— Henrik Zetterberg realized it early this season, that he would have a chance to reach the 1,000-game milestone.
“Probably in November, I found it out early, but I didn’t want to talk about it or jinx myself,” Zetterberg said.
The math was interesting. For Zetterberg to reach 1,000, he’d have to play all 82 games this season, something he’s done only twice in his career. And if Zetterberg did get to that point, Sunday’s last game ever at Joe Louis Arena would be Zetterberg’s 1,000th.
A nice tie-in, for sure.
“To be honest, I didn’t really expect to play all the games,” said Zetterberg, 36, who has crafted one of his most impressive seasons.