Sergei Gonchar reaches a milestone !
Sergei Gonchar(
) notched the 400th assist of his career in tonight's game against the Montreal Canadiens on a goal by Kimmo Timonen. Whatever I can do to help the team is okay by me. As long as we get the 2 points that's the main thing, he commented to the media..
A native of Russia, Sergei Gonchar was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 1992 entry draft. He has appeared in 887 NHL games during his career, notching 190 goals and adding 400 assists along with 767 penalty minutes. The 35 year old defenseman has played 63 games with the Philadelphia Flyers this season, totalling 13+33=46 with 46 PIM.
