Golden Knights winger Phil Kessel is the NHL’s new iron man.
The veteran ahead performed in his 990th consecutive sport Tuesday evening in San Jose, breaking a tie with Keith Yandle for the longest such streak in league historical past.
Kessel’s streak started on Oct. 31, 2009, when he was a member of the Maple Leafs. Since then, he additionally has performed for the Penguins and Coyotes. He joined the Golden Knights this season.
Kessel punctuated the historic evening by scoring his four-hundredth purpose late within the first interval in opposition to the Sharks.
Yandle, now retired, held the file for about 9 months, having damaged the earlier mark of 964, set by Doug Jarvis, on Jan. 25.
Kessel, 35, is taking part in in his seventeenth NHL season. He entered Tuesday’s sport with 399 objectives and 559 assists for his profession. He gained two Stanley Cups with Pittsburgh. A primary-round draft decide by the Bruins in 2006, he debuted for Boston as a 19-year-old later that yr.
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