Patrick Marleau records 1,000th career point
San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau recorded his 1,000th career NHL point against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
Marleau reached the milestone - picking up his sixth assist of the season - when Brent Burns beat Marc-Andre Fleury to open the scoring in the first period.
He is the 83rd player to hit the 1,000-point mark in league history.
Patrick Marleau (No. 2) joins Joe Thornton (No. 1) & Marian Hossa (No. 12) as only players from 1997 #NHLDraft to reach 1,000 career points.
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Adding to his special night, Marleau accomplished the impressive feat in Pittsburgh, where he was drafted in 1997 as the Sharks selected him second overall.
The 36-year-old added another assist in the victory, and now has has 462 goals and 539 assists in 1,349 games.
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