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On Oct. 25,\u00a0Tampa Bay Lightning\u00a0right winger\u00a0Nikita Kucherov\u00a0recorded the 1000th point of his NHL career, an assist on a\u00a0Jake Guentzel\u00a0goal in the second period of the Lightning\u2019s 4-3 win over the\u00a0Anaheim Ducks. Kucherov became the 101st player in NHL history to reach that mark. He also became just the second to notch 1,000 points with the Lightning, along with Steven Stamkos (1,137 points).<\/p>\n
Kucherov reached the milestone at 32 years old, in his 809th game and 13th season. That\u2019s the 16th-fastest pace for any NHL skater and third among active skaters behind Connor McDavid (659 games, got it in 2024) and Sidney Crosby (757, 2017). He might have reached 1000 points sooner had he not missed the\u00a0entire 2020-21 season\u00a0due to a hip injury\u00a0<\/p>\n
Given the talent on the roster, four players can theoretically reach 1,000 points with the Lightning, but for some, it would take a miracle.<\/p>\n
*This implies that these players would stay with the<\/em>\u00a0Lightning to reach their 1000th point.<\/em><\/p>\n Brayden Point has an easy road to 1,000 points. He has 644 points in 672 games, a pace of .958 points per game. Point needs just 356 points to reach 1,000. Keeping his career pace, it would take around 1,044 games for him to reach that number. That would make him the 65th fastest to achieve that feat, ahead of John Tavares (1,054).<\/p>\n Point would need 372 more games to reach that milestone. If he doesn\u2019t miss a game, it would take approximately four seasons and 44 games, meaning he could reach 1000 points by age 33 in the early part of the 2029-30 season. Point is under contract until 2030, which means that, barring any career-threatening injury or major blockbuster trade, he should achieve that goal with the Lightning.<\/p>\n However, Point totaled 276 points in 255 games since the start of the 2022-23 season. That\u2019s a much more favorable pace of 1.08 points per game. If Point keeps pace, he would need 1,002 total games, or 330 more games. For a skater who can play 82 games a season, it would take 4.02 seasons (or around four seasons and two games) to reach 1000 points, which would be at the beginning of the 2028-29 season.<\/p>\n Victor Hedman\u00a0has 806 points (162 more than Point) and needs just 194 to reach 1,000.<\/p>\n However, he has averaged .703 points per game in his 1,146-game career. That puts him at a slower pace than Point. At this pace, it would take around 1,422 career games for him to reach 1,000, which is 276 more games. If he doesn\u2019t miss a game, he\u2019d reach 1,000 points in three seasons and 30 games, at 38 years old in the 2028-29 season.<\/p>\n Hedman is a\u00a0free agent\u00a0after 2028-29, so barring a career-threatening injury or blockbuster trade, everything is set up well for Hedman to reach 1,000 in a Lightning uniform. That said, he is already in his mid-30s and could be in his late-30s by the time he nears 1,000. However,\u00a0he\u2019s actually progressed\u00a0in the last three seasons, not declined. Since the start of 2022-23, Hedman has 203 points in 248 games, a .819 point-per-game pace. That\u2019s higher than his career average.<\/p>\n If he can generate points at that average, he could earn 1,000 points in his 1,305th game. He\u2019d have to play 159 more games to achieve it, and that would take 1.93 seasons (one season and 77 games) if he had a clean bill of health the rest of the way. He\u2019d reach the milestone by the end of the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n Brandon Hagel\u2019s\u00a0transformation in Tampa Bay\u00a0from a bruising middle-six forward to a near point-per-game player on the first line has been remarkable. However, he has just 250 points in 282 games with the Lightning. He\u2019s averaging a great .887 points per game, but with so few games, it\u2019s unlikely he will reach 1,000 points with the team.<\/p>\n Hagel would have to play 1,128 games to achieve 1,000 points with the Lightning. That\u2019s 846 games, or ten seasons and 26 games. Hagel would have to keep scoring at his career clip until the 2036-37 season, when he turns 38. His contract expires after 2031-32, so the Lightning would have to give him a five-year extension at age 33 for him to earn 1,000 points with the team.<\/p>\n The chances get slightly better for Hagel to score the 1,000th point of his career in a Lightning uniform. He notched 61 points in 108 games with the Chicago Blackhawks before he was traded to the Lightning. In that case, he would need 939 points, or 689 more points, with the Lightning to achieve that goal. He\u2019d get 1,000 points in his 1,167th career game, or his 1,059th game with the Lightning.<\/p>\n That\u2019s 777 more games Hagel would need to play with the Lightning. He has only missed one game since the start of the 2022-23 season, but even if he stayed healthy, it would take nine seasons and 39 games for him to reach 1,000 points. If the Lightning sign him through the 2035-36 season, he could celebrate his 1,000th career point in Tampa Bay, although he would be a tad short of 1,000 points with the team. Maybe it would be a\u00a0power-play goal.<\/p>\n Jake Guentzel is a bona fide superstar. He was expected to replace Stamkos, the franchise leader in points (1,137), and he\u2019s arguably been even better for the Lightning. However, while he could become one of the greatest skaters in Tampa Bay history, it\u2019s doubtful he\u2019ll reach 1,000 career points with the Lightning.<\/p>\n Guentzel has 95 points in 90 games in Florida, or 1.06 points per game. At that pace, he could reach 1,000 points in 948 total games. That\u2019s 858 more games he would have to play in Tampa Bay. With a clean bill of health the whole way, Guentzel could achieve it in 10 seasons and 38 games, but he would have to score at his career pace until the 2036-37 season, at age 42, to reach 1,000 points with the Lightning.<\/p>\n Tampa Bay has Guentzel under contract until 2030-31, so the Lightning would need to sign him to a six-year extension for him to reach 1,000 points. While that\u2019s a stretch, he has much more favorable odds to reach his 1000th career point in a Lightning uniform.<\/p>\n He has 586 career points in 615 games. If he scores at the 1.06 point-per-game clip with the Lightning, he could earn 1,000 points by his 948th career game. He\u2019s 333 games away, which translates to 4.06 seasons (four seasons and five games), assuming a clean bill of health. Guentzel could celebrate his 1,000th career point by the 2028-29 season, at age 34. He\u2019d still be under contract for two more seasons.<\/p>\n While Guentzel is paving the way to reach 1,000 career points with the Lightning, Point and Hedman are sure to hit that mark before him, and we will be ready to watch them make history in Tampa Bay.<\/p>\n The NFL world once again surged after Erin Andrews posed a bold doubt on television broadcast:\u00a0<\/p>\n After Brock Purdy suffered a shoulder injury in Week 2 and had to sit out most of the season, the 49ers handed over the leadership of the offense to Mac Jones, who just joined the team in early October. Since taking the starting position, Jones has helped San Francisco achieve a 6\u20134 record, secure three consecutive wins and breathe new life into Head Coach Kyle Shanahan\u2019s offense.<\/p>\n Faced with the controversial comments, Mac Jones chose a calm way to respond instead of reacting harshly.\u00a0\u201cI am not here to replace anyone,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0he said after practice at Levi\u2019s Stadium.\u00a0\u201cBrock has laid the foundation for this team with courage and perseverance. I am just trying to continue that, and do everything possible to keep the 49ers winning.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Those simple words immediately left the entire press room silent \u2013 and the fan community moved.<\/p>\n Head Coach Kyle Shanahan also quickly expressed his view when asked about the \u201cPurdy \u2013 Jones debate\u201d:\u00a0\u201cBoth are wonderful men and professional role models. We do not choose between them \u2013 we choose to win together.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0This statement received strong agreement from fans, who have always been proud of the 49ers\u2019 \u201cteam over individual\u201d culture.<\/p>\n Although the media tried to turn it into a competition between two eras, the truth remains very clear in Santa Clara: Brock Purdy is the one who started this journey, and Mac Jones is continuing to write it. With team spirit and mutual respect, the 49ers are not just regaining form \u2013 they are showing the entire NFL that the true mettle of a champion does not lie in the name on the jersey, but in the symbol on the left chest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Oct. 25,\u00a0Tampa Bay Lightning\u00a0right winger\u00a0Nikita Kucherov\u00a0recorded the 1000th point of his NHL career, an assist on a\u00a0Jake Guentzel\u00a0goal in the second period of the Lightning\u2019s 4-3 win over the\u00a0Anaheim Ducks. 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