Let's make this birthday one to remember.

40 years old (Born on January 01, 1985)

Happy Birthday, Jeff Carter! Another year older, but still skating circles around the youngsters. From your clutch playoff goals to hoisting the Stanley Cup twice with the Los Angeles Kings, you've given fans countless reasons to cheer—and opponents plenty of headaches.

Whether it's your lightning-fast wrist shot or that legendary hat trick in Game 2 of the 2012 Western Conference Finals, you always deliver when it counts. Here's hoping this birthday brings as much joy as your epic celebrations on ice—minus any penalty minutes!

Keep scoring goals and defying age; you're proof that hockey legends only get better!