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Devils’ Elias has work left to hit 1,000-point mark

Los Angeles Kings v New Jersey Devils

in the first period of an NHL hockey game at Prudential Center on November 15, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey.

Paul Bereswill

Patrik Elias is closing in on a career milestone, but he still has some work to do.

Elias can hit the 1,000-point plateau this regular season, and that is something the 37-year-old New Jersey Devils’ veteran forward would like to get done this season, as well, according to The Star-Ledger. He currently sits at 954 regular season points throughout his career, which began with the Devils all the way back in the 1995-96 campaign.

Basic math: he needs 46 points the remainder of the way to hit 1,000 for his career. It’s definitely possible, but of course staying healthy is among the paramount factors in him getting it done this season, or next.

He experienced back issues earlier on in this season, getting placed on IR and missing six consecutive games in the first half of November as a result.

Through 29 games, Elias has 24 points, including five in the last three games, and 10 points in the last games.

He’s currently operating below a point-per-game clip on this season, and, with 45 games left on New Jersey’s schedule, would need to get above that level of production for the duration in order to hit the mark he’s currently chasing.

“I think he’s capable of that. I never measure guys’ play in points, but he should be a point-a-game guy. If he can do that, we’re going to be a lot better team over the second half,” Devils’ head coach Pete DeBoer told The New Jersey Star-Ledger.

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