Saku Koivu reaches a milestone !

Saku Koivu() notched the 500th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Montreal Canadiens on a goal by Ian Laperriere. You gotta' hand it to their team today, they came to play and made us work for everything we got, our record breaker told a Hockey Night in Canada reporter..

A native of Finland, Saku Koivu was originally drafted to the NHL by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1st round of the 1993 entry draft. He has appeared in 904 NHL games during his career, notching 220 goals and adding 500 assists along with 677 penalty minutes. The 38 year old center has played 24 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 7+10=17 with 12 PIM.