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>Mats Sundin records 1,000th career point <
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>EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- Toronto Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin recorded his 1,000th career point Tuesday night when he scored against the Edmonton Oilers. <
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>With 5:48 left in the third period, Sundin skated from behind the net and backhanded the puck past goalie Tommy Salo for his 31st goal this season. <
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>Sundin has 428 goals and 572 assists in 994 career games. <
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>He is the highest-scoring Swedish player in NHL history and is only the fifth player born outside North America to reach 1,000 points. Stan Mikita, Jari Kurri, Peter Stastny and Jaromir Jagr got to the mark before him. <
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>Sundin is also the fifth Maple Leafs player to score his 1,000th point in a Toronto sweater. The others were Norm Ullman in 1971, Glenn Anderson in 1993, Doug Gilmour in 1995, and Larry Murphy in 1996. <
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