Bergeron honored for 1,000 games

The Boston Bruins held a pregame ceremony to honor Patrice Bergeron for playing his 1,000th game in the NHL.

Bergeron was joined by his wife, their three children and his parents ahead of a home game Saturday against the Los Angeles Kings. He received gifts and loud ovations from the TD Garden crowd.

Tuesday, he became the fifth player in Bruins history to play 1,000 games with the team. The others to reach the milestone with all the games in a Boston uniform are Hall of Famers Ray Bourque and John Bucyk, current GM Don Sweeney and Wayne Cashman.

Bucyk presented Bergeron with a crystal bowl on behalf of the NHL. His teammates gave him a family trip to a destination of his choice. He also received a picture of him hoisting the Stanley Cup in 2011.

Bergeron scored two goals in a 3-1 win against the New York Islanders during his 1,000th game.

Canadiens

Montreal acquired forward Dale Weise and defenseman Christian Folin from the Philadelphia Flyers for David Schlemko and Byron Froese. The Canadiens also announced they had waived defenseman Karl Alzner. Weise, a former Canadien, has played 42 games in 2018-19 with five goals and six assists. The 30-year-old had 59 points in 152 games with Montreal from 2013-2016. Weise also has played for the New York Rangers, Vancouver and Chicago. Folin, a 27-year-old Swede, has been in 26 games with Philadelphia this season, recording two assists.

Flyers

Carter Hart stopped 30 shots for his eighth consecutive victory as Philadelphia scored four times in the first period to rout the slumping Anaheim Ducks, 6-2. The 20year-old Hart tied an NHL rookie record for most consecutive victories by a goaltender before turning 21, matching former Quebec netminder Jocelyn Thibault’s performance in March 1995.