Dustin Brown Scores OT-Winner in Memorable 1,000th Game

Dustin Brown had a game he'll never forget.
The longtime LA Kings forward scored the game-winning overtime goal as the Kings defeated the Colorado Avalanche, 2-1, in Brown's 1,000th career NHL game.

Currently in his 14th season, all with the Kings, Brown, 33, now has 535 points (245-290=535) in 1,000 career games. He two won a Stanley Cups with the Kings in 2012 and 2014 as the team's captain. In all, he has played in 81 total NHL playoff contests.
Originally selected by the Kings in the first-round (13th overall) in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Brown made his debut at the start of the 2003-04 regular season. A native of Ithaca, New York, Brown became just the second player in Kings history to play his first 1,000 games with the organization, joining Dave Taylor who played in 1,111 with Los Angeles. Taylor, former Kings' General Manager, drafted Brown in 2003.
Brown's teammates and people from throughout the hockey world congratulated him on the milestone achievement.

Brown also became the 48th player in NHL history to play his first 1,000 games for one franchise; the 55th player to have played for the Kings and reach the milestone; the 20th player to accomplish the feat in a Kings uniform; the 19th active NHL player to hit the mark; and the 315th player in NHL history to reach the milestone.
Brown is third to Taylor and Luc Robitaille (1,077 games as King) on the all-time Kings games played list. Among Kings, he also ranks eighth all-time in goals, tied for 10th in assists and eighth in points.