{"id":383822,"date":"2026-01-01T00:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T00:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/383822\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T00:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T00:26:09","slug":"steven-stamkos-scores-career-goal-no-600-as-nashville-predators-take-on-vegas-golden-knights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/383822\/","title":{"rendered":"Steven Stamkos scores career goal No. 600 as Nashville Predators take on Vegas Golden Knights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph\">It\u2019s rarefied air for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/steven-stamkos\/8474564\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/steven-stamkos\/8474564\" target=\"_blank\">Steven Stamkos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/nashville-predators\/18\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/nashville-predators\/18\" target=\"_blank\">Nashville Predators<\/a> veteran scored his 600th career goal on Wednesday in the first period of a matinee with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/vegas-golden-knights\/54\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/vegas-golden-knights\/54\" target=\"_blank\">Vegas Golden Knights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Stamkos, 36 in February, becomes the third active player to reach the mark, behind NHL all-time leading scorer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/alex-ovechkin\/8471214\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/alex-ovechkin\/8471214\" target=\"_blank\">Alex Ovechkin<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/sidney-crosby\/8471675\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/sidney-crosby\/8471675\" target=\"_blank\">Sidney Crosby<\/a>, and 22nd in league history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The goal was the Markham, Ont. native\u2019s 18th on the season, beating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/akira-schmid\/8481033\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/akira-schmid\/8481033\" target=\"_blank\">Akira Schmid<\/a> with just under four minutes remaining in the frame. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/luke-evangelista\/8482146\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/luke-evangelista\/8482146\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Evangelista<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/filip-forsberg\/8476887\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/player\/filip-forsberg\/8476887\" target=\"_blank\">Filip Forsberg<\/a> picked up assists on the goal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">A two-time Stanley Cup winner, Stamkos is in his 18th NHL season and second in Music City. Stamkos spent the first 16 seasons of his career with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/tampa-bay-lightning\/14\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/nhl\/team-page\/tampa-bay-lightning\/14\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a>, who originally selected him with the first overall pick of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft out of the Ontario Hockey League\u2019s Sarnia Sting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Stamkos was skating in his 1,203rd career game on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s rarefied air for Steven Stamkos. 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