Congratulations to Alex Kovalev, not just for reaching 1000 points, but doing it in style, with a goal, breaking his stick on the play, in a game the Ottawa Senators ultimately won 3-2 over the Los Angeles Kings. Of course, there was some controversy, with a possible Ryan Smyth goal late in the game being waived off due to high stick, but I'm sure the Senators, who had lost their last three, will take it no matter how shrill the public outcry.
Also a positive for Kovalev, who also had an assist in the game: he's probably the fastest to reach the milestone in history, having played in probably just over half his 1249 career games (actually, Wayne Gretzky reached 1000 in his sixth season in the league, so we'll just have to assume that he was a tad faster). Still, sarcasm aside, kudos to Kovalev. He deserves some accolades for at least putting together spurts worthy of a superstar over the course of his career and you don't reach 1000 points, or even 1249 games, by being a loser. Case in point would be countryman Alexei Yashin, who only made it to 850 (781).
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