APPROACHING NHL MILESTONES IN 2023-24
Through Games Played Nov. 23
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)
* Victor Hedman (TBL) needs 6
* Matt Duchene (DAL) needs 7
* T.J. Oshie (WSH) needs 26
* Lars Eller (PIT) needs 28
* Alex Pietrangelo (VGK) needs 33
* Brad Marchand (BOS) needs 35
* Jordan Eberle (SEA) needs 42
* James van Riemsdyk (BOS) needs 42
* Jeff Skinner (BUF) needs 49
* Nick Leddy (STL) needs 53
* John Carlson (WSH) needs 57
* Erik Johnson (BUF) needs 61
* Erik Karlsson (PIT) needs 62
* Tyler Myers (VAN) needs 62
GOALS – SKATERS (400)
* Brad Marchand (BOS) needs 21
* Jamie Benn (DAL) needs 34
ASSISTS – SKATERS (600)
* Brent Burns (CAR) needs 3
* Erik Karlsson (PIT) needs 5
* Ryan Suter (DAL) needs 34
* Joe Pavelski (DAL) needs 38
* John Tavares (TOR) needs 40
* Connor McDavid (EDM) needs 43
* Steven Stamkos (TBL) needs 46
* Kris Letang (PIT) needs 56
POINTS – SKATERS (1,000)
* John Tavares (TOR) needs 6
* Blake Wheeler (NYR) needs 74
GAMES – GOALTENDERS (500)
* Frederik Andersen (CAR) needs 15
* James Reimer (DET) needs 18
* Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) needs 41
* Jacob Markstrom (CGY) needs 50
* Cam Talbot (LAK) needs 55
* Martin Jones (TOR) needs 56
* John Gibson (ANA) needs 57
SHUTOUTS – GOALTENDERS (40)
* Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) needs 1
* Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) needs 8
* Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) needs 8
* Darcy Kuemper (WSH) needs 10
* Cam Talbot (LAK) needs 11
* James Reimer (DET) needs 11
* Martin Jones (TOR) needs 12
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OTHER APPROACHING NHL MILESTONES IN 2023-24
SKATERS
1,300 Games
* Corey Perry (CHI) needs 27
* Joe Pavelski (DAL) needs 32
* Jeff Carter (PIT) needs 39
* Marc-Edouard Vlasic (SJS) needs 48
1,200 Games
* Jordan Staal (CAR) needs 9
* Milan Lucic (BOS) needs 23
* Blake Wheeler (NYR) needs 65
1,100 Games
* Nick Foligno (CHI) needs 2
* Evgeni Malkin (PIT) needs 19
* David Perron (DET) needs 27
* Jamie Benn (DAL) needs 52
* John Tavares (TOR) needs 54
* Alex Goligoski (MIN) needs 56
1,500 Points
* Alex Ovechkin (WSH) needs 3
1,200 Points
* Anze Kopitar (LAK) needs 42
1,100 Points
* Steven Stamkos (TBL) needs 23
* Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) needs 67
500 Goals
* Evgeni Malkin (PIT) needs 20
* Joe Pavelski (DAL) needs 43
300 Goals
* David Perron (DET) needs 3
* T.J. Oshie (WSH) needs 9
* Nathan MacKinnon (COL) needs 10
* Nikita Kucherov (TBL) needs 11
* Jordan Eberle (SEA) needs 15
* Mark Scheifele (WPG) needs 21
* Jordan Staal (CAR) needs 24
* Chris Kreider (NYR) needs 25
* Vladimir Tarasenko (OTT) needs 27
* Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) needs 29
* Mika Zibanejad (NYR) needs 30
* Taylor Hall (CHI) needs 34
* Ryan O’Reilly (NSH) needs 35
800 Assists
* Evgeni Malkin (PIT) needs 33
* Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) needs 38
* Anze Kopitar (LAK) needs 44
500 Assists
* Jamie Benn (DAL) needs 6
* Nathan MacKinnon (COL) needs 8
* John Carlson (WSH) needs 9
* Drew Doughty (LAK) needs 18
* Corey Perry (CHI) needs 29
* Nikita Kucherov (TBL) needs 31
* Jonathan Huberdeau (CGY) needs 37
* Artemi Panarin (NYR) needs 39
* Johnny Gaudreau (CBJ) needs 42
* Leon Draisaitl (EDM) needs 45
* Ryan O’Reilly (NSH) needs 46
* Roman Josi (NSH) needs 48
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GOALTENDERS
1,000 Games
* Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN) needs 6
700 Games
* Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) needs 43
600 Games
* Semyon Varlamov (NYI) needs 11
400 Wins
* Jonathan Quick (NYR) needs 20
* Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) needs 31
300 Wins
* Frederik Andersen (CAR) needs 14
* Semyon Varlamov (NYI) needs 26
* Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL) needs 37
* Connor Hellebuyck (WPG) needs 53
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HEAD COACHES
1,500 Games
* John Tortorella (PHI) needs 16
* Peter Laviolette (NYR) needs 53
800 Wins
* Peter Laviolette (NYR) needs 35
600 Wins
* Todd McLellan (LAK) needs 14
* Peter DeBoer (DAL) needs 28
500 Wins
* Jon Cooper (TBL) needs 11
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GENERAL MANAGERS
2,800 Games
* Lou Lamoriello (NYI) needs 26
2,000 Games
* Ken Holland (EDM) needs 3
1,400 Games
* Doug Armstrong (STL) needs 10
800 Wins
* Doug Armstrong (STL) needs 22
500 Wins
* Kevin Cheveldayoff (WPG) needs 22
* Steve Yzerman (DET) needs 48
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CLIMBING ALL-TIME NHL LISTS
SKATERS
Seasons and Games
Most Consecutive Games Played, NHL History
* Brent Burns (CAR; 779 GP) owns the eighth-longest streak in League history.
Goals
Most Goals, Career
* Alex Ovechkin (WSH; 2nd) needs 67 goals to tie Wayne Gretzky (894) for the most in NHL history.
* Steven Stamkos (TBL; 38th) is within reach of the top 30 in NHL history.
Most Goals, Career, Including Playoffs
* Alex Ovechkin (WSH; 899) needs one goal for 900 in his career.
* Sidney Crosby (PIT; 24th) is within reach of the top 20 in NHL history.
* Steven Stamkos (TBL; 39th) needs 32 to reach 600 in his career.
Most Goals, Defenseman, Career
* Brent Burns (CAR; 250) needs 15 goals to overtake Nicklas Lidstrom (264) for eighth place among
defensemen in NHL history. Burns is the active leader among blueliners.
Assists
Most Assists, Career
* Sidney Crosby (PIT; 15th) needs 38 assists to become the 14th player in NHL history to record 1,000.
Points
Most Points, Career
* Sidney Crosby (PIT; 15th) is 66 points from entering the top 10 in NHL history.
* Alex Ovechkin (WSH; 16th) needs three points to become the 16th player in NHL history to record 1,500.
Most Points, Career, Including Playoffs
* Sidney Crosby (PIT; 1,725) and Alex Ovechkin (WSH; 1,638) rank 13th and 16th, respectively, and can each
climb multiple spots.
Most Points, Defensemen, Career
* Brent Burns (CAR; 847) can become the 13th defenseman in League history to record 900 career points.
Special Teams (Since 1933-34)
Most Power-Play Goals, Career
* All-time leader Alex Ovechkin (WSH; 300) is the only player in NHL history to record 300 power-play goals.
* Steven Stamkos (TBL; t-20th) needs two power-play goals to become the 20th player to accumulate 200 in his
career.
Most Shorthanded Goals, Career
* Brad Marchand (BOS; 33) is tied for 14th place in NHL history and sits two back for a share of ninth place.
Scoring Plateaus
Most 40-Goal Season, Career
* Steven Stamkos (TBL; 6) can record his seventh 40-goal season, a feat accomplished by 17 players in NHL
history (Alex Ovechkin, 13, is the only other active player to do so).
Most 40-Goal Seasons, Consecutive
* Auston Matthews (TOR; t-20th) can become the second active player to record five consecutive 40-goal
seasons – only Alex Ovechkin (WSH; 5 from 2005-06 – 2009-10) has done so.
Most 50-Goal Seasons, Career
* Alex Ovechkin (WSH; 9) is tied with Mike Bossy (9) and Wayne Gretzky (9) for the most career 50-goal
seasons in NHL history.
* Leon Draisaitl (EDM; 3) can become the 15th player in NHL history to record four 50-goal seasons and the
second active to do so alongside Alex Ovechkin (9).
Most 50-Goal Season, Consecutive
* Leon Draisaitl (EDM; 2) can join Alex Ovechkin (WSH; 3 from 2013-14 – 2015-16 & 2007-08 – 2009-10) as
the second active player to record three consecutive 50-goal seasons.
Most 100-Point Seasons, Career
* Connor McDavid (EDM; 6) is tied with Sidney Crosby (PIT; 6) for the most 100-point seasons among active
players. Only five players in NHL history have had seven such campaigns.
Most 100-Point Seasons, Consecutive
* Connor McDavid can establish a career best with his fourth consecutive 100-point season, a feat last achieved
by Steve Yzerman (6; 1987-88 – 1992-93) and Brett Hull (4; 1989-90 – 1992-93).
Hat Tricks
Most Hat Tricks, Career
* Alex Ovechkin (WSH; 30) needs two hat tricks to match Phil Esposito for the fifth most in NHL history.
Game-Winning Goals
Most Game-Winning Goals, Career
* Alex Ovechkin (WSH; 124) trails only Jaromir Jagr (135) for the most game-winning goals in NHL history.
Most Game-Winning Goals, Career, Including Playoffs
* Alex Ovechkin (WSH; 134) is tied with Brett Hull (134) for second most in NHL history and trailing only
Jaromir Jagr (151).
Most Game-Winning Goals, Defenseman, Career
* Brent Burns (CAR; 42) needs one game-winning goal to tie Paul Coffey (43) for fifth place in NHL history
among defensemen and is within reach of climbing higher on the all-time list.
Multi-Goal/Assist/Point Games, Career
Multi-Goal Games
* Alex Ovechkin (WSH; 168) has the second most in NHL history behind Wayne Gretzky (189).
* Sidney Crosby (PIT; 95) needs five to become the 25th player in NHL history to record 100 such outings.
Multi-Point Games
* Sidney Crosby (PIT; 452) and Alex Ovechkin (WSH; 420) rank 11th and 12th, respectively, with Crosby five
back of tying Phil Esposito (457) for 10th place in NHL history.
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GOALTENDERS
Seasons and Games
Most Games Played, Career
* Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN; 994 GP) needs six games to become the fourth goaltender in NHL history to reach
the 1,000-game milestone. He is 35 contests shy of matching Patrick Roy (1,029 GP) for the third-most all time.
* Jonathan Quick (NYR; 760 GP) needs 40 games to become the 17th goaltender to play in 800 career contests.
Most Minutes Played, Career
* Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN; 57,584:07) is within reach of the top three in NHL history.
Wins
Most Wins, Career
* Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN; 547) needs five wins to surpass Patrick Roy (551) for the second most in NHL
history.
* Jonathan Quick (NYR; 380) needs 12 wins to surpass Ryan Miller (391) for the most wins by a U.S.-born
goaltender.
Shutouts
Most Shutouts, Career
* Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN; 12th) needs three shutouts to move into a tie with Ed Belfour (76) and Tony
Esposito (76) for the 10th most in NHL history.
* Jonathan Quick (NYR; 60) is one shutout from tying Turk Broda (61) for 18th and four from matching Henrik
Lundqvist (64) for 17th on the all-time list.
Win Plateaus
Most 30-Win Seasons, Career
* Marc-Andre Fleury (MIN; 9) is tied with Ed Belfour (9) for the fourth-most 30-win seasons in NHL history,
behind Martin Brodeur (14), Patrick Roy (13) and Henrik Lundqvist (11).
Most 30-Win Seasons, Consecutive
* Andrei Vasilevskiy (TBL; 6) can become the ninth goaltender in NHL history – and first in more than a decade
– to record at least seven consecutive 30-win seasons.
Shootouts
Most Shootout Wins, Career
* Marc-Andre Fleury (65) is the all-time leader in shootout wins among goaltenders.
* Jonathan Quick (NYR; 5th) needs one victoriy to tie Roberto Luongo (52) for the fourth-most in NHL history.
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HEAD COACHES
Games
* Paul Maurice (FLA; 1,785 GC) is 15 games from joining Scotty Bowman (2,141 GC) and Barry Trotz (1,812
GC) as the only head coaches to serve at least 1,800 regular-season games.
* John Tortorella (PHI; 1,484 GC) and Peter Laviolette (NYR; 1,447 GC) are 16 and 53 contests, respectively,
from the 1,500-game milestone.
Wins
* Peter Laviolette (NYR; 765) is within reach of becoming the seventh head coach in NHL history to earn 800
career regular-season wins. Lindy Ruff (NJD; 842) and Paul Maurice (FLA; 829) are the only active head
coaches to achieve the milestone.
* John Tortorella (PHI; 714) needs eight wins to move into a tie with Alain Vigneault (722) for the 10th most
victories in NHL history.
* Todd McLellan (LAK; 586) and Peter DeBoer (DAL; 572) need 14 and 28 wins, respectively, to earn their
600th career victory, a feat achieved by 22 head coaches to date.
* Jon Cooper (TBL; 489) is 11 victories shy of the 500-win milestone.
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GENERAL MANAGERS
Games
* Lou Lamoriello (NYI; 2,774) needs 26 games to become the second general manager in NHL history to reach
2,800 in the regular season.
* Ken Holland (EDM; 1,997) needs three games to become the sixth general manager in NHL history to reach
2,000 regular season games.
* Lou Lamoriello (NYI; 3,094) needs six games to become the second general manager in NHL history to reach
3,100 in the regular season and playoffs combined – he would join David Poile (3,316).
Wins
* Doug Armstrong (STL; 778) is 22 wins shy of becoming the 11th general manager in NHL history to reach 800.
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APPROACHING FRANCHISE RECORDS / CLIMBING FRANCHISE LISTS
Various Franchise Records for skaters, goaltenders and teams (regular season and playoffs) are available at
Records.NHL.com. From there, select a category for whichever franchise you’d like to view. A selection of records
on the radar for the 2023-24 season are noted below, with links to the respective franchise list.
Anaheim Ducks Franchise History
* Jakob Silfverberg (152) needs one goal to tie Steve Rucchin (153) for sixth place and two to tie Rickard Rakell
(154) for fifth.
* Cam Fowler (332) needs 37 assists to tie Paul Kariya (369) for fourth place. Jakob Silfverberg (188) needs 16
assists to tie Scott Niedermayer (204) for seventh.
* Cam Fowler (93-332—425) needs seven points to tie Steve Rucchin (432) for fifth place.
* John Gibson (443) needs four games to tie Jean-Sebastien Giguere (447) for the most in franchise history.
* John Gibson (184) needs 22 wins to tie Jean-Sebastien Giguere (206) for the most in Ducks history.
* John Gibson (24) needs three shutouts to tie Guy Hebert (27) for second place behind Jean-Sebastien Giguere
(32).
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Arizona Coyotes Franchise History
* Clayton Keller (140) needs seven goals to tie Teemu Selanne (147) for 11th place and 12 goals to tie Jeremy
Roenick and Laurie Boschman (each w/ 152) for ninth.
* Clayton Keller (140-220—360) needs 40 points to become the seventh player in franchise history to record
400. He is also 26 assists shy of leapfrogging three players and tying Keith Yandle (246) for 10th most.
* Clayton Keller (6) needs one overtime goal to tie Oliver Ekman-Larsson (7) for second place and five to tie
Shane Doan (11) for the most in Coyotes/Jets history.
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Boston Bruins Franchise History
* Brad Marchand (965) needs 35 games to become the eighth player to play in 1,000 for the Bruins.
* Brad Marchand (379) needs 21 goals to reach 400 and join Johnny Bucyk (545), Phil Esposito (459), Patrice
Bergeron (427) and Rick Middleton (402) as the only players to reach the mark in franchise history.
* Brad Marchand (881) is 19 points shy from 900 with Boston, a feat accomplished by four other players in team
history. Marchand would surpass Rick Middleton (898) and Bobby Orr (888) on his way to the milestone. David
Pastrnak (646) needs 28 points to equal Ken Hodge (674) in 10th place.
* David Pastrnak (313) is 31 goals shy of matching Cam Neely (344) for seventh place. Pastrnak (9) needs one
overtime goal to tie Glenn Murray and Dit Clapper (each w/ 10) for second behind Brad Marchand (17).
* Charlie McAvoy (199) needs 1 assist to become the 10th defenseman to record 200. McAvoy (14) is one
game-winning goal from tying Flash Hollett (15) for fifth place among defensemen.
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Buffalo Sabres Franchise History
* Rasmus Dahlin (50) needs four goals to match Doug Bodger (54) for fifth and five to equal Alexei Zhitnik (55)
for fourth among blueliners in Sabres history. Dahlin needs one assist to become the seventh defenseman to earn
200 with the club.
* Rasmus Dahlin (50-199—249) can leapfrog three players and move into third place in points among blueliners.
* Rasmus Dahlin (54) needs one multi-point game to tie Jerry Korab (55) for third and three to equal Doug
Bodger (57) for second among defensemen.
* Rasmus Dahlin (10) needs one game-winning goal to tie Jason Woolley for the third most by a defenseman
behind Phil Housley (25) and Mike Ramsey (15).
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Calgary Flames Franchise History
* Mikael Backlund (927) needs 22 games to move into a tie with Mark Giordano (949) for second most behind
Iginla (1,219).
* Mikael Backlund (187-313—500) needs five points to tie Gary Roberts (505) for 10th in franchise history.
* Mikael Backlund (16) needs one shorthanded goal to overtake Kent Nilsson (16) for sole possession of second
behind Theo Fleury (28).
* Jacob Markstrom (86) needs 14 wins to become the fifth goaltender to record 100 victories with the Flames.
* Jacob Markstrom (13) needs one shutout to surpass Mike Vernon (13) for sole possession of third place
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Carolina Hurricanes Franchise History
* Sebastian Aho (223) needs 27 goals to move into a tie with Kevin Dineen (250) for third on the franchise all-
time list.
* Sebastain Aho (223-261—484) needs 16 points to join three others with 500 points as a member of the
Hurricanes/Whalers. Jordan Staal (156-247—403) needs one point to pass Pat Verbeek (403) for sole
possession of seventh.
* Sebastian Aho (46) needs one game-winning goals to tie Eric Staal (47) for second behind Ron Francis (57) for
the most in franchise history.
* Jaccob Slavin (46) needs five goals to tie Mark Howe and Glen Wesley (each w/ 51) for second among
blueliners.
* Jaccob Slavin (46-200—246) needs 12 points to tie Justin Faulk (258) for the most by a blueliner. Slavin (3)
also needs one overtime goal to take sole possession for the most in franchise history among defensemen.
* Frederik Andersen (60) needs two wins to tie Greg Millen (62) for sixth and 11 victories to tie Peter
Sidorkiewicz (71) for the fifth most in franchise history.
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Chicago Blackhawks Franchise History
* Seth Jones (17-78—95) needs five points and 22 assists to reach 100 in each category, respectively, with the
Blackhawks. Connor Murphy (26-60—86) needs 14 points for his 100th.
* Seth Jones (3) needs one multi-goal game to tie three others for seventh place among defensemen.
* Connor Murphy (390) can move into the top 15 for most games played by a defenseman in Blackhawks
history.
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Colorado Avalanche Franchise History
* Gabriel Landeskog (248) needs four goals to tie Anton Stastny (252) for sixth place, while Mikko Rantanen
(232) needs 20 to equal Stastny. Nathan MacKinnon (290-492—782) needs 10 goals to reach 300, eight assists
for 500 and 18 points to hit 800.
* Gabriel Landeskog (7) needs one overtime goal to surpass Joe Sakic (7) for sole possession of third in
franchise history. Mikko Rantanen (5) and Cale Makar (5) need one overtime tally to tie David Jones (5) for fifth.
* Mikko Rantanen (306) needs 15 assists to join teammates Gabriel Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon within
the top 10.
* Nathan MacKinnon (56) needs three game-winning goals to equal Milan Hejduk (59) for second place behind
Joe Sakic (86). Gabriel Landeskog (43) needs one to overtake Peter Stastny (43) for sole possession of fifth.
* Nathan MacKinnon (39) needs one multi-goal game to surpass Peter Forsberg (39) for sole possession of fifth
place.
* Cale Makar (70-205—275) needs 32 points to tie Tyson Barrie (307) for the most by a blueliner in franchise
history.
* Cale Makar (8) needs one multi-goal game to surpass Sandis Ozolinsh for the most by a defenseman.
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Columbus Blue Jackets Franchise History
* Boone Jenner (180) needs 20 goals to join Rick Nash (289) and Cam Atkinson (213) as the only players to
reach the 200-goal mark.
* Boone Jenner (38) needs two power-play goals to tie R.J. Umberger (40) for the third most in franchise history.
* Boone Jenner (71) needs ten multi-point games to tie Cam Atkinson (81) for second place. Jenner (17) is one
multi-goal game from tying R.J. Umberger and Nick Foligno (each w/ 18) for the third most.
* Zach Werenski (180) needs 20 assists to become the first Blue Jackets defenseman to reach the 200 mark.
* Elvis Merzlikins (9) needs one shutout to tie Pascal Leclaire (10) for fourth place and three to equal Marc Denis
(12) for third.
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Dallas Stars Franchise History
* Jamie Benn needs 34 goals to become the second player to score 400 with the franchise, joining Mike Modano
(557).
* Jamie Benn (494) needs 6 assists to join Mike Modano (802) and Neal Broten (593) as the only players with
500 with the franchise. Benn (366-494—860) is also seven points shy of Broten (867) for second in Stars/North
Stars history.
* Tyler Seguin (46) needs one multi-goal games to tie Bill Goldsworthy (47) for fourth most in franchise history.
* Jake Oettinger (86) needs 14 wins to earn his 100th with the club, a feat achieved by seven goaltenders to
date.
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Detroit Red Wings Franchise History
* Dylan Larkin (7) needs one overtime goal to tie Pavel Datsyuk (8) in fourth place behind Sergei Fedorov (12)
Brendan Shanahan (9) and Steve Yzerman (9).
* Moritz Seider (90) needs 10 assists to reach 100 and enter the top 20 in assists by a Red Wings defenseman.
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Edmonton Oilers Franchise History
* Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (819) needs 32 games to enter the top three for most contests played in an Oilers
uniform.
* Connor McDavid (557) needs 12 assists to tie Jari Kurri (569) for third place while Leon Draisaitl (455) needs
five to tie Paul Coffey (460) for sixth. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (410) needs 10 helpers to tie Doug Weight (420) for
the eighth most.
* Connor McDavid (309-557—866) needs 40 points to tie Glenn Anderson (906) for fourth place. Leon Draisaitl
is 33 points away from becoming the sixth player to record 800 with the club.
* Connor McDavid (64) needs eight game-winning goals to tie Glenn Anderson (72) for the most in Oilers history;
Leon Draisaitl (54) needs six to tie Jari Kurri (60) for fourth and seven to tie Wayne Gretzky (61) for third.
* Darnell Nurse (171) needs one assist to tie Steve Smith (172) for fourth place among blueliners.
* Darnell Nurse (4) is one shorthanded goal from trying Kevin Lowe and Lee Fogolin Jr. (each w/ 5) for the
second most among defensemen, trailing Paul Coffey (15). Nurse is also one game-winning goal from tying Lowe
(11) for second, behind Coffey (18).
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Florida Panthers Franchise History
* Aleksander Barkov (399) needs 16 assists to equal Jonathan Huberdeau (415) for the most in Panthers history
while Aaron Ekblad needs 11 to enter the top five.
* Aleksander Barkov (189) needs one power-play point to tie Jonathan Huberdeau (190) for first place. Barkov is
one shorthanded goal from overtaking Tom Fitzgerald (12) for sole possession of second behind Radek Dvorak
(16).
* Aleksander Barkov (30) needs one multi-goal game to tie Pavel Bure and Olli Jokinen (each w/ 31) for first
place.
* Aleksander Barkov (8) and Aaron Ekblad (7) need two and three overtime goals, respectively, to tie Olli
Jokinen (10) for the most in Panthers history.
* Sergei Bobrovsky (200) needs 48 games to tie Tomas Vokoun (248) for the third most by a Panthers
goaltender, behind Roberto Luongo (572) and John Vanbiesbrouck (268).
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Los Angeles Kings Franchise History
* Anze Kopitar (402) needs 29 goals to match Dave Taylor (431) for third place in Kings history. Kopitar (756)
needs one assist to tie Marcel Dionne (757) for the franchise record. Drew Doughty (482) needs 18 to reach 500.
* Anze Kopitar (402-756—1,158) is 42 points from being the second player in team history with 1,200, behind
Marcel Dionne (1,307).
* Anze Kopitar (9) needs one overtime goal to overtake Dustin Brown (9) for sole possession of second place
and two to tie Jeff Carter (11) for first.
* Anze Kopitar (283) needs 14 multi-point games to become the third Kings player with 300. Kopitar (45) needs
one multi-goal to surpass Gretzky for sole possession of fifth.
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Minnesota Wild Franchise History
* Jonas Brodin (758) needs 42 games to become the third player with 800 for the Wild.
* Kirill Kaprizov (119) needs one goal to overtake Andrew Brunette (119) for fifth place and 13 to equal Jason
Zucker (132) for fourth.
* Jared Spurgeon (269) needs 31 assists to join Mikko Koivu (504) and Ryan Suter (314) as the only players to
record 300 with the Wild. Spurgeon is also 21 points back of becoming the fourth player to register 400 joining
Koivu (709), Marian Gaborik (437) and Zach Parise (400).
* Kirill Kaprizov (6) needs one overtime goal to surpass Matt Dumba for the most in Wild history.
* Jared Spurgeon (68) needs four multi-point games to tie Ryan Suter (72) for the most by a defenseman.
* Kirill Kaprizov (18) needs one multi-goal game to overtake Eric Staal and Mikko Koivu for sole possession of
third place, behind Marian Gaborik (41) and Zach Parise (25).
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Montreal Canadiens Franchise History
* Brendan Gallagher (694) needs six games to become the 27th player (26th skater) to play in at least 700 for
the club.
* Brendan Gallagher (207-197—404) needs three assists to record his 200th with Montreal.
* Cole Caufield (7) needs one overtime goal to tie Johnny Gagnon for fourth place in Canadiens history.
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Nashville Predators Franchise History
* Roman Josi (161) needs one goal to tie Craig Smith (162) for fifth place, two to equal Martin Erat (163) for
fourth and five to tie Shea Weber (166) for third in franchise history.
* Filip Forsberg (284) is 34 assists back of tying Martin Erat (318) for third place. Forsberg (248-284—532)
needs 34 points to tie David Legwand (566) for second.
* Filip Forsberg (8) and Roman Josi (both w/ 8) need one overtime goal to tie David Legwand (9) for the most in
Predators history.
* Juuse Saros (153) needs 8 wins to tie Tomas Vokoun (161) for second place behind Pekka Rinne (369). Saros
(21) is also one shutout from passing Vokoun (21) for second.
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New Jersey Devils Franchise History
* Nico Hischier (111-177—288) needs 23 assists to become the 16th player to record 200 with the franchise.
Hischier and Jesper Bratt (110-189—299) can both reach the 300-point milestone.
* Nico Hischier (6) needs one overtime goal to match Zach Parise (7) for third place behind Scott Niedermayer
(8) and Patrik Elias (16).
* Another campaign with 30-plus wins for Vitek Vanecek can see him move up as high as fourth place behind
Martin Brodeur (688), Chris Terreri (118) and Cory Schneider (115).
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New York Islanders Franchise History
* Matt Martin (780 GP), Brock Nelson (776 GP) and Casey Cizikas (763 GP) are within reach of becoming the
seventh, eighth and ninth skaters to play 800 games for the team.
* Brock Nelson (251) and Anders Lee (243) need 21 and 29 goals, respectively, to tie John Tavares (272) for
seventh place.
* Brock Nelson (251-225—476) needs 24 points to become the 12th player to reach 500.
* Brock Nelson (40) needs one game-winning goal to equal Clark Gillies (41) for fifth place, two to tie John
Tavares (42) for fourth and four to catch Denis Potvin (44) in third. Anders Lee (38) is also within striking distance
of moving up the list while Ryan Pulock (9) needs one game-winning goal to pass Roman Hamrlik for third
among defensemen.
* Ryan Pulock (44) needs one goal to tie Nick Leddy (45) for sixth, two to equal Jean Potvin (46) for fifth and
eight to match Stefan Persson (52) for fourth among all blueliners for the franchise. Pulock (44-133—177) is 23
points from becoming the seventh defenseman to record 200 with the team.
* Ilya Sorokin (75) needs two wins to tie Roland Melanson (77) for seventh, 13 to tie Jaroslav Halak (88) for sixth
and 26 to match Thomas Greiss (101) in fifth place.
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New York Rangers Franchise History
* Chris Kreider (275) needs five goals to tie Adam Graves (280) for third.
* Chris Kreider (275-217—492) needs eight points to become the 12th player to record 500 with the franchise.
* Chris Kreider (98) needs two power-play goals to join Camille Henry (116), Rod Gilbert (108), Brian Leetch
(106) and Adam Graves (100) as the fifth player to score 100 in a Rangers uniform.
* Mika Zibanejad (7) needs one overtime goal to pass Cecil Dillon, Brian Leetch and Butch Keeling (each w/ 7)
for the most in franchise history.
* Mika Zibanejad (7) needs one hat trick to overtake Rod Gilbert for second place and two to tie Bill Cook (9) for
the most.
* Chris Kreider (39) needs one game-winning goal to tie Vic Hadfield (40) for fifth place.
* Igor Shesterkin (106) is 17 wins from tying Chuck Rayner (123) for the seventh most in team history.
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Ottawa Senators Franchise History
* Thomas Chabot (179) needs 21 assists to become the ninth player, and fourth defenseman, to record 200 with
the Senators.
* Brady Tkachuk (135-154—289) needs 11 points to become the 12th player with 300 for Ottawa.
* Brady Tkachuk (6) needs one overtime goal to tie Mike Fisher (7) for the most in franchise history.
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Philadelphia Flyers Franchise History
* Sean Couturier (738 GP) could climb to as high as fourth on the Flyers’ all-time games played list.
* Sean Couturier (184-289—473) needs 16 goals to become the 16th player with at least 200 for the Flyers, 11
assists to become the 15th with 300 and 27 points to become the 16th with 500.
* Carter Hart needs 10 wins to become the fourth goaltender to earn 100 with the Flyers, behind Ron Hextall
(240), Bernie Parent (231) and Steve Mason (104).
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Pittsburgh Penguins Franchise History
* Sidney Crosby (562) needs 38 goals to join Mario Lemieux (690) as the only players with 600 for Pittsburgh.
Evgeni Malkin (480) needs 20 to become the third player to score 500. Crosby (962) is 38 assists shy of 1,000,
which trails Lemieux (1,033) for the most by a Penguins player. Malkin (767) is 33 helpers back of his 800th.
* Kris Letang (11) needs one overtime goal to overtake Mario Lemieux for sole possession of third behind Sidney
Crosby (20) and Evgeni Malkin (13).
* Sidney Crosby (11) can surpass Mario Lemieux (11) for the most 30-goal seasons in franchise history. Jaromir
Jagr (10), Evgeni Malkin (6) and Jean Pronovost (6) are the only others with more than five for the club.
* Sidney Crosby (95) needs five multi-goal games to join Mario Lemieux (154) as the only players with 100 with
the club.
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San Jose Sharks Franchise History
* Logan Couture (323) needs 32 goals to tie Joe Pavelski (355) for second place behind Patrick Marleau (522).
Couture is 23 assists shy of becoming the fifth player to record 400 with the club. Tomas Hertl (207-255—462)
needs 38 points to become the sixth player to record 500 with San Jose.
* Marc-Edouard Vlasic (287) needs 13 assists to join Brent Burns (422) as the only defensemen to record 300.
* Logan Couture (83) is four power-play goals back of tying Joe Thornton (87) for third place. Couture needs one
shorthanded tally to overtake Marco Sturm and Owen Nolan (each w/ 14) for sole possession of second and
trailing only Patrick Marleau (17).
* Logan Couture (8) needs two overtime goals to tie Brent Burns and Patrick Marleau (each w/ 10) for the most
in Sharks history.
* Logan Couture (55) is five game-winning goals behind Joe Pavelski (60) for second place. Tomas Hertl (34) is
two back of Jonathan Cheechoo (36) for fifth.
* Marc-Edouard Vlasic (46) needs one multi-point game to tie Dan Boyle (47) for third among blueliners behind
Brent Burns (145) and Erik Karlsson (57).
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Seattle Kraken Franchise History
* Alex Wennberg (26-57—83), Jaden Schwartz (37-41—78) and Matty Beniers (30-46—76) are within reach of
recording their 100th point with the team.
* Vince Dunn (24-93—117) is seven assists shy of becoming the first skater to record 100 with the Kraken.
Jared McCann (76-57—133) is 24 goals away from becoming the first player to score 100 with Seattle.
* Philipp Grubauer (40-51-9 in 106 GP) is the first goaltender to play in 100 games with the franchise and sits 10
wins back of 50 with the club.
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St. Louis Blues Franchise History
* Brayden Schenn (5) needs one overtime goal to tie Ryan O’Reilly, David Perron and Keith Tkachuk (each w/ 6)
for third place, behind Vladimir Tarasenko (10) and Pavol Demitra (7) who rank first and second, respectively, in
Blues history.
* Colton Parayko (595 GP) needs five games to become the sixth defenseman to skate in 600 with the club.
Parayko (184) is also 16 assists shy of joining five other blueliners with 200.
* Colton Parayko (2) needs one overtime goal to equal Justin Faulk, Alex Pietrangelo and Erik Johnson (each w/
3) for the most by a Blues defenseman.
* Jordan Binnington (236) needs 13 games to tie Grant Fuhr (249) for fourth most among Blues goaltenders.
Binnington (122) sits 15 wins shy of tying Curtis Joseph (137) for third place, 26 from matching Jake Allen (148)
for second and 29 from equaling Mike Liut (151) for the most in team history.
* Jordan Binnington (13) needs one shutout to surpass Roman Turek (13) for sole possession of fifth most in
Blues history.
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Tampa Bay Lightning Franchise History
* Steven Stamkos (1,021 GP) needs 16 games to tie Lecavalier (1,037) for the most in Lightning history while
Victor Hedman (994) needs six contests to become the third player to skate in 1,000 with Tampa Bay.
* Steven Stamkos (554) sits 34 assists back of Martin St. Louis (588) for the most in team history.
* Nikita Kucherov (289-469—758) needs 11 goals for 300, 31 assists for 500 and 42 points to hit 800.
* Anthony Cirelli (11) needs two shorthanded goals to tie Vincent Lecavalier (13) for third place and three to
match Rob Zamuner (14) for second. Martin St. Louis (28) holds the most by a Lightning skater.
* Brayden Point (10) needs one overtime goal to overtake Martin St. Louis (10) for sole possession of second
place.
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Toronto Maple Leafs Franchise History
* Morgan Rielly (736 GP) needs 64 games to become the fourth defenseman to skate in 800 with the franchise,
joining Tim Horton (1,184 GP), Borje Salming (1,099 GP) and Tomas Kaberle (878 GP).
* Auston Matthews (313) needs 19 goals to match Ron Ellis (332) for fourth. Matthews (81) is nine power-play
goals shy of tying Rick Vaive (90) for third most in franchise history.
* Mitchell Marner (401) is within reach of leapfrogging George Armstrong (417) and Tomas Kaberle (437) into
fifth place in franchise history.
* Mitchell Marner (173-401—574) and Auston Matthews (313-250—563) are within reach of becoming the
seventh and eighth players to record 600 points with the Maple Leafs.
* Auston Matthews (53) needs two game-winning goals to equal Frank Mahovlich (55) for third most in franchise
history, behind Mats Sundin (79) and Dave Keon (63).
* Auston Matthews (63) needs one multi-goal game to tie Rick Vaive (64) for second most in Maple Leafs history
and eight to match Darryl Sittler (71) for the franchise record.
* Morgan Rielly (76-353—429) needs 47 assists to become the third blueliner to record 400 with Toronto. Reilly
requires 29 points to equal Tim Horton (458) for third among Maple Leafs defensemen.
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Vancouver Canucks Franchise History
* Quinn Hughes (238) needs one assist to surpass Jyrki Lumme (238) for sole possession of fourth and four to
match Doug Lidster (242) for third most among Canucks blueliners. Hughes (34-238—272) needs 28 points to
become the sixth defenseman to record 300 points with the club.
* J.T. Miller (7) needs one overtime goal to leapfrog Sami Salo (7) for sole possession of third place in Canucks
history, behind Daniel Sedin (16) and Brendan Morrison (9).
* Thatcher Demko (90) needs 10 wins to become the fifth goaltender with 100 for the Canucks.
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Vegas Golden Knights Franchise History
* Jonathan Marchessault (452 GP), William Karlsson (452 GP) and Brayden McNabb (440 GP) can all reach
500 games played with the Golden Knights. Marchessault, Karlsson, Theodore, McNabb and William Carrier are
all playing in their seventh season with the franchise.
* Mark Stone (78) needs 22 goals to become the fourth player to score 100 with the franchise.
* William Karlsson (196) needs four assists to join Jonathan Marchessault (203) and Shea Theodore (200) as
the only players to record 200 with the franchise.
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Washington Capitals Franchise History
* John Carlson (943 GP) sits 57 games shy of 1,000 and could climb from fifth to third place for most games
played in franchise history behind Alex Ovechkin (1,363 GP) and Nicklas Backstrom (1,105 GP).
* John Carlson (142) needs two goals to tie Sergei Gonchar (144) for second and seven to match Kevin Hatcher
(149) for the most by a defenseman in Capitals history.
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Winnipeg Jets Franchise History
* Mark Scheifele (741 GP) is 59 games shy of becoming the third player to play in 800 contests with the
Jets/Thrashers.
* Mark Scheifele (279) needs 21 goals to join Ilya Kovalchuk (328) as the only players to hit the 300-goal mark.
Scheifele (279-388—667) also needs 12 assists for 400 and 33 points for 700.
* Kyle Connor (56) needs two power-play goals to tie Bryan Little (58) for third place. Connor (7) is one overtime
goal shy of sole possession of third place.
* Josh Morrissey (59-201—260) needs 40 points to become the third blueliner in franchise history to reach 300
alongside Dustin Byfuglien (416) and Toby Enstrom (308).
* Mark Scheifele (7) needs one hat trick to tie Patrik Laine (8) for second place behind Ilya Kovalchuk (11).
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APPROACHING FRANCHISE MILESTONES
Games
* Montreal Canadiens need 30 games to reach 7,000
* Toronto Maple Leafs need 33 games to reach 7,000
Wins
* New York Rangers need 5 wins to reach 3,000
* Pittsburgh Penguins need 2 wins to reach 2,000
* Dallas Stars need 53 wins to reach 2,000
* Carolina Hurricanes need 22 wins to reach 1,500
* Nashville Predators need 53 wins to reach 1,000
* Seattle Kraken need 19 wins to reach 100
Goals
* Chicago Blackhawks (19,920) need 80 goals to reach 20,000
* Buffalo Sabres (12,966) need 34 goals to reach 13,000
* Calgary Flames (12,865) need 135 goals to reach 13,000
* San Jose Sharks (6,886) need 114 goals to reach 7,000
^Includes shootout-deciding goals
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