New Jersey Devils’ Travis Zajac gets to 1,000

The 35-yr-aged centre has skated in all 1,000 games with the Devils.

New Jersey Devils centre Travis Zajac has etched his name in franchise background. On Sunday, Zajac skated in his 1,000th vocation game.

As if this accomplishment wasn’t exclusive ample, the 35-yr-aged has played all 1,000 of his games as a member of the Devils business.

Zajac is now the 25th energetic NHL player to get to 1,000 games, accomplishing the feat just one working day right after the good Sidney Crosby skated in his 1,000th vocation game.

Zajac took a solo lap just before the game started, which he unveiled was a surprise to him and created him feel like a rookie once again. The Devils’ training employees created t-shirts to commemorate the event.

Zajac was taken in the initial spherical of the 2004 draft and has put in his overall 15-yr vocation in New Jersey. He joins Alexander Ovechkin, whom he confronted on his exclusive working day, as just the second member of that draft class to get to 1,000 games.

He’s also the fourth Devil to get to 1,000 games with the workforce: only Martin Brodeur, Ken Daneyko, and Patrik Elias experienced performed it just before him. In 1,000 games, Zajac has 197 goals and 337 assists, excellent for 534 details. He’s also recorded 28 details (11 goals, seventeen assists) in 57 playoff games.

Zajac has attained a good offer as a member of the Devils, such as this impressive accomplishment, but he’s even now chasing even more in Devils background.

He’s five goals absent from tying Bobby Holík for 3rd-most goals scored in franchise background. He’s just one support absent from fifth all-time.

Zajac is one electrical power enjoy, one shorthanded, and 6 even-strength goals absent from a tie for fourth, 3rd, and fourth all-time, respectively. He’s also nine electrical power enjoy details absent from a tie for seventh all-time and just nine shots on target from fourth.

An alternate captain, Zajac has been a staple on the Devils this millennium, and enthusiasts will usually appreciate what he has performed for this workforce. His love for his workforce is clear and he definitely does leave it all on the ice just about every time he steps foot in the rink.

Zajac:

“This business has intended so a lot to me and I have beloved enjoying below and I want to leave it all out there for this workforce and they’ve specified me my initial probability and it was just all about a exclusive working day.” https://t.co/lOHGBBzhsL

— Tom Gulitti (@TomGulittiNHL) February 21, 2021