Ilya Kovalchuk reaches a milestone !
Ilya Kovalchuk(
) scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on a feed by Todd White. We have a good team this year, I'm just happy I can help out, he said as his teammates crowded around him.
A native of Russia, Ilya Kovalchuk was originally drafted to the NHL by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 1st round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 549 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 265 assists along with 390 penalty minutes. The 26 year old left wing has played 4 games with the Atlanta Thrashers this season, totalling 3+5=8 with 6 PIM.
