Sedin beats Luongo for 1,000th NHL point as Canucks down Panthers 2-1
VANCOUVER — Henrik Sedin couldn’t have scripted his milestone moment any better.
The Vancouver captain recorded the 1,000th point of his NHL career on a goal in the second period before Luca Sbisa scored the winner in the third as the Canucks defeated the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Friday night.
With the Canucks down 1-0, Sedin won a faceoff in the defensive zone as part of a sequence that eventually resulted in Alexander Edler finding Henrik’s twin brother Daniel in stride for a 2-on-1 rush.
With his 36-year-old legs churning, Henrik Sedin took a pass from Daniel and moved in alone on Florida goalie and former Vancouver teammate Roberto Luongo before sliding a backhand through the five-hole.