Ryan Getzlaf is mobbed after making NHL history.

A young man from Regina, Saskatchewan has just made a major splash in the great state of California.

On Sunday afternoon Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Getzlaf etched his name into the history books when he became the all time points leader for the Ducks franchise. Getzlaf passed beloved former National Hockey League player Teemu Selanne for sole position of the record, having previously come into the game tied with Selanne at 988 career points for the Ducks franchise.

The point that pushed Getzlaf over the top was an assist and it was a beauty, a pass that traveled the length of the ice before leading to a critical goal for the Ducks. The Ducks were tied at two goals a piece with the Montreal Canadiens in the game's third period when Getzlaf managed to feed the puck to fellow Ducks' forward Troy Terry, springing him on the breakaway. Terry made no mistake and put the puck in the back of the net to give the Ducks a late game lead over the Habs.

The initial reaction to the goal from the Ducks was what you would have expected. Members of the team came over to Terry, who has been on something of a hot streak this season, and congratulated him for the big goal, seemingly unaware of what had just happened. In fact it appeared to be Terry himself who first realized the implications of the moment, turning to Getzlaf with a huge smile on his face as the realization dawned on him.

I have to give full credit to Terry here as it appeared as though the moment he realized Getzlaf had broken the record, all celebrations regarding his goal were immediately forgotten. Instead Terry himself went to celebrate the accomplishment for Getzlaf and even appeared to direct his fellow teammates on the Ducks to do the same.

As if all that wasn't enough, the goal from Terry would prove to be the eventual game winner for the Ducks in this one. Not only did Getzlaf break an NHL record, but he did so while coming up huge for his team at a key moment in the game.