelec (379) as the second goaltender to play 300 games for the franchise.
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APPROACHING FRANCHISE MILESTONES
Seasons * The San Jose Sharks will celebrate their 30th anniversary and the Colorado Avalanche will celebrate the organization's 25th anniversary season in Denver.
Games * The Boston Bruins (3,208-2,387-975 in 6,570 GP) are scheduled to play their 6,600th regular-season game.
Goals * Detroit Red Wings (19,904): 96 from 20,000 * New York Rangers (19,786): 214 from 20,000 * Los Angeles Kings (12,842): 158 from 13,000 * Vancouver Canucks (11,918): 82 from 12,000 * New York Islanders (11,807): 193 from 12,000 * Tampa Bay Lightning (5,968): 32 from 6,000 * Minnesota Wild (3,915): 85 from 4,000 * Columbus Blue Jackets (3,887): 113 from 4,000 ^ Includes shootout-deciding goals
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