Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn reaches 1,000 NHL points

Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn, a 37-year-old forward, has reached 1,000 career points in the NHL, North America's top ice hockey league. He became the 104th player in league history to do so and the 53rd to reach the mark while playing for a single team. Benn scored in Dallas's 2-0 regular-season win over the Buffalo Sabres.

Benn's career numbers

Benn has played 1,271 games, scoring 418 goals and recording 582 assists. He is 50 points short of Dallas franchise record holder Mike Modano.

He is also only the second player to reach 1,000 points after being drafted in the fifth round. The first was Alexander Mogilny, the first hockey player to join the NHL after escaping the Soviet Union. After scoring, Benn joked that it was nice it was a goal, and that he no longer has to wear a microphone.

Other games

New Jersey Devils goaltender Connor Hellebuyck stopped 43 shots as the team beat the Washington Capitals 7-4. Hellebuyck has started with seven straight wins with his new club.

The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-1, which was Montreal's first regulation loss in a month. Colorado won without injured players Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar, who are set to miss a month and two weeks respectively.

In other games on November 14 and 15, the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Kraken 5-1, the Boston Bruins lost to the Wild 2-6, and the Toronto Maple Leafs lost 0-1 to the Edmonton Oilers.