Lightning’s Stamkos scores 500th NHL goal against Canucks
Tampa Bay Lightning's Steven Stamkos (91) celebrates with his teammates after he scored against the Vancouver Canucks to record his 500th career goal, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/DARRYL DYCK]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos has scored his 500th regular-season NHL goal. The 32-year-old center took a slick pass from Alex Killorn and put a backdoor tap in past Vancouver Canucks goalie Spencer Martin to open the scoring 4:40 into the first period on Wednesday. Players poured out of the Lightning bench and mobbed Stamkos in the corner as the crowd cheered. He’s the third active skater to score 500 goals, following Washington’s Alex Ovechkin and Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby.
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Tampa Bay Lightning's Steven Stamkos is mobbed by teammates who came off the bench after he scored against the Vancouver Canucks to record his 500th career goal, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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