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Mike Modano became the highest-scoring American in NHL history in the Dallas Stars' 3-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night. Modano, a class guy with a classy game, scored two goals in the first 4:24 to surpass Phil Housley's career record for points by a U.S.-born player.The six-time All-Star has 1,233 points in 1,253 regular-season games -- 242 games fewer than Housley played. Modano became the American career goal-scoring leader March 17, and he extended his record to 511 goals with his two quick tallies.

Fitting that the 2nd most prolific American scorer in NHL history happened to be on the ice opposing Modano on the night, "It was really special to watch, especially the way he did it [with] two beautiful, beautiful goals," said Sharks forward Jeremy Roenick, who's one goal shy of becoming the third U.S.-born player with 500 goals.

Even though ESPN deemed this the 10th most important story of the night -- Lebron's triple-double in a losing effort was good for 20 minutes on Sportscenter -- it's a big deal. Congrats Mike.