WATCH Jarome Iginlas errant pass turns into 600th NHL goal

forward added to his Hall of Fame resume on Monday night when he became the 19th player in NHL history to record his 600th career goal.It was probably one of the more bizarre ways for a player to reach a milestone because he wasn't even trying to score on the play.It all happened late in the third period with the Colorado Avalanche leading the , 3-1, when Iginla attempted to pa s the puck to his teammate in front of the net. It was at that point that the puck bounced off the skate of Kings defenseman and ended up in the back of the net.Have a look.Jarome Iginla of the became the 19th player in NHL history to reach the 600-goal milestone. NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) Hey, whatever works.The timing of the goal is great for Iginla because it came against the Kings who are currently coached by Darryl Sutter, who was Iginla's coach for three years in Calgary, including the 2003-04 season when Iginla and Sutter helped lead the to Aron Baynes Jersey the Stanley Cup Final where they nearly won it all against the . Iginla, 38, is currently in his 19th year in the NHL and is going to continue to climb up the NHL's all-time goal scoring leaderboard. He is now just one goal away from tying Jari Kurri for 18th on the all-time list and could climb as high as 16th by the end of this season (Bobby Hull is currently 16th with 610 career goals).Originally a first-round draft pick by the in 1995 (No. 11 overall), Iginla was traded to Calgary before he ever played a game with the Stars in what turned out to be one of the biggest blockbusters in league history for veteran Joe Nieuwendyk. Nieuwendyk went on to be one of the final pieces the Stars needed to win the Stanley Cup, while Iginla went on to be one of the greatest goal scorers in league history and the foundation of the Flames organization for more than a decade.Iginla spent 16 years with the Flames before he was traded to the during the 2012-13 season. He has also spent time with the and his current team, the Avalanche.The Avalanche won Monday's game, 4-1, snapping what had been a five-game winning streak for the Kings Kawhi Leonard Jersey .Defenseman Tyson Barrie had four points for the Avalanche in the win, including an a sist on Iginla's 600th career goal.
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