St. Louis Blues goaltender Joel Hofer, back, celebrates with center Brayden Schenn (10) and defenseman Nick Leddy (4) after an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Thursday, Feb. 27,

St. Louis scored a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals on a historic night in the NHL for Blues Captain Brayden Schenn.

Brayden Schenn is set to play his 1,000th regular-season NHL game when he and the St. Louis Blues visit the Washington Capitals on Thursday night.

Brayden Schenn is set to play his 1,000th regular-season NHL game when he and the St. Louis Blues visited the Washington Capitals on Thursday night.

Brayden and Luke Schenn became the first pair of brothers in NHL history to both hit the 1,000 game milestone in the same season.

St Louis Blues captain Brayden Schenn played in his 1,000th NHL game on Thursday. Congratulatory messages and well wishes poured in for the Blues center, including from his family and teammates.

They're the eighth set of brothers to each play 1,000 games, joining the Courtnalls (Geoff and Russ), the Hatchers (Derian and Kevin), the Koivus (Mikko and Saku), the Niedermayers (Scott and Rob), the Sedins (Daniel and Henrik), the Staals (Eric, Jordan and Marc) and the Sutters (Brent and Ron).

Craig Berube and Brad Treliving are in constant communication. And the dialogue between the Maple Leafs coach and general manager, one would surmise, has ramped up with the National Hockey League trade deadline now less than a week away.