Vanessa Carlton helps Capitals’ John Carlson have fun reaching milestone of 1,000 NHL video games
WASHINGTON — Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson is on the verge of reaching the milestone of 1,000 NHL video games, and pop singer Vanessa Carlton is a part of the celebration.
Carlton remixed her hit tune “A Thousand Miles” with Carlson-themed lyrics as a part of a collaboration between the crew and the manufacturing firm Contemporary Tape Media.
On Saturday night time towards the Boston Bruins, Carlson is ready to develop into the 128th defenseman in league historical past to skate in 1,000 regular-season video games. The 34-year-old has performed the Forty first-most minutes of any participant within the league since ice time began being tracked formally in 1997-98, totaling slightly below 24,000 minutes — plus 3,005 extra within the playoffs.
“He’s not only a level producer that’s simply taking part in the highest of the ability play and capable of play that for 20 years,” coach Spencer Carbery mentioned. “He’s taking part in that, plus he’s taking part in penalty kill, plus he’s taking part in 5 on 5 when it’s essential defend a lead and when it’s essential rating a aim. That skill and uniqueness, there’s only a few that log minutes in all these conditions like he has all through his profession.”
Carlson, who’s initially from Natick, Massachusetts, however a lot of his childhood in New Jersey, has taken greater than 26,000 regular-season shifts, all with Washington, since making his debut in 2009.
“You strive not to consider it like that,” Carlson mentioned Saturday morning when informed that stat.
Carlton’s tune remix was launched after the participant with an analogous sounding final identify spoke to reporters following the crew’s morning skate.
Carlson is the eightieth participant to decorate in 1,000 video games with one crew. His milestone comes a few weeks after teammate T.J. Oshie hit 1,000, and going by way of that helped put together Carlson for what to anticipate not solely Saturday night time however subsequent weekend when the Capitals maintain a ceremony to honor him.
“You bought a lot happening now, within the now, on this league and the place we’re and simply worrying about what’s at stake on a regular basis,” Carlson mentioned. “Simply making an attempt to not be a distraction to what we’ve got on our plate proper now and the place we’re.”
The Capitals are attempting to return to the playoffs after lacking final 12 months for the primary time in Carlson’s professional profession.
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