Vincent Lecavalier reaches a milestone !
Vincent Lecavalier(
) scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Washington Capitals on a feed by Vaclav Prospal. You've got to hand it to the other guys in the room though, they gave it their all tonight, he read from a prepared statement.
A native of Canada, Vincent Lecavalier was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 622 NHL games during his career, notching 222 goals and adding 278 assists along with 424 penalty minutes. The 28 year old center has played 75 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 41+57=98 with 50 PIM.