It took a little longer than most fans hoped — including a change of scenery to a Pacific Division rival — but longtime Vancouver Canucks defenceman @Alex Edler finally scored the 100th National Hockey League goal of his career on Thursday evening.

Now playing for the Los Angeles Kings, Edler broke a career-long 80-game goalless drought late in the second period of his team&#8217;s game against the Calgary Flames.
The 35-year-old defenceman took a drop pass from Swedish countryman @Viktor Arvidsson at the top of the left circle before walking in and firing a wrist shot past former Canucks teammate and current Flames goaltender @Jacob Markstrom.
Arvidsson and @Philip Danault picked up the helpers on Edler&#8217;s 100th NHL goal, which came at the 18:11 mark of the second period. Here&#8217;s the video of the play, as posted to Twitter by the verified NHL account:
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And just like that, Alex Edler has career goal No. 💯❗
Congrats! <a href="https://t.co/iXBB3KVfVv">pic.twitter.com/iXBB3KVfVv</a>
&mdash; NHL (@NHL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1466637389170987010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 3, 2021</a></blockquote>
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It initially appeared Edler may have finally hit the 100-goal plateau early in the first period of Thursday&#8217;s game. The Kings opened the scoring off a long-range shot by Edler that forward @Alex Iafallo managed to deflect before it found its way past Markstrom.
Thursday&#8217;s contest was Edler&#8217;s second two-point outing in his last three games. In 947 career games with the Canucks and Kings, he now has 100 goals and 319 assists.

It took a little longer than most fans hoped — including a change of scenery to a Pacific Division rival — but longtime Vancouver Canucks defenceman @Alex Edler finally scored the 100th National Hockey League goal of his career on Thursday evening.



Now playing for the Los Angeles Kings, Edler broke a career-long 80-game goalless drought late in the second period of his team's game against the Calgary Flames.

The 35-year-old defenceman took a drop pass from Swedish countryman @Viktor Arvidsson at the top of the left circle before walking in and firing a wrist shot past former Canucks teammate and current Flames goaltender @Jacob Markstrom.

Arvidsson and @Philip Danault picked up the helpers on Edler's 100th NHL goal, which came at the 18:11 mark of the second period. Here's the video of the play, as posted to Twitter by the verified NHL account:

https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1466637389170987010

It initially appeared Edler may have finally hit the 100-goal plateau early in the first period of Thursday's game. The Kings opened the scoring off a long-range shot by Edler that forward @Alex Iafallo managed to deflect before it found its way past Markstrom.

Thursday's contest was Edler's second two-point outing in his last three games. In 947 career games with the Canucks and Kings, he now has 100 goals and 319 assists.

WATCH: Alex Edler beats former Canucks teammate Markstrom for 100th NHL goal, first with Kings

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