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Marcus Johansson Reaches 1,000 Games, Extends Streak in Wild’s 2–0 Win Over Flames

He becomes the 412th NHL player to hit the milestone during a late‑career scoring surge.

Overview

  • The 35-year-old marked his 1,000th NHL appearance on Nov. 9 and stretched a career-best point streak to nine with the primary assist on Matt Boldy’s decisive goal.
  • Jesper Wallstedt stopped 35 shots for his second NHL shutout as Calgary outshot Minnesota 35–19.
  • Kirill Kaprizov added an empty-netter as the Wild improved to 4-1-0 in November.
  • Johansson is the fourth player to reach 1,000 games this season and the 20th Swedish-born player to achieve the feat.
  • The Wild plan a pregame ceremony Tuesday against the Sharks to recognize Johansson’s milestone.