Nashville Predators' Steven Stamkos named NHL's Second Star of the Week
Stamkos finished with eight points — four goals and four assists — in three games with the Predators last week. After ending a 13-game pointless streak with a goal and two assists against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday, Stamkos had two assists against the Seattle Kraken on Thursday.
Then, on Saturday, Stamkos scored his first hat trick with the Predators, the 14th of his career, in a 3-2 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks at Bridgestone Arena. Stamkos also passed Mike Bossy on the NHL's all-time goal scoring list — he now ranks 23rd with 576 goals, one behind Mark Recchi's 577 which ranks 22nd.
Stamkos, 35, has 21 goals and 20 assists for Nashville this season. He ranks third on the Predators in scoring behind Filip Forsberg (57 points) and Jonathan Marchessault (48 points).
Stamkos signed a four-year, $32 million contract with Nashville over the summer after spending 16 seasons with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Alex Daugherty is the Predators beat writer for The Tennessean. Contact Alex atjdaugherty@gannett.com. Follow Alex on X, the platform formerly called Twitter, @alexdaugherty1. Also check out our Predators exclusive Instagram page @tennessean_preds.
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