goal of the season against the Montreal Canadiens on April 5, tying Mike Gartner's record for most consecutive 30-goal seasons at 15. Joe Sakic became the third player to score 600 career goals this season on February 15. Sakic also became the 11th player to record 1,500 points. Teppo Numminen played in his 1,252nd regular season game on November 13, passing Jari Kurri's record for most games played by a European-trained player. Mats Sundin became the first Swedish player to score 500 career goals on October 14. Teemu Selänne scored his 500th goal on November 23, becoming only the second Finnish player to reach the mark. Peter Bondra became the 37th player to achieve 500 goals on December 22, followed shortly thereafter by Mark Recchi as number 38 on January 26. On March 13, Mike Modano became the 39th player to score 500 goals. Four nights later, he passed Joe Mullen for most goals by an American-born player by scoring his 503rd goal. The NHL's youth movement continued: Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins became first player in 89 years to score a goal in each of his first six games in the NHL. Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jordan Staal became the youngest player (18 years, 153 days) in NHL history to record a hat trick on February 10. Colorado Avalanche forward Paul Stastny set an NHL rookie record by scoring at least one point in 20 consecutive games, breaking Teemu Selänne's record of 17. Nineteen-year-old phenom Sidney Crosby claimed the scoring title with 120 points, becoming the youngest player in NHL history to achieve the feat. Crosby scored a goal against the Carolina Hurricanes to pass Wayne Gretzky as the youngest player (19 years, 207 days) in NHL history to reach 200 career points. Numerous other milestones, events, and happenings occurred as well: The New York Rangers and Florida Panthers played a historic preseason game on September 23, 2006, when the Rangers defeated the Panthers 3–2 in the NHL's first game in Puerto Rico. On November 9, 2006, the Anaheim Ducks set an NHL open era record by remaining undefeated in regulation for the first 16 games of the season, with 12 wins and four overtime losses. The previous mark was set by the 1984–85 Edmonton Oilers, who had 12 wins and three ties. On January 2, 2007, the Edmonton Oilers recorded their 1,000th regular season win in franchise history