Looking at the potential milestones that could be reached in 2022-23

It could be a big year in the National Hockey League when it comes to milestones as several players are close to key achievements in multiple different categories heading into the 2022-23 season.

Let's take a look at some of the players in the following five categories: Games Played, Goals, Assists, Points and Goalie Games Played.

Games Played
Eric Staal (Florida - PTO) - 1,293 (7 away from 1,300).
Ryan Suter (Dallas) - 1,280 (20 away from 1,300).
Corey Perry (Tampa Bay) - 1,176 (14 away from 1,200).
Milan Lucic (Calgary) - 1,096 (4 away from 1,100).
Jordan Staal (Carolina) - 1,092 (8 away from 1,100).
Alex Goligoski (Minnesota) - 996 (4 away from 1,000).
Josh Bailey (New York I) - 993 (7 away from 1,000).
Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh) - 981 (19 away from 1,000).

Goals
Alexander Ovechkin (Washington) - 780 (20 away from 800).
Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay) - 481 (19 away from 500).
Phil Kessel (Vegas) - 399 (1 away from 400).
John Tavares (Toronto) - 391 (9 away from 400).
Jeff Skinner (Buffalo) - 298 (2 away from 300).
Blake Wheeler (Winnipeg) - 296 (4 away from 300).
Logan Couture (San Jose) - 296 (4 away from 300).
Claude Giroux (Ottawa) - 294 (6 away from 300).
Matt Duchene (Nashville) - 294 (6 away from 300).

Assists
Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh) - 892 (8 away from 900).
Eric Staal (Florida - PTO) - 593 (7 away from 600).
Patrice Bergeron (Boston) - 582 (18 away from 600).
Jakub Voracek (Columbus) - 578 (22 away from 600).
Jonathan Toews (Chicago) - 495 (5 away from 500).
Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay) - 491 (9 away from 500).
Johnny Gaudreau (Columbus) - 399 (1 away from 400).
David Perron (Detroit) - 396 (4 away from 400).
Matt Duchene (Nashville) - 394 (6 away from 400).
Mark Giordano (Toronto) - 393 (7 away from 400).

Points
Patrick Kane (Chicago) - 1,180 (20 away from 1,200).
Patrice Bergeron (Boston) - 982 (18 away from 1,000).
Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay) - 972 (28 away from 1,000).
John Tavares (Toronto) - 895 (5 away from 900).
Brad Marchand (Boston) - 795 (5 away from 800).
Brent Burns (Carolina) - 777 (23 away from 800).

Goalie Games Played
Craig Anderson (Buffalo) - 683 (17 away from 700).
Sergei Bobrovsky (Florida) - 592 (8 away from 600).
Martin Jones (Seattle) - 396 (4 away from 400).
Cam Talbot (Ottawa) - 396 (4 away from 400).
Connor Hellebuyck (Winnipeg) - 381 (19 away from 400).
Jacob Markstrom (Calgary) - 378 (22 away from 400).
Darcy Kuemper (Washington) - 299 (1 away from 300).
Petr Mrazek (Chicago) - 295 (5 away from 300).

A look at upcoming milestones for the 2022-23 NHL season.

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