Sakic reaches 600-goal plateau as Avalanche beats Flames 7-5

It wasn't the prettiest goal Joe Sakic has ever scored, but it was more than enough to put him into some very select company.

Sakic scored twice, including his 600th career goal into an empty net, and added three assists to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 7-5 win over the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Sakic became the 17th player in NHL history to record the 600-goal plateau. He joins Brendan Shanahan and Jaromir Jagr, who both achieved the milestone earlier this year with the New York Rangers.

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