Gabriel Landeskog


Gabriel Landeskog is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward who currently serves as captain of the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League . He was selected second overall in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by Colorado. OnSeptember 2012, Landeskog was named the fourth captain in Colorado Avalanche history, becoming the youngest captain in NHL history atyears 286 days.

Landeskog scored his first National Hockey League goal onOctober 2011 against Steve Mason of the Columbus Blue Jackets on a deflection of a Jan Hejda shot with 41 seconds left in the game to send the game into overtime. Atyears, 324 days, he was the youngest Swedish born hockey player to score an NHL goal. Since, Carolina Hurricanes Forward, Elias Lindholm broke Landeskogs record by scoring his first NHL Goal atyears and 311 days. Landeskog was the first rookie to score his first NHL goal as an equalizer in the final minute of the third period since Tom Gilbert of the Edmonton Oilers did it in 2007. OnOctober 2011, he compiled his first twogoal NHL game in a 54 shootout victory against the Chicago Blackhawks. Landeskogs second goal tied the game with 148 left to go in the 3rd period, sending the game into overtime and an eventual shootout. Landeskog recorded his first fiveminute major for fighting, against newly acquired opponent Jack Johnson of the Columbus Blue Jacket

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