San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau scored his 1,000th NHL point with an assist in the first period against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Consol Energy Center on Saturday.
Marleau had the secondary assist on a goal by Brent Burns 7:54 into the game.
"It's great; it's something I'll remember always, and the boys out there, they're so excited for me, so it's good to see the smiles on their faces as well," Marleau told CSN California between the first and second periods.
Marleau is the 83rd NHL player to reach 1,000 points, a group that includes San Jose forward Joe Thornton, who spent eight seasons with the Boston Bruins.
"Once you get it, you start throwing out all these different numbers, it helps put a smile on your face, that's for sure," Marleau said. "It's a great honor to be able to play in this league and to have some success like I have, it's great, and like you said, I've got a lot more years ahead of me."
Marleau has six goals and 12 points in 20 games this season.
Marleau, 36, has played more games (1,349), scored more goals (462), scored more game-winning goals (90) and amassed more points for the Sharks than any player.
"We're happy for teammates to set things like that," Sharks captain Joe Pavelski said this week. "It's pretty cool to be part of that. As a young guy to be able to play with him ... he was one of my first linemates. My first game I got put on with him, so that was exciting as a younger kid and he's flying around. You take things that you can from him and you try to get better. He'll help you along the way."
San Jose chose Marleau with the No. 2 pick in the 1997 NHL Draft, coincidentally in Pittsburgh one spot after the Bruins took Thornton, who has 1,273 points.
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