SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers defenseman Jeff Petry is skating in his 1,000th NHL regular season game tonight vs. the Vancouver Canucks. The Panthers will honor Petry’s milestone in a pregame ceremony on Nov. 20 prior to Florida’s 7 p.m. ET matchup with the New Jersey Devils at Amerant Bank Arena.

Petry, 37, becomes the 409th skater in NHL history and 28th U.S.-born defenseman to achieve the milestone of 1,000 games. He is the 14th player to reach the milestone while with the Panthers, joining Greg Adams, Brian Campbell, Radek Dvorak, Mike Foligno, Chris Gratton, Dmitry Kulikov, Roberto Luongo, Bryan McCabe, Scott Mellanby, Kirk Muller, Lyle Odelein, Cory Stillman and Keith Yandle.

Since his first NHL season in 2010-11, Petry has amassed 96 goals, 294 assists and 390 points across hi

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