Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler now has the Winnipeg Jets (and Atlanta Thrashers) record for most points by a player when he tied and then passed Ilya Kovalchuk with a goal and an assist on Saturday afternoon in Minnesota.
Congrats to Blake Wheeler. The @NHLJets Captain is the all-time leader in points in Winnipeg Jets/Atlanta Thrashers franchise history. pic.twitter.com/BBtUC2vpkm
— SiriusXM NHL Network Radio (@SiriusXMNHL) December 21, 2019
Wheeler came into the game needing two points to take the outright lead and with a shorthanded goal in the first period against the Wild he tied the all-time mark at 615 points.
As they are shorthanded, Adam Lowry with a sweet pass to the captain and Blake Wheeler makes it a 1-0 game for the #NHLJets pic.twitter.com/Z2kON5Z3VG
— JetsNation (@NHLJetsNation) December 21, 2019
The Minnesota born Wheeler then took top spot on the franchise leader-board in front of family and friends with an assist on Patrik Laine’s power-play goal in the third period.
What a rocket from Laine!
Blake Wheeler point 616 and is the all-time franchise points leader.
5-0 #NHLJets pic.twitter.com/weLguaqtzR
— JetsNation (@NHLJetsNation) December 21, 2019
Here’s is how the Jets/Thrashers top ten in points looks after today’s game:
1 – Blake Wheeler – 616
2 – Ilya Kovalchuk 615
3 – Bryan Little – 521
4 – (tie) Dustin Byfuglien / Vyacheslav Kozlov – 416
6 – Mark Scheifele – 408
7 – Tobias Enstrom – 308
8 – Andrew Ladd – 305
9 – Marian Hossa – 248
10 – Nikolaj Ehlers – 227
