Flyers’ Claude Giroux celebrates his game-winning overtime goal with teammates Saturday to cap off 800th career regular season game (Matt Rourke)
Flyers’ Claude Giroux celebrates his game-winning overtime goal with teammates Saturday to cap off 800th career regular season game (Matt Rourke)Associated Press

The Monday Quickie Quiz & Single Digits

Running p 800, 1,500 and 3,000 . . . but not meters

MONDAY’S QUICKIE QUIZ

>>> Claude Giroux played in his 800th career regular season game Saturday, each and every one as a Flyer . . . Three players in NHL history have appeared in at least 1,500 games for one franchise without ever playing for any other NHL club . . . And they all did it for the same franchise! Name the team and the three players.

(Answer Below)

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MONDAY’S SINGLE DIGITS

>>> The Flyers have now played four Outdoor Games and scored nine goals, broken down thusly:
6 Goals – First 238:53
3 Goals – Last 5:03

>>> The Flyers scoring twice in the closing minutes to force overtime in Saturday’s Stadium Series game brought to mind another recent Outdoor Game. On Jan. 1, 2017, in the Centennial Classic at Toronto’s Exhibition Stadium, Detroit’s Henrik Zetterberg scored twice in the final 1:46 -- including the tying goal with 1.1 seconds remaining -- as the Red Wings stormed back to force overtime, where they would lose to the Maple Leafs, 5-4.

>>> Expanding on this nugget from late last week: Jimmy Butler has played 48 games this season for the Timberwolves (3-7) and the Sixers (25-13). Those games breakdown as such:
26-3 -- Butler has a Positive Plus/Minus
2-17 -- Butler has a Negative Plus/Minus

>>> It only took eight days for the NCAA Division I Men’s 3,000-Point Club to grow from eight players to 10. Campbell’s Chris Clemons broke 3K on Saturday, Feb. 16, and South Dakota State’s Mike Daum reached the magic level two days ago. Check back here later this week as we explore how high up the list these guys may go.

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QUICKIE QUIZ ANSWER

>>> Nicklas Lindstrom (1,564), Alex Delvecchio (1,550) and Steve Yzerman (1,514) each played only for the Detroit Red Wings in their career.

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