Steven Stamkos reached a major milestone Tuesday night, playing in his 1,200th career NHL regular-season game as his Nashville Predators took on the Minnesota Wild.
Time sure does fly! 🤩
Steven Stamkos is lacing up in his 1,200th game tonight!
Going into Tuesday night, Stamkos had 14 goals and six assists for 20 points in 35 regular-season games. Now in his second season with the Predators, the Markham, Ont., native has 41 goals and 32 assists for 73 points in 117 regular-season games. He signed a four-year, $32-million contract with Nashville on July 1, 2024.
Stamkos has 596 goals and 614 assists for 1,210 points in 1,200 career games with the Predators and Tampa Bay Lightning. He has twice led the league in goals, winning the Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy in 2009-10 with 51 goals and 2011-12 with 60 goals. Stamkos has also posted eight 80-point seasons, five 90-point campaigns and recorded a career-high 106 points in 2021-22.
Stamkos has skated in 128 career playoff games, captaining the Lightning to two Stanley Cup championships in 2020 and 2021, as well as leading the team to a Stanley Cup Final appearance in 2015.
Taken No. 1 overall in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft, Stamkos played two seasons of junior hockey with the OHL’s Sarnia Sting, where he recorded 100 goals and 97 assists for 197 points in 124 games.
Heading into Tuesday night, the Predators are 15-16-4 with 34 points, sixth in the Central Division and 12th in the Western Conference. Forward Ryan O’Reilly leads the team in assists and points with 20 and 30, respectively. Meanwhile, left winger Filip Forsberg leads the team in goals with 16.