Apr 6, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson (65) skates with the puck against the Chicago Blackhawks during the second period at United Center. (Talia Sprague-Imagn Images)It has been a season full of milestones for the Pittsburgh Penguins, and one of their future hall-of-famers racked up yet another.
With a second-period goal against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, Erik Karlsson became just the second Swedish-born defenseman in NHL history - the other being Detroit Red Wings all-time great Nicklas Lidstrom - to score 200 goals.
He is also just the 24th defenseman overall to register 200, and he needs just four more goals to surpass Gary Suter for 23rd on the all-time list.
Karlsson has 11 goals and 53 points in 78 games for the Penguins this season, and his 870 career points are good enough for 15th all-time among blueliners.
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