Phil Kessel got his milestone night off to a perfect start and his Vegas teammates finished the job.
It all added up a memorable night for the NHL’s new Ironman capped by his new teammates chanting his name in a locker room celebration.
Kessel celebrated his NHL Ironman record by scoring his 400th career goal as the Golden Knights beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Tuesday night.
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“I was happy to get it,” Kessel said. “It was a special night. I’m glad to get the win.”
Kessel broke the record set by Keith Yandle last season when he got the start in his 990th consecutive game since taking to the ice for Toronto on Nov. 3, 2009.
He was not done there, getting the first goal of the game to add to his milestone night. He took a pass in transition from Brett Howden and beat James Reimer up high to become the 12th US-born player to score 400 goals.
“It was just pure happiness from everyone,” teammate William Karlsson said. “Everyone was just cheering and howling. It was really good to see it go in.”
The Golden Knights made sure it was a celebratory night with goals from Shea Theodore, William Karlsson and Mark Stone in the third period to get the win.
The Sharks got goals from Nico Sturm and Matt Nieto in the second period, but still lost their eighth straight home game to the Golden Knights.
Reimer made 27 saves for San Jose.
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