Pavel Datsyuk further cemented his legacy Saturday.
The Detroit Red Wings forward picked up an assist on Mike Green's third-period goal against the Pittsburgh Penguins, hitting a big milestone in the process.
With a third period assist, Pavel Datsyuk hits 600 in his career. Congrats! pic.twitter.com/x04wDiFOIy
— NHL (@NHL) March 26, 2016
He became the fifth player in franchise history to accomplish the feat with the club, joining Gordie Howe, Alex Delvecchio, Steve Yzerman, and Nicklas Lidstrom.
Datsyuk also moved past Alexei Kovalev for third on the all-time list among Russian-born skaters.
| Player | Career Assists |
|---|---|
Sergei Fedorov |
696 |
Sergei Zubov |
619 |
Pavel Datsyuk |
600 |
Alexei Kovalev |
599 |
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It was an unforgettable moment for Hudson Fasching, but he might not remember it.
The Buffalo Sabres joked that he was so fired up after scoring his first NHL goal, he "blacked out on adrenalin," according to Mike Harrington of The Buffalo News.
Fasching beat Winnipeg Jets goaltender Michael Hutchinson for his first career goal in his first game Saturday.
Related: VIDEO: Sabres' Fasching, Nelson connect for 1st points in NHL debuts
That wasn't the only time Fasching felt a bit disoriented during the game.
He also said coach would tap him on the shoulder & he thought "am I in the way?" but he wanted him back in the game. Surreal experience.
— Buffalo Sabres (@BuffaloSabres) March 26, 2016
The 20-year-old winger notched 38 points in 37 games with the University of Minnesota this season.
He was acquired in a trade with the Los Angeles Kings in March 2014 after being selected in the fourth round of the 2013 draft.
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Trevor Gretzky, son of the National Hockey League's all-time points leader Wayne Gretzky, is without an MLB club.
The Los Angeles Angels released the 23-year-old outfield prospect on Friday, ending a two-year stint with the club. He hit .242/.312/.318 in 78 games with the Single-A Burlington Bees in 2015.
Fun fact: Trevor Gretzky was acquired in a 2014 trade with the Chicago Cubs for the son of current Angels skipper, Mike Scioscia.
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The Minnesota Wild are adding a local boy.
The Wild signed collegiate defenseman Nick Seeler to a two-year, entry-level contract Saturday. The deal will begin next season.
Born in Eden Prairie, Minn., the blue-liner spent this season with the University of Minnesota, where he registered 10 points in 36 games.
The 22-year-old redshirted in 2014-15 due to NCAA transfer rules after playing two seasons with the University of Nebraska-Omaha.
The Wild made Seeler a fifth-round pick in 2011.
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Buffalo Sabres rookie Jack Eichel earned his 50th point of the season with a sizzling wrister against the Winnipeg Jets.
Eichel received a no-look, behind-the-back pass from Sam Reinhart before walking in and firing the puck past the glove of Michael Hutchinson.
Points? Eichel's got 50. #WPGvsBUFhttps://t.co/ncyVQ7wQ1c
— NHL (@NHL) March 26, 2016
With his goal today, Jack Eichel is the ninth Sabres rookie to record 50 points in a season (23G, 27A) in franchise history.
— Sabres PR (@SabresPR) March 26, 2016
The goal makes Eichel the first Sabres rookie to hit the 50-point mark since Derek Plante in the 1993-94 season, and the youngest Sabres rookie to hit the mark since Phil Housley during the 1982-83 campaign.
Eichel's goal would hold up as the game-winner, giving him five such goals this season. He's now one game-winner away from matching Donald Audette's franchise-rookie record.
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The Florida Panthers will reportedly look to Sweden to bolster their blue line.
The Panthers are primed to land 23-year-old defenseman Linus Hultstrom, according to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman.
Hearing Swedish D Linus Hultstrom will sign with FLA once his World Championship situation is sorted out.
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) March 26, 2016
On Thursday, Friedman said the Panthers were believed to be the favorite to sign Hultstrom, who notched 31 points in 52 regular-season games with Djurgardens of the Swedish league this season.
The addition of Hultstrom could fill a potential void on the Panthers' back end, with Willie Mitchell's future uncertain due to a concussion that's kept him out since January and Brian Campbell set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer.
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Hudson Fasching's first #NHL goal #WPGvsBUF pic.twitter.com/tkYJxwHs7J
— Dhiren Mahiban (@dcmahiban) March 26, 2016
A couple of Buffalo Sabres rookies are making their presence felt early.
Forward Hudson Fasching picked up his first career goal in his first career game Saturday, crashing the net and slamming the puck past Winnipeg Jets goaltender Michael Hutchinson.
The moment was equally special for defenseman Casey Nelson, who picked up a secondary assist on the goal, giving him his first NHL point in his first NHL game.
Both players were signed out of college by the Sabres earlier in the week.
The question now: Who gets to keep the puck?
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Fingers remain crossed as the Nashville Predators await a decision by NCAA standout Jimmy Vesey.
The 22-year-old's college career came to an end Friday as Harvard dropped their opening game of the NCAA championship 4-1 to Boston College, and now Predators' head coach Peter Laviolette is hoping Vesey will join the team that drafted him for their playoff push.
"There's been a lot of conversations," Laviolette said, according to NHL.com's Robby Stanley. "Right now we deal with this on a daily basis. We're hopeful that Jimmy comes to us.
"We'll be excited to have him. He's a really good prospect. Now that his season is over, he's going to have to make those decisions."
Vesey was drafted by the Predators in the third round in 2012, but decided to return for his senior year of college instead of signing a NHL contract.
With college hockey now out of the way, Vesey will have to decide whether he wants to join the Predators or hold out until August, when he will become a free agent.
In February general manager David Poile suggested that the team would have a spot for Vesey if he decided to join the team.
Vesey finished his senior year with 24 goals and 46 points in 33 games a year after being named a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award.
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