NHLs biggest milestones 2019-20 1300 points 900 wins 1600 games within reach

A new season provides a blank slate for teams and players everyone is on equal footing before the games get underway. This ringstrue in the NHL, where the 2019-20 campaign’s start gives renewed hope to rebuilding franchises andStanley Cup contenders alike. Hockey holds a long history, and Steve Cishek Jersey one of the other opportunities a new season provides is aplatform for teams and players to continue to build their own story. Many new milestones will be reached over the course of the new season, but some will stand out above the rest. NHL predictions: Here are some of the more notable milestones within reach for players, coaches, general managers and teams in 2019-20: Sidney Crosby & Alexander Ovechkin:1,300 points Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin have fostered one of the longest-running rivalries in the history of the league, with both players entering their 15th season. Throughout their storied careers, the twohave consistently vied for the title of best player in the NHL, with each making a compelling case with every pa sing campaign. Ovechkin will go down as one of the game’s greatest goal scorers, while Crosby long-ago joined the ranks of the best-ever playmakers. Both men head into 2019-20 with a realistic chance of reaching 1,300 points, with Crosby (1,216) and Ovechkin (1,211) Alec Mills Jersey separated by just five points heading into opening night. In addition, Ovechkin’s658 career goals puts him 42 shy of 700, while Crosby needs just 30 a sists to get to 800. Joel Quenneville:900 wins It may not seem like it, but Florida’s Joel Quenneville is the longest-tenured coach active in the NHL. The 61-year-old has been employed with little interruptionsince the mid-90s with good reason Quenneville has reached the playoffs 18 times during his coaching career with St.Louis, Colorado and Chicago, and Brad Brach Jersey he’s got three Stanley Cup rings in his po se sion. Quenneville has racked up a jaw-dropping 890 regular-season wins as a head coach. He needsonly 10 more victories to join the legendary Scotty Bowman as the only coaches in league history with 900 or more. Joe Thornton: 1,600 games At 40 years old, “Jumbo” Joe Thornton has played through three different decades and accumulated an incredible1,478 points in his Hall of Fame career. The longtime San Jose Shark still produces ata high level, too he scored51 points in 73 games last season. A native of London, Ont., Thornton will reach 1,600 regular-season games with 34appearances this year. He also stands just22 points shy of the 1,500 mark. If Thornton follows last year’spoint-per-game production (0.70), he projects to have scored 23.8 points by his 34th game this season Addison Russell Jersey .It’s po sible he could reach both milestones on the same day. Lou Lamoriello:2,500 games It may not be as physically taxing as playing 1,500 games, butLou Lamoriello’s2,468 games as a general manager may be just as impre sive. Hebreaks the 2,500-gamemark 32 games into this season.Lamoriello has the third-most career regular-season games served as a GM behind David Poile and Glen Sather. Henrik Lundqvist:455 wins A fixture in goal for the New YorkRangers this century, Henrik Lundqvist sits at 449 wins over hiscareer. One more will give him a Kris Bryant Jersey nice, round 450, but the Swede surpa ses Curtis Joseph for fifth place on the NHL’s all-time list with just fiveadditional victories. In addition, Lundqvist needs just four more appearances to move into 11th all-time for games played by a goaltender, and four more shutouts to overtake Patrick Roy for 11th place overall in that category. Detroit Red Wings:20,000 goals Yes, you read that right. The Red Wings are approaching20,000 regular-season goals, needing 172 to hit the mark. You have to wonder how many octopi will hit the ice when Detroit reaches that milestone.