Kings’ Kopitar becomes 39th NHLer to record 1,300 career points
Anze Kopitar recorded an assist during the Los Angeles Kings’ game against the Vegas Golden Knights Thursday night, becoming the 39th player in NHL history to record 1,300 career regular-season points.
Anze Kopitar became the eighth player born outside of North America to record 1,300 career points and the third active skater among that group alongside Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin. #NHLStats: media.nhl.com/public/news/19…
Kopitar achieved the feat with five minutes left in the first period. After clearing the puck off the boards in his own end, Trevor Moore picked it up in the neutral zone and carried it past the blue line, attacking the Golden Knights’ net and putting it past Adin Hill to score his seventh of the season.
Trevor Moore (7) takes the pass off the boards from Joel Armia and goes around Shea Theodore for the finish. Assists: Joel Armia (10) Anže Kopitar (16) #GoKingsGo #VegasBorn #VGKvsLAK
Kopitar now has six goals and 16 assists for 22 points in 41 games. A native of Slovenia, he is just the eighth player born outside of North America to hit the 1,300-point mark. The other two active players to reach the milestone are Evgeni Malkin and Alex Ovechkin.
Captain Anze Kopitar recorded his 1,300th career point (446-854=1,300) with his assist on Trevor Moore’s goal in the first period tonight in Vegas. Kopitar is the 39th skater in NHL history to record 1,300 points and the eighth player born outside of North America to reach this
Kopitar, the No. 11 overall pick in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, has 446 goals to go with his 854 assists for 1,300 career points. He is 28th on the NHL’s all-time assists list, and 39th on the NHL’s all-time points list. He is also second on the Kings’ all-time points list, behind Marcel Dionne, who has 1,307.
Through 20 NHL seasons, Kopitar has recorded at least 60 points in 16 of them. His best statistical season came in 2017-18, where he posted career highs in all offensive categories, with 35 goals and 57 assists for 92 points.
Kopitar has also played in 103 career NHL playoff games, where he’s recorded 27 goals and 62 assists for 89 points. He was a major factor in the Kings’ two Stanley Cup championships in 2012 and 2014.
Kopitar has won the Selke Trophy twice, the Lady Byng three times and the Mark Messier Leadership Award.