Hossa Moves into 50th Place on NHL’s All-Time Goals List

January 23rd, 2015 by Bleacher Report Milestones Leave a reply »
Chicago Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa scored the 474th goal of his career during Wednesday's 3-2 shootout win over the Pittsburgh Penguins to move into sole possession of 50th place on the NHL's all-time goals list, per Sportsnet Stats.

The 36-year-old winger reached the milestone just two minutes, 41 seconds into the second period, when his wrist shot from inside the left circle slipped through a crowd of bodies to beat Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury.

The power-play goal gave Chicago a 2-0 lead, with assists credited to Brent Seabrook and Brandon Saad.

Pittsburgh tied the game with a pair of goals later in the same period, but Chicago came out on top in the shootout, thanks to conversions from forwards Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane.

In addition to breaking a tie with Denis Savard and Alexander Mogilny for 50th on the all-time goals list, Hossa's second-period goal was his 10th of the season, giving him a 16th consecutive campaign with double-digit goals.

The Czechoslovakian winger only failed to reach double-digit goals in his rookie season of 1997-98, when he made just seven appearances for the Ottawa Senators ...

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