Peter Forsberg reaches a milestone !
Peter Forsberg(
) notched the 600th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on a goal by Maxim Afinogenov. Awesome, even more so because the game was televised, he said after viewing the play on the TV studio monitor..
A native of Sweden, Peter Forsberg was originally drafted to the NHL by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1st round of the 1991 entry draft. He has appeared in 673 NHL games during his career, notching 250 goals and adding 600 assists along with 620 penalty minutes. The 36 year old center has played 33 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 15+19=34 with 30 PIM.
