Steven Stamkos knows how to put the puck in the net.
The Tampa Bay Lightning captain recorded his 300th career goal with a first-period tap-in against the Pittsburgh Penguins, becoming the third player in team history to reach that mark, following Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis.
Congrats Stammer! That's career goal #300. #TBLvsPIThttps://t.co/vCJKRStxvi
— NHL (@NHL) February 20, 2016
Only Alex Ovechkin accomplished the feat faster among active players.
At 26 years, 13 days, @EliasSports says Stamkos (@TBLightning) is 2nd-youngest active player at time of his 300th goal (Ovechkin: 25y, 200d)
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 20, 2016
The goal came in his 550th game, giving him a career average of 0.54 per contest.
The impending unrestricted free agent now has 24 on the season, a pace that puts him on track for one of the lowest single-season totals of his career.
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