Blake Wheeler notched his 500th point with the Winnipeg Jets/Atlanta Thrashers Laurent Brossoit Jersey franchise on Thursday night, making him the second player in franchise history to accomplish that feat.The point came on an a sist to Patrik Laine's power-play goal. Nearly 19 minutes into the first period, Wheeler got the puck fromDustin Byfuglien along the half-boards. He found Laine at the left faceoff circle who one-timed his pa s for the goal.Laine's goal was the Jets' first of the game in their 4-1 defeat over the Jesse Puljujarvi Jersey Vancouver Canucks.The only other player to score 500 points in Thrashers/Jets history is Ilya Kovalchuk. In eight years with the team, Kovalchuk had 328 goals and 615 points.Blake Wheeler became the second player in / Thrashers history to reach Paul Coffey Jersey the 500-point milestone with the franchise. The only other player: Ilya Kovalchuk (328-287615 in 594 GP w/ ATL). NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) The 32-year-old now has 610 points in his 11-year career.Wheeler is in his ninth season with the franchise. His first year with the team was the last year of the Thrashers, who acquired him in a trade with the Boston Bruins at Mark Messier Jersey the trade deadlinein 2010-11. Wheeler had seven goals and 17 points in 23 games with the Thrashers that season.Last season was a Cam Talbot Jersey career best for Wheeler. The team captain had a league-high 68 a sists and finished with a career-high of 91 points en route to the team's first appearance in the conference finals.Wheeler's a sist on Thursday was his fourth of the season, giving him five points to start the year.