“Just an amazing, amazing experience” – Steven Stamkos becomes Tampa Bay Lightning’s scoring leader with 954th point
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Ace centre Steven Stamkos scored his 34th goal of the current National Hockey League (NHL) season and became Tampa Bay Lightning’s all-time top-scorer in the history of the league. This took place as the Lightning went past the Toronto Maple Leafs 8-1 on Thursday night at Amalie Arena.
Stamkos, who was the first overall pick back in the 2008 draft, fired a one-timer from the left circle off a feed from teammate Nikita Kucherov for the record-breaking 954th point of his career. He didn’t stop here and went on to move past the legendary Martin St. Louis, who had 365 goals and 588 assists with Tampa Bay.
“To do it at home against the team that I grew up idolizing,” said Stamkos, as quoted by ESPN.com. “Then having, [Kucherov] and [Victor Hedman] assist on a one-time shot. Then my parents were here and my wife was here … to do it at home. Then to have Marty come out and do that. I mean, I don’t really think of myself as an emotional guy, but that really hit me. It was just an amazing, amazing experience.”
“Steven Stamkos still got so much more left in the tank”
Stamkos, who is from Markham, Ontario, received a congratulatory video that was shown on the scoreboard and narrated by St. Louis. He added a couple of assists, and now has 473 goals and 483 assists against his name in 917 career games, all with Tampa Bay.
“What an accomplishment, and he’s got so much more left in the tank, but, wow,” Lightning head coach Jon Cooper said. “Anytime you’re becoming the franchise leader in an organization that’s been around for 30 years and have the guys you’re passing are Hall of Famers, it was a great moment.”
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