Player Profile: Steven Stamkos
Steven Stamkos scored his 200th career goal yesterday against the Philadelphia Flyers. Stamkos and his team won the game with a 4-2 victory over the Flyers.
For those who do not know much about hockey, Steven Stamkos plays as number 91 on the Tampa Bay Lightning. Stamkos is considered one of the best forwards in hockey these days, and he has surely proven it this season already.
Stamkos is one of my favorite hockey players right now. I even had him on my fantasy team this year, and he led my team in points overall. He is a very well rounded player and his biggest strength is his consistency each game.
In the game yesterday against the Flyers, Stamkos managed to get an assist to bring the Lightning ahead. Stamkos managed to score his 200th goal yesterday on an empty net with only three seconds left to go in the game.
The Tampa Bay Lightning are currently 13-15-1 for the shortened 2013 season. They stand at third place in their division, which is not a horrible spot to sit. However, can they bring their ranking up to be more competitive with other teams? Teams like the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Chicago Blackhawks have proven to be dominant this season, even with players on their roster being injured.
Stamkos is one of my favorite hockey players right now. I even had him on my fantasy team this year, and he led my team in points overall. He is a very well rounded player and his biggest strength is his consistency each game.
Stamkos currently sits at number two in the league for points. Currently he has 40 points this season, sitting only several points under from the leader, Pittsburgh Penguin's Sidney Crosby! They are constantly battling each other for the number one spot every week.
Stamkos, for the 2013 season, has 21 goals and 19 assists. He is the first one this season to reach the 20 goal mark. In addition, he was projected to score 34 goals the entire season with assisting 31. With a couple months in the season it looks as if he will be able to break that projected total for both and go much higher.
Take a look at the video from the game showing Stamkos making his record 200th career goal.
Stats taken from: http://espn.go.com/nhl/player/_/id/5037/steven-stamkos
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