Steven Stamkos

Steven Stamkos scored a hat trick — including his 500th NHL goal — and the Tampa Bay Lightning handed the Vancouver Canucks a 5-2 defeat on Wednesday.

Hagel (two goals, five assists) has points in five straight and Killorn (two goals, four assists) made it onto the scoresheet for the fourth game in a row. A milestone goal opened the scoring 4:40 into Wednesday's matchup. With Erik Cernak in the box for interference, Hughes unleashed a rocket from inside the blue line. Point's backhanded shot 13:18 into the opening frame boosted Tampa's lead to 3-0. Gino!" Cheers of "Gino!

Steven Stamkos became the 47th player in NHL history to reach 500 goals for his career when he scored against the host Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night.

And it's good for him, well deserved." Enjoy him while you can and I've been extremely fortunate to enjoy him put that puck in the net hundreds of times. He’s been a great player there for a long time and a great leader. He's a good buddy of mine and I’m happy for him.” “It's such a humbling experience when you have a moment like that and you get to celebrate it with your teammates, who are genuinely just as excited as you are. So heck of a career.

Steven Stamkos is one of three active NHL players with 500 career goals. As his coach in Tampa Bay said, enjoy him while you can.

"That highlight will live on for a while, so it's special to be a part of it," said the 33-year-old. With Wednesday's victory, the Lightning moved to just two points behind the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Atlantic Division standings. "That's something as a player that sticks with you for a long time, when you're on the road, and you get that type of reception," he said. "Obviously, this is an individual statistic, but it takes so many different players along the way that have helped me get to that. "They appreciate watching good players and you can see that by the respect they showed." "He's a generational goal-scorer, and those guys don't come around that often," said Lightning coach Jon Cooper after his team extended its current winning streak to five games with a 5-2 victory over Vancouver.

The Athletic polled NHL all-timers for thoughts on Stamkos, what makes 500 so meaningful and why it'll be harder to hit in the future.

The most surprising inclusions were [Jack Hughes](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/jack-hughes-yvxR1X9SJYkHGEoL/) and [Jason Robertson](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/jason-robertson-o0XT2Rkfv9NSQFvn/), neither of whom has 100 career goals yet.” “You can see the want.” [https://t.co/B9RSensPbX] “He’s going to go down as one of the best captains in the game,” Roenick says. “Over time, you might say that 400 will be the new 500 in a few years,” Modano says. “I was hoping to play five years, but to end up getting 500 goals, it was a huge milestone back in the day and still is,” Recchi says. “You get the one and you’re selfish, you want more. The crowd in Dallas gave him a standing ovation, with [Sidney Crosby](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/sidney-crosby-deXXidb2XqBmHfff/) one of the first teammates to celebrate with him. The Sharks’ [James Reimer](https://theathletic.com/nhl/player/james-reimer-TJdWHwRLuM1ZvWjP/) notes that Stamkos is not afraid to “get dirty.” Schneider uses the same word. “I was kind of hoping I’d get it in Arizona.” [one of the best all-time captains](https://theathletic.com/3376881/2022/06/22/stamkos-lightning-captain-gretzky/). “I’m not a baseball guy, but you hear from a lot of guys that hit home runs that you can hear the unique sound the bat makes,” Lecavalier says. Stamkos wound up from what’s now known as his “office” — the right circle — and ripped a one-timer, bar down.

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Alex Killorn, qui lui a servi la fameuse passe pour venir à bout de Spencer Martin, était visiblement très heureux au moment de sauter dans les bras de Stamkos. «C’est une expérience tellement touchante quand tu peux célébrer ce genre de moment avec tes coéquipiers, aussi excités que toi. C’est le cas du défenseur Victor Hedman, qui avait déjà tout tenté lundi soir dans une victoire de 4 à 1 contre le Kraken de Seattle. Il pourrait notamment rejoindre les Québécois Jean Béliveau (507) et Gilbert Perreault (512) prochainement. «C’est une partie dont je vais me souvenir toute ma vie. Après avoir marqué, la première chose que j’ai vérifiée était de regarder à la reprise si j’avais pu lui passer [la rondelle].