Barry Trotz was congratulated after the Islanders’ 5-2 win over the Jets on Friday at UBS Arena.
The coach wanted to know why. That’s when he found out he had just earned career victory No. 900. He is third on the NHL’s all-time coaching wins list behind Scotty Bowman (1,244) and Joel Quenneville (969).
"This means I’ve been around a long time," said Trotz, whose NHL coaching career started with the expansion Predators in 1998 and who led the Capitals to the Stanley Cup in 2018. "I’ve had some good players and we’ve been able to win some games.