Pavel Datsyuk joins elite company!

As if you needed any more convincing that Pavel Datsyuk is one of the greatest all-time Red Wings, the Magic Man further established his legacy in Saturday's 4-1 win over the New York Islanders. By registering an assist on Tomas Tatar's first-period goal, Datsyuk joined elite company. He is now tied for fifth on the franchise's all-time assist list with 554 in his career. The man he is about to pass is none other than Wings Legend and fellow Russian Sergei Fedorov. It was his 23rd assist and 38th point of the season. Here are the all-time leaders in assists for Detroit: PLAYER TOTAL Steve Yzerman 1063 Gordie Howe 1023 Nicklas Lidstrom 878 Alex Delvecchio 825 Sergei Fedorov 554 Pavel Datsyuk 554 Henrik Zetterberg 472 Datsyuk is also sixth on the team's all-time points list and ninth in career goals with the franchise. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a legend in our midst. Congrats Pavel!