Through January 2022, 45 players in the NHL have scored 500 or more goals. Of those, nine players were former Pittsburgh Penguins, and three of them scored their 500th goal as a Penguin.
They were: Mario Lemieux (Oct. 26, 1995, against Tommy Soderstrom in goal for the New York Islanders), Joe Mullen (March 14, 1997, against Patrick Roy in goal for the Colorado Avalanche) and Mark Recchi (Jan. 26, 2007, against Marty Turco in goal for the Dallas Stars)
Pittsburgh Penguins’ Mario Lemieux (66) tries to control the puck through the maze of sticks while Hartford Whalers’ Mark Fusco (33) defends during first period action during NHL exhibition game in Pittsburgh, Sept. 23, 1985. (AP Photo/Keith B. Srakocic)Penguins’ Mario Lemieux, foreground, skates around Washington Capitals’ Mark Tinordi during first period action in Pittsburgh in this April 19, 1996 photo. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)Pittsburgh Penguins Hall of Fame co-owner Mario Lemieux (66) participates in an exhibition hockey game against alumni of the Washington Capitals in Pittsburgh Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. The game ended tied at 5-5. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)Pittsburgh Penguins? Mario Lemieux celebrates his first period goal past fallen Minnesota North Star goalie Jon Casey in sixth game action of the Stanley Cup on Saturday, May 25, 1991, in Bloomington, Minn. (AP Photo/Larry Salzman)Penguins owner Mario Lemieux kisses the Stanley Cup after his team defeated the Sharks Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final Sunday, June 12 2016, at SAP Center in San Jose. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Mario Lemieux and Mark Recchi celebrate in 1991 against the Boston Bruins. (Mark Murphy/Associated Press)New York Rangers’ goalie Henrik Lundqvist, right, of Sweden, defends the net against Pittsburgh Penguins’ Mark Recchi during the first period of the NHL hockey game Thursday, Oct. 12, 2006, at Madison Square Garden in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)Pittsburgh Penguins Mark Recchi puts the puck past the Rangers goalie Kevin Weekes for his second goal of the game on Nov. 18, 2006, at the Mellon Arena. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Penguins Mark Recchi goes airborne over top of the Devils goalie Kevin Weekes in the third period on Nov. 12, 2007. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Penguins Mark Recchi points to teammate John LeClair after Recchi scored his second goal of the night against the Capitals on Jan. 25, 2006, at the Mellon Arena. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Penguins Mark Recchi Wednesday, June 28, 2017, during first day of Rookie Camp at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Pa. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Penguin Joe Mullen at the Civic Arena Feb. 22, 1997. He became the first U.S. born player to score 500 goals in the NHL on March 14, 1997, in a game at Denver against the Colorado Avalanche. (John Heller/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Penguins right winger Joe Mullen in an undated photo. (John Heller/Post-Gazette)Joe Mullen, of the Pittsburgh Penguins, scored his 499th goal in the first period of the game with the Carolina Panthers on Feb. 18, 1997. (Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette)Joey Mullen, now a Penguin coach and former Penguin player with Mario Lemieux, takes a shot during practice at Southpointe. (Robin Rombach/Post-Gazette)
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