Ain’t that grand
Ian Cole will play in his 1,000th NHL game when he and the Chicago Blackhawks (3-6-0) take on the Montreal Canadiens at United Center (8 p.m. ET; CHSN, NHLN, TSN2, RDS). The 37-year-old defenseman has 233 points (38 games, 195 assists) in 999 games with the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Columbus Blue Jackets, Avalanche, Minnesota Wild, Carolina Hurricanes, Lightning, Vancouver Canucks, Utah Mammoth and Blackhawks. He won the Stanley Cup with the Penguins in 2016 and 2017 and will become the second defenseman from the 2007 NHL Draft, along with Ryan McDonagh, to skate in 1,000 games.