Will play 1,200th NHL game when Canadiens host Ottawa, but Sherbrooke native says he's more fortunate baby daughter is in good health.

Before a professional athlete can dream about playing 1,200 games in his career, he must start with one. Article content

Ottawa forward David Perron will play the 1,200th game of his NHL career Tuesday night at the Bell Centre against the Canadiens . And if that milestone wasn’t going to occur in St. Louis, his home on three occasions throughout his career, Montreal was the next best alternative for the 37-year-old Sherbrooke native in his 19th NHL season. Article content Article content

“You try to make it as much of a normal game as it is,” Perron said after the Senators’ morning skate. “But, obviously, any time you hit a bit of a milestone lik

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