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Brock Nelson reached a significant milestone by playing in his 1,000th NHL game, having debuted with the New York Islanders in 2013. He ranks fourth in regular-season games played since his debut and is 17th in goals scored during that period.
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Congratulations are in order for Avalanche centerman Brock Nelson, who dressed in his 1,000th career NHL game on Monday night.
Drafted No. 30 overall in 2010, Nelson didnât make his NHL debut until three years later, suiting up for the New York Islanders on Oct. 4, 2013. Nelson has only missed 22 games since then.
In fact, since his debut, Nelsonâs 1,000 regular-season games are the fourth most in the NHL, trailing behind third-place Brendon Dillon, second-place Claude Giroux, and at the top of the list, teammate Brent Burns. He is 17th in goals since then.
Nelson has solidified the No. 2 center role for Colorado. Ever since Nazem Kadri departed in August 2022, the Avs struggled to find a good fit, jumping from Alex Newhook, to J.T. Compher, Ryan Johansen, and Casey Mittelstadt before landing on Nelson.
Heâs been such a great fit that, even with Kadriâs return to Colorado last month, Nelson remains the second-line center.
In 80 games this season, Nelson has 33 goals, 32 assists, and 65 points, while playing a career-high 19:39 per game. His nine game-winning goals is also a personal best.
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1. Stick taps to Scott Wedgewood for reaching 30 wins in a single season for the first time in his career. Heâs one of only eight goalies to reach the mark this year.
2. Wedgewood came to Colorado with 49 wins in eight and a half years in the NHL. Since arriving, he has 43 wins in fewer than 17 months. The start in Edmonton was his 42nd of the season, meaning he will have been the goalie of choice for more than half the season for the Presidentsâ Trophy-winning Avalanche.
3. By stopping 30 of 31 shots, Wedgewoodâs save percentage rose to .920, as he continues to lead the league in that department. Heâs the only goalie in the .920 range.
4. Wedgewood has only given up 16 goals in 12 games (9-2-1) since returning from the Olympic break. Three of those goals came on five shots in a game he was pulled against the Penguins. He has been insanely consistent in the rest of his appearances.
5. Artturi Lehkonen sat out this game, becoming the first player to rest before the playoffs. I wouldnât be surprirsed if having Cale Makar, Nazem Kadri, and Josh Manson out with injuries made it more difficult to sit other guys.
6. I wouldnât be surprised if Makar plays in Calgary, given that he was a full participant in morning skate before the Oilers game. This is a prediction on my behalf, but it would make sense. Jared Bednar has said time and time again that heâs going to get Makar back in for at least a game before the playoffs to help him find a rhythm again.
7. If Makar plays, do you explore the idea of sitting Devon Toews? Thatâs a defenseman I could see earning a day off against the lowly Flames. Toews played 31:21 in Edmonton.
8. Make that 39 points in 80 games for Sam Malinski, who scored his eighth goal of the season on Monday. Malinski is two points in two games away from finishing the season with precisely 0.5 points per game â a solid mark for a puck-moving defenseman.
9. Malinski has five goals, five assists, and 10 points in his last 11 games. Makar didnât dress in seven of those games, giving Malinski and other guys (like Toews) more opportunities to pick up points. Itâs safe to say they havenât disappointed.
10. I canât believe it took this long into the season for the Avs to figure out which three guys to use in the shootout, and the move that works best for each of them. Valeri Nichushkin and Martin Necas keep beating goalies with the same play. And MacKinnon used the same speed skate-stop-wrist shot routine he used at Ball Arena against Minnesota a little over a month ago.
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Brock Nelson has played in 1,000 NHL games.
Brock Nelson made his NHL debut on October 4, 2013.
The players with the most games played since Brock Nelson's debut are Brent Burns, Claude Giroux, and Brendon Dillon.
Brock Nelson is ranked 17th in goals scored since his NHL debut.
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