Mikael Backlund is the 531st NHL player to score 500 points in the league, moving into a tie with Ed Jovanovski on the all-time scoring list.
Just looking at the list for interesting names that he's near:
When he hits 501 he'll be tied with Bob Gainey, who hit that total in 1160 career games. (Backs is currently at 926 games.)
Hitting 514 points will tie him with Jere Lehtinen and 515 to tie Antoine Vermette.
518 will tie Tim Horton and put him 500th all time in NHL scoring.
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