Jason Robertson's 500th NHL point came on a routine pass in the second period. His 501st started with a blocked shot in his own end. Both mattered Thursday night as the Dallas Stars came back to beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 in overtime at American Airlines Center.
Robertson finished with two assists, giving him 216 goals and 285 assists in 466 regular-season games. The 27-year-old left wing now has 11 points in 10 games this season, and Dallas has won four in a row to reach 6-3-1.
Where 466 games ranks
The milestone puts Robertson among the quickest in team history, though NHL.com and The Associated Press rank it differently. By NHL.com's count he is third on the franchise list, trailing only two Minnesota North Stars forwards, Neal Broten (461 games) and Dino Ciccarelli (465). The Associated Press listed three players who got there in fewer games, adding Bobby Smith at 463.
NHL.com also placed him seventh among U.S.-born players, behind Jeremy Roenick (430), Kevin Stevens (431), Craig Janney (435), Auston Matthews (445), Joe Mullen (446) and Broten.
Point 500
The first assist came 1:17 into the second period. Robertson moved the puck to Mikko Rantanen high in the left circle, and Rantanen swung it across to Wyatt Johnston, who snapped in his first goal of the season after scoring 45 a year ago.
That lead did not last. Winnipeg got goals from Gabriel Vilardi and Kyle Connor inside a two-minute span, and Stuart Skinner, who finished with 35 saves, held the 2-1 edge deep into the third. Roope Hintz tied it with 2:00 to play, Rantanen feeding him from behind the net while Jake Oettinger was pulled for an extra attacker.
