Erik Karlsson becomes the second Swedish defender in NHL history to score 200 goals

It was a season full of milestones for the Pittsburgh penguinsAnd one of their future famous has accumulated another.

With a second period goal against the Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday, Erik Karlsson became just the second defender of Swedish origin in the history of the NHL – the other being Detroit Red Wings Great of all time Nicklas Lidstrom – to score 200 goals.

Penguins Crosby has entered a match for creating new NHL recordsPittsburgh Penguins Captain Sidney Crosby was unnecessary in the 3-1 Sunday defeat against the Chicago Blackhawks, ending his 12 game sequence, where he collected 11 goals and nine passes for 20 points.

It is also only the 24th defender in the entire recording 200, and he only needs only four goals to exceed Gary Suter for 23rd place on the list of all time.

Karlsson scored 11 goals and 53 points in 78 games for the Penguins this season, and his 870 career points are good enough for the 15th among the Blueliners.

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