On Monday evening in Seattle, Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund assisted on Rasmus Andersson&#8217;s overtime game-winner over the Kraken. The assist represented Backlund&#8217;s 500th point with the Flames.
Backlund joins a pretty exclusive group of players that have registered 500 points with the franchise.

<h2>The 500 point club</h2>
Here are the elite 11, in order of career points with the Flames (as of the end of play on Monday):
<ol>
<li>Jarome Iginla &#8211; 1,095 points</li>
<li>Theoren Fleury &#8211; 830 points</li>
<li>Al MacInnis &#8211; 822 points</li>
<li>Joe Nieuwendyk &#8211; 616 points</li>
<li>Johnny Gaudreau &#8211; 609 points</li>
<li>Gary Suter &#8211; 564 points</li>
<li>Kent Nilsson &#8211; 562 points</li>
<li>Guy Chouinard &#8211; 529 points</li>
<li>Mark Giordano &#8211; 509 points</li>
<li>Gary Roberts &#8211; 505 points</li>
<li>Mikael Backlund &#8211; 500 points</li>
</ol>
Of the 11 members of the 500 point club, three are defencemen and eight are forwards.
Nine of the 11 were Flames draft selections – Iginla was acquired via trade and Giordano was a free agent signing.
Seven are Canadian, two are Swedish and two are Americans.
Five of the 11 served as captain of the Flames at some point – four of those five reached 500 points while they were captain.
Two of the 11 players – Chouinard and Nilsson – spent time in Atlanta. The remainder were exclusively Calgary players.
<h2>The club, in chronological order</h2>
<ul>
<li>Guy Chouinard: January 12, 1983 at Vancouver (scored a goal)</li>
<li>Kent Nilsson: December 1, 1984 at Minnesota North Stars (scored a goal)</li>
<li>Al MacInnis: March 3, 1991 vs. Minnesota North Stars (assisted on a goal by Theoren Fleury)</li>
<li>Gary Suter: December 23, 1992 at Winnipeg (assisted on a goal by Paul Ranheim)</li>
<li>Joe Nieuwendyk: October 17, 1993 at Anaheim (scored a goal)</li>
<li>Theoren Fleury: March 31, 1995 at Edmonton (scored a goal)</li>
<li>Gary Roberts: March 15, 1996 at Buffalo (scored a goal)</li>
<li>Jarome Iginla: March 27, 2004 vs. Los Angeles (assisted on a goal by Chris Simon)</li>
<li>Mark Giordano: April 4, 2021 vs. Toronto (assisted on a goal by Joakim Nordstrom)</li>
<li>Johnny Gaudreau: October 23, 2021 at Washington (assisted on a goal by Elias Lindholm)</li>
<li>Mikael Backlund: November 20, 2023 at Seattle (assisted on a goal by Rasmus Andersson)</li>
</ul>
<h2>Fastest to 500</h2>
Here&#8217;s how long it took each player to reach 500 points:
<ol>
<li>Kent Nilsson: 372 games</li>
<li>Joe Nieuwendyk: 473 games</li>
<li>Theoren Fleury, 475 games</li>
<li>Guy Chouinard &#8211; 479 games</li>
<li>Al MacInnis: 515 games</li>
<li>Johnny Gaudreau: 527 games</li>
<li>Gary Suter: 547 games</li>
<li>Gary Roberts: 576 games</li>
<li>Jarome Iginla, 623 games</li>
<li>Mikael Backlund: 926 games</li>
<li>Mark Giordano: 932 games</li>
</ol>
What do you think has been the most memorable of Mikael Backlund&#8217;s 500 points with the Flames so far? Let us know in the comments!
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On Monday evening in Seattle, Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund assisted on Rasmus Andersson's overtime game-winner over the Kraken. The assist represented Backlund's 500th point with the Flames.

Backlund joins a pretty exclusive group of players that have registered 500 points with the franchise.


<h2>The 500 point club</h2>
Here are the elite 11, in order of career points with the Flames (as of the end of play on Monday):
<ol>
 	<li>Jarome Iginla - 1,095 points</li>
 	<li>Theoren Fleury - 830 points</li>
 	<li>Al MacInnis - 822 points</li>
 	<li>Joe Nieuwendyk - 616 points</li>
 	<li>Johnny Gaudreau - 609 points</li>
 	<li>Gary Suter - 564 points</li>
 	<li>Kent Nilsson - 562 points</li>
 	<li>Guy Chouinard - 529 points</li>
 	<li>Mark Giordano - 509 points</li>
 	<li>Gary Roberts - 505 points</li>
 	<li>Mikael Backlund - 500 points</li>
</ol>
Of the 11 members of the 500 point club, three are defencemen and eight are forwards.

Nine of the 11 were Flames draft selections – Iginla was acquired via trade and Giordano was a free agent signing.

Seven are Canadian, two are Swedish and two are Americans.

Five of the 11 served as captain of the Flames at some point – four of those five reached 500 points while they were captain.

Two of the 11 players – Chouinard and Nilsson – spent time in Atlanta. The remainder were exclusively Calgary players.
<h2>The club, in chronological order</h2>
<ul>
 	<li>Guy Chouinard: January 12, 1983 at Vancouver (scored a goal)</li>
 	<li>Kent Nilsson: December 1, 1984 at Minnesota North Stars (scored a goal)</li>
 	<li>Al MacInnis: March 3, 1991 vs. Minnesota North Stars (assisted on a goal by Theoren Fleury)</li>
 	<li>Gary Suter: December 23, 1992 at Winnipeg (assisted on a goal by Paul Ranheim)</li>
 	<li>Joe Nieuwendyk: October 17, 1993 at Anaheim (scored a goal)</li>
 	<li>Theoren Fleury: March 31, 1995 at Edmonton (scored a goal)</li>
 	<li>Gary Roberts: March 15, 1996 at Buffalo (scored a goal)</li>
 	<li>Jarome Iginla: March 27, 2004 vs. Los Angeles (assisted on a goal by Chris Simon)</li>
 	<li>Mark Giordano: April 4, 2021 vs. Toronto (assisted on a goal by Joakim Nordstrom)</li>
 	<li>Johnny Gaudreau: October 23, 2021 at Washington (assisted on a goal by Elias Lindholm)</li>
 	<li>Mikael Backlund: November 20, 2023 at Seattle (assisted on a goal by Rasmus Andersson)</li>
</ul>
<h2>Fastest to 500</h2>
Here's how long it took each player to reach 500 points:
<ol>
 	<li>Kent Nilsson: 372 games</li>
 	<li>Joe Nieuwendyk: 473 games</li>
 	<li>Theoren Fleury, 475 games</li>
 	<li>Guy Chouinard - 479 games</li>
 	<li>Al MacInnis: 515 games</li>
 	<li>Johnny Gaudreau: 527 games</li>
 	<li>Gary Suter: 547 games</li>
 	<li>Gary Roberts: 576 games</li>
 	<li>Jarome Iginla, 623 games</li>
 	<li>Mikael Backlund: 926 games</li>
 	<li>Mark Giordano: 932 games</li>
</ol>
What do you think has been the most memorable of Mikael Backlund's 500 points with the Flames so far? Let us know in the comments!

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