Jere Lehtinen reaches a milestone !
Jere Lehtinen(
) scored the 500th point of his career in tonight's game against the Atlanta Thrashers on a goal by Brendan Morrow. When you come to play, good things happen, he commented to the media..
A native of Finland, Jere Lehtinen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Dallas Stars in the 4th round of the 1992 entry draft. He has appeared in 820 NHL games during his career, notching 241 goals and adding 259 assists along with 202 penalty minutes. The 36 year old right wing has played 3 games with the Dallas Stars this season, totalling 2+1=3 with 0 PIM.
