It’s been a bit of a slow march to a milestone for Steven Stamkos. After scoring career goals number 496 and 497 in back to back games in mid-December he hit a bit of a scoring skid. It took seven games to get number 498 in the books and then another five games to record number 499, which happened in the 5-4 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday.
The goal itself was vintage Stamkos. With the Tampa Bay Lightning on a 5-on-3 power play, Coach Cooper rolled out his five-forward unit. Brayden Point was at the point position and fed it to Stamkos in the circle.