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Red Wings' Alex DeBrincat completes historic milestone against the Bruins on Saturday
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Detroit Red Wings forward Alex DeBrincat completed a historic milestone as he stepped onto the ice to face the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Saturday.
Milestones aren't easy to come by in the NHL. The dog-eat-dog nature of the game makes attaining career records suited for the upper echelons of players, and one of those included is Detroit Red Wings forward Alex DeBrincat.
The Red Wings forward has been a firebrand for the team since he arrived in a trade from the Ottawa Senators.
Since he's suited up for the Original Six organization, he hasn't had a season below the sixty-point mark, and below 20 goals for that matter.
Instead of setting a milestone based upon his production, he seeks to join the list that Phil Kessel and Brent Burns are a part of, as he begins his own Iron Man streak in the league. Several other Red Wings are nearing milestones this NHL season
Saturday was his four-hundredth consecutive game played in the NHL, and he'll be wearing a Red Wings jersey doing it.
It's a great milestone for any Detroit player, let alone any NHL player who is privileged enough to wear the winged wheel.
Detroit Red Wings' Alex DeBrincat to set career milestone tonight against the Boston Bruins
He's about 78 games behind the Montreal Canadiens' Nick Suzuki (478) and 549 behind the Colorado Avalanche's Brent Burns (949).
It will be a while before he reaches the heights of Brent Burns' own Iron Man streak in the league.
The veteran defenseman, who has played 22 years in the NHL and 1,521 career games, holds the most consecutive games played record at the moment.
The former 39th overall selection in the 2nd round of the 2016 NHL Draft has a long way to go before he can even conceive of seeing a total like that.
DeBrincat has played a total of 8 years in the NHL, split between the Detroit Red Wings, Ottawa Senators, and Chicago Blackhawks.
He's played 639 career games and has scored 536 points (265-271) in that time frame. Last March, DeBrincat set his own personal record by playing his 600th game in the NHL.
Saturday was one big step towards greater things in the NHL for Alex DeBrincat.
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