Buffalo Sabres team captain Kyle Okposo has withstood some challenges with injury over his 17-year career, but on Tuesday the 35-year-old winger will play in his 1000th NHL game against the Boston Bruins. Okposo will become the 46th active player to reach the 1000-game plateau, something that he had doubts he could reach. Update After Monday's Practice “I think honestly the first time that I really thought about it was when I hit 500 games, and I was like 'wow, that's a lot of games and you've got to play 500 more to hit 1000'."Okposo said after practice on Monday. "It's something that I will look back on very fondly. I don't do anything for praise or recognition, I just tried to do the right thing and this is something that's a byproduct of that." The seventh overall pick in 2006 has 230 goals, and 365 assists over his 999 games, has scored 20+ goals four times in his 17-year career, and scored a career-high 27 goals in 2013-14 with the Islanders. After signing a seven-year deal with Buffalo in 2016, Okposo suffered a severe concussion that limited him to 65 games in his first season, but he eventually overcame those issues and became a respected team leader and team captain. The Sabres will honor Okposo in a pre-game ceremony on Tuesday. LATEST THN BUFFALO STORIES Takeaways From Loss To The Penguins [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/news/three-takeaways-from-the-buffalo-sabres-4-0-loss-to-the-pittsburgh-penguins] Takeaways From Win Over The Wild [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/news/three-takeaways-from-the-buffalo-sabres-3-2-victory-over-the-minnesota-wild] Savoie Sent Back To Junior [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/.preview/cn02ce2a2e10002444?auth=1699822046%3A6410f54a6e820e350d9a23348b9db36cdadb9cf9&nonce=1699735646122&fbclid=IwAR32ZK0fmj4dOdpp0JYnTNSDkJqYKP6yTp8ls79_NURg1d2k2J9DSkcxLXw] Sabres-Wild Contest Features Familiar Foes [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/news/sabres-wild-contest-features-familiar-foes-on-both-sides-] Sabres Franchise Value Goes Up To $900 Million [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/buffalo-sabres/news/sabres-franchise-value-goes-up-to-900-million] Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxNjMzNDY1NTM0MjYwODc5/img_5780.jpg]
