Tampa Bay Lightning captain Steven Stamkos of Markham, Ontario became the 95th player in National Hockey League history on Thursday to record 1000 points. He accomplished the feat in a 4-1 Lightning win over the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Stamkos registered his milestone point with an assist on the game-winning goal by Nick Paul of Mississauga, Ontario. Paul scored his 11th of the season from Stamkos and Ian Cole at 7:55 of the second period which put the Lightning up 2-0 at the time.
Stamkos has 494 goals and 506 assists for 1000 points in 945 games. He is the Lightning all-time leader in goals (494), points (1000), even strength goals (301), power-play goals (188), game-winning goals (75), shooting percentage (17%), and hat tricks (10).
So far this season, Stamkos has 13 goals and 15 assists for 28 points in 23 games. He is a +7 with 14 penalty minutes, 12 power-play points, two game-winning goals, 79 shots on goal, 15 blocked shots, 21 hits, eight takeaways, and 16 giveaways. The game-winning goals came in a 3-2 Lightning win over the Nashville Predators on November 19 and in a 6-5 Lightning win over the Buffalo Sabres on November 28.
The Lightning are in third place in the Atlantic Division at the moment with 29 points. They have a record of 14 wins, eight regulation losses, and one loss in extra time.
