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 * * * * * 1 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 * * * * * 2 GOALTENDERS 800 Games 700 Games * Ryan Miller (ANA) needs 20 * Carey Price (MTL) needs 18 * * * * * 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 * * * * * 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. * * * * * 3 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). * * * * * 4 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.