Golden Knights gift Kessel custom jacket for 1,000th consecutive game

Phil Kessel is walking into his 1,000th consecutive game in style.

The Vegas Golden Knights gifted the veteran forward a custom jacket in honor of playing his 1,000th straight NHL game against the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday.
The jacket features the logos of all the teams Kessel has played for -- the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Arizona Coyotes, and Golden Knights -- and the number of games with each franchise on the sleeves. The number 1,000 is repeated throughout the entire jacket, and Kessel's nickname "Phil the Thrill" is written on the back.

"It's a lot of games," Kessel

at T-Mobile Arena about the milestone. "Obviously, you got to get a little lucky to get that, but it's pretty cool."
On Oct. 25, Kessel passed Keith Yandle for most consecutive games played in the NHL, playing his 990th game against the San Jose Sharks.