APPROACHING NHL MILESTONES IN 2017-18 Based on Rosters as of Oct. 2, 2017 NHL Milestone Awards are presented by the NHL to players who achieve the following: 400 goals, 600 assists, 1,000 points and 1,000 games (skaters); 500 games and 40 shutouts (goaltenders); and 750 games (head coaches). Goals Skaters (400) Marian Gaborik (LAK) needs 4. Joe Thornton (SJS) needs 16. Sidney Crosby (PIT) needs 18. Daniel Sedin (VAN) needs 30. Eric Staal (MIN) needs 47. Corey Perry (ANA) needs 51. Assists Skaters (600) Ryan Getzlaf (ANA) needs 22. Henrik Zetterberg (DET) needs 22. Patrick Marleau (TOR) needs 26. Jason Spezza (DAL) needs 54. Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) needs 60. Points Skaters (1,000) Daniel Sedin (VAN) needs 14. Games Skaters (1,000) Marian Gaborik (LAK) needs 11. Rick Nash (NYR) needs 11. Antoine Vermette (ANA) needs 18. Dustin Brown (LAK) needs 36. Michal Rozsival (CHI) needs 37. Dan Hamhuis (DAL) needs 49. Matt Stajan (CGY) needs 65. Brent Seabrook (CHI) needs 77. Tomas Plekanec (MTL) needs 79. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) needs 79. Games Goaltenders (500) Jonathan Quick (LAK) needs 8. Mike Smith (CGY) needs 26. Steve Mason (WPG) needs 37. Games Head Coaches (750) Todd McLellan (EDM) needs 46.
Other approaching milestones in 2017-18: SKATERS 300 Goals Phil Kessel (PIT) needs 4 goals for 300. Joe Pavelski (SJS) needs 5 goals for 300. Michael Cammalleri (LAK) needs 13 goals for 300. Patrick Kane (CHI) needs 15 goals for 300. Radim Vrbata (FLA) needs 21 goals for 300. Patrick Sharp (CHI) needs 23 goals for 300. Justin Williams (CAR) needs 27 goals for 300. Jonathan Toews (CHI) needs 28 goals for 300. Jason Pominville (BUF) needs 39 goals for 300. 800 Assists Henrik Sedin (VAN) needs 17 assists for 800. 700 Assists Sidney Crosby (PIT) needs 55 assists for 700. 500 Assists Eric Staal (MIN) needs 7 assists for 500. Anze Kopitar (LAK) needs 19 assists for 500. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) needs 23 assists for 500. Patrick Kane (CHI) needs 33 assists for 500. 1,400 Points Joe Thornton (SJS) needs 9 points for 1,400. 1,100 Points Patrick Marleau (TOR) needs 18 points for 1,100. Alex Ovechkin (WSH) needs 65 points for 1,100. Sidney Crosby (PIT) needs 73 points for 1,100. Henrik Sedin (VAN) needs 80 points for 1,100. 1,500 Games Patrick Marleau (TOR) needs 7 games for 1,500. Joe Thornton (SJS) needs 54 games for 1,500. 1,400 Games Matt Cullen (MIN) needs 34 games for 1,400. Zdeno Chara (BOS) needs 50 goals for 1,400. 1,300 Games Henrik Sedin (VAN) needs 52 games for 1,300. Daniel Sedin (VAN) needs 75 games for 1,300. 1,200 Games Scott Hartnell (NSH) needs 13 games for 1,200. 1,100 Games Justin Williams (CAR) needs 20 games for 1,100. Jay Bouwmeester (STL) needs 29 games for 1,100. Jason Chimera (NYI) needs 67 games for 1,100.
GOALTENDERS 1,000 Games Roberto Luongo (Florida) needs 34 games for 1,000. HEAD COACHES 900 Wins Joel Quenneville (CHI) needs 49 wins for 900. 800 Wins Ken Hitchcock (DAL) needs 19 wins for 800. 600 Wins Paul Maurice (WPG) needs 4 wins for 600. Mike Babcock (TOR) needs 4 wins for 600. Claude Julien (MTL) needs 46 wins for 600. 500 Wins Bruce Boudreau (MIN) needs 42 wins for 500. 1,600 Games Joel Quenneville (CHI) needs 61 games for 1,600. 1,500 Games Ken Hitchcock (DAL) needs 46 games for 1,500. Barry Trotz (WSH) needs 58 games for 1,500. 1,400 Games Paul Maurice (WPG) needs 35 games for 1,400. 1,200 Games Alain Vigneault (NYR) needs 66 games for 1,200. 1,100 Games John Tortorella (CBJ) needs 7 games for 1,100. Claude Julien (MTL) needs 79 games for 1,100. 800 Consecutive Games Andrew Cogliano (ANA) needs 14 games for 800. 700 Consecutive Games Keith Yandle (FLA) needs 67 games for 700. Patrick Marleau (TOR) needs 76 games for 700. APPROACHING FRANCHISE RECORDS Tuukka Rask (BOS) needs 73 games and 48 wins to tie Tiny Thompson (468 games, 252 wins) as the Bruins all-time leader (among goaltenders). Carey Price (MTL) needs 47 games and 44 wins to tie Jacques Plante (556 games, 314 wins) as the Canadiens all-time leader (among goaltenders). Alex Ovechkin (WSH) needs 62 games to tie Calle Johansson (983) as the Capitals all-time leader. Paul Maurice (WPG) is tied with Bob Hartley (136) as the Jets all-time leader for coaching wins.
CLIMBING ALL-TIME LISTS Goals (Skaters) Alex Ovechkin (WSH) needs 2 goals to tie Guy Lafleur (560) for 25th place in NHL history. Another 50-goal season would leapfrog Ovechkin into a tie for 18th place with Dino Ciccarelli (608). Between Ovechkin and Ciccarelli are Lafleur, Mike Modano (561), Joe Nieuwendyk and Mats Sundin (564), Mike Bossy (573), Mark Recchi (577), and Jari Kurri (601). Assists (Skaters) Joe Thornton (SJS) needs 9 assists to tie Joe Sakic (1,016) for 12th place in NHL history, 26 to tie Mario Lemieux (1,033) for 11th place, 33 to tie Marcel Dionne (1,040) for 10th place, 42 to tie Gordie Howe (1,049) for 9th place and 56 to tie Steve Yzerman (1,063) for 8th place. Points (Skaters) Joe Thornton (SJS) is tied with Brett Hull (1,391) for 22nd place in NHL history and needs 3 points to tie Luc Robitaille (1,394) for 21st place, 7 to tie Jari Kurri (1,398) for 20th place, 18 to tie Dale Hawerchuk (1,409) for 19th place, 23 to tie Doug Gilmour (1,414) for 18th place, 29 to tie Adam Oates (1,420) for 17th place, 34 to tie Bryan Trottier (1,425) for 16th place and 66 to tie Teemu Selanne (1,457) for 15th place. Games (Skaters) Patrick Marleau (TOR) needs 2 games to tie Phil Housley (1,495) for 19th place. With a full 82-game season Marleau would jump to 11th place, passing Housley, Mike Modano (1,499), Steve Yzerman (1,514), Brendan Shanahan (1,524), Shane Doan and Johnny Bucky (1,540), Alex Delvecchio (1,550), Jarome Iginla (1,554), and Nicklas Lidstrom (1,564). Wins (Goaltenders) Roberto Luongo (FLA) needs 1 win to tie Curtis Joseph (454) for 4th place in NHL history and 31 to tie Ed Belfour (484) for 3rd place. Henrik Lundqvist (NYR) needs 2 wins to tie Glenn Hall (407) for 9th place in NHL history, 18 to tie Tony Esposito (423) for 8th place, 32 to tie Jacques Plante (437) for 7th place and 40 to tie Terry Sawchuk (445) for 6th place. Marc-Andre Fleury (VGK) needs 10 wins to tie Mike Vernon (385) for 14th place in NHL history, 14 to tie Dominik Hasek (389) for 13th place, 26 to tie Chris Osgood (401) for 12th place and 28 to tie Grant Fuhr (403) for 11th place. Ryan Miller (ANA) needs 11 wins to tie Tom Barrasso (369) for 18th place in NHL history, 14 to tie Andy Moog (372) for 17th place and 16 to tie John Vanbiesbrouck (374) for 16th place. Shutouts (Goaltenders) Roberto Luongo (FLA) needs 3 shutouts to tie Tony Esposito and Ed Belfour (76) for 9th place in NHL history. Henrik Lundqvist (NYR) is tied with Turk Broda (61) for 16th place in NHL history and needs 5 shutouts to tie Patrick Roy (66) for 15th place and 6 to tie Roy Worters (67) for 14th place. Games (Goaltenders) Roberto Luongo (FLA) needs 5 games to tie Terry Sawchuk (971) for 3rd place in NHL history and 63 to tie Patrick Roy (1,029) for 2nd place. Wins (Head Coaches) Ken Hitchcock (DAL) needs 1 win to tie Al Arbour (782) for 3rd place in NHL history. Barry Trotz (WSH) needs 23 wins to tie Lindy Ruff (736) for 5th place in NHL history.
Games (Head Coaches) Joel Quenneville (CHI) needs 68 games to tie Al Arbour (1,607) for 2nd place in NHL history. Ken Hitchcock (DAL) needs 39 games to tie Lindy Ruff (1,493) for 4th place in NHL history. Barry Trotz (WSH) needs 7 games to tie Dick Irvin (1,449) for 6th place in NHL history. Paul Maurice (WPG) needs 21 games to tie Mike Keenan (1,386) for 10th place in NHL history, 35 to tie Pat Quinn (1,400) for 9th place and 36 to tie Ron Wilson (1,401) for 8th place. TEAM MILESTONES Toronto Maple Leafs need 162 goals for 20,000. Edmonton Oilers needs 163 goals for 10,000. Anaheim Ducks need 111 goals for 5,000.