Fowler played his first 991 regular-season games with the Anaheim Ducks, who selected him with the No. 12 pick of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. It seemed he was destined to become the second player to play 1,000 games with Anaheim, following Ryan Getzlaf, who played 1,157 before retiring in 2022.

It was a real pinch me moment for Fowler, who is the first player in NHL history to skate in his 1,000th game outdoors. And to top the day off, his former teammates in Anaheim later all arrived at their game against New Jersey in special t-shirts to commemorate his 1,