Alexei Yashin reaches a milestone !

24-11-2005 Alexei Yashin reaches a milestone !

Alexei Yashin() scored the 300th goal of his career in tonight's game against the Montreal Canadiens on a feed by Miroslav Satan. With line mates like I have, it makes it pretty easy to score goals, was his only statement before going to the dressing room.

A native of Russia, Alexei Yashin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Ottawa Senators in the 1st round of the 1992 entry draft. He has appeared in 729 NHL games during his career, notching 300 goals and adding 385 assists along with 309 penalty minutes. The 32 year old center has played 19 games with the New York Islanders this season, totalling 9+11=20 with 20 PIM.