Ray Whitney scored his 1,000th career point last night in Phoenix’s 4-0 victory over Anaheim. In case you’re curious, here are the next 10 active players (age in brackets) after Whitney on the career points list:
Jason Arnott (37) – 938
Marian Hossa (33) - 903
Patrik Elias (35) - 890
Martin St. Louis (36) - 848
Vincent Lecavalier (31) - 839
Patrick Marleau (32) - 826
Ryan Smyth (36) - 806
Milan Hejduk (36) - 794
Shane Doan (35) - 786
Ilya Kovalchuk (28) – 782
If Arnott makes it to 1,000 by retirement, it’ll be by a nose. Barring injury or premature retirement, Hossa, Elias, St. Louis, Lecavalier, Marleau, and Kovalchuk should all hit the mark at some point as well. We’ll bet on Hossa to get there first.