Stamkos notched an assist and three shots on goal in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Stars.
Stamkos racked up four goals and four assists over the last seven games of the season. The 35-year-old forward showed some signs of decline in his first year with the Predators, ending up with 53 points (21 on the power play), 174 shots on net, 66 hits, 46 blocked shots, 48 PIM and a minus-36 rating over 82 appearances. He's missed just five games over the last four years, which is impressive given the durability concerns earlier in his career. Still, he shot 15.6 percent this year, in line with his career average -- his lack of production is almost exclusively due to the Predators' overall struggles and his own drop in shot volume.
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Predators' Steven Stamkos: Lends power-play assist
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Stamkos notched a power-play assist and two PIM in Thursday's 4-3 shootout win over Utah.
Stamkos helped out on Filip Forsberg's tally at 1:19 of the third period. Over the last four games, Stamkos has four goals and three assists. The 35-year-old forward has had a few bursts of offense, but he's only managed to put up two point streaks of at least five contests. He's at 27 goals, 25 assists, 21 power-play points, 169 shots on net, 65 hits, 45 blocked shots, 48 PIM and a minus-33 rating over 79 outings in his first year with the Predators.
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Predators' Steven Stamkos: Four points in overtime win
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Stamkos notched two power-play goals and two even-strength assists in Tuesday's 7-6 overtime win over the Islanders.
This was Stamkos' first multi-point effort since March 8. The highly-decorated center now sits just four power-play goals shy of tying Dino Ciccarelli for 10th all-time in NHL history. Stamkos has scored in three straight games and has six points in that span, so he appears to be ending 2024-25 on a strong note after registering just one assist over seven outings prior to this streak. On the season, the 35-year-old has accounted for 27 markers (14 with the man advantage), 24 helpers and a minus-32 rating over 78 appearances.
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Predators' Steven Stamkos: Scores again Sunday
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Stamkos scored a goal on five shots and blocked three shots in Sunday's 2-1 loss to the Canadiens.
The Predators have scored just twice over the last two games, and Stamkos has potted both goals. The 35-year-old is up to 25 tallies, 47 points, 166 shots on net, 64 hits, 44 blocked shots, 44 PIM and a minus-30 rating over 77 appearances. This is his lowest-scoring season in a campaign in which he's played at least 50 games since he had 46 points over 79 contests as a rookie in 2008-09, though he's had some worse years due to injuries or abbreviated seasons.
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Predators' Steven Stamkos: Tallies lone goal in loss
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Stamkos scored a goal on two shots and added two PIM in Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Stars.
Stamkos ended a five-game point drought, as well as a seven-game stretch without a goal, when he opened the scoring at 4:37 of the second period. That was all Jake Oettinger gave up, and the Stars rallied in the third to take the win. Stamkos is now at 24 goals, 46 points, 161 shots on net, 64 hits, 44 PIM, 41 blocked shots and a minus-31 rating over 76 appearances in a disappointing first season in Nashville.
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Predators' Steven Stamkos: Scores power-play goal
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Stamkos scored a power-play goal in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Ducks.
Stamkos has been putting up solid numbers in recent weeks and has found the back of the net six times, while also adding five assists, across his 10 appearances in March. The 35-year-old veteran is having a down year for his standards, though, and unless he continues to score at a high rate, this will be the first time since the abbreviated 2020-21 campaign in which he doesn't reach the 30-goal plateau. Through 68 contests, he's up to 23 goals and 44 points.
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Predators' Steven Stamkos: Puts away power-play goal
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Stamkos scored a power-play goal and went minus-2 in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Sharks.
Stamkos put the Predators up 2-0 in the second period, but he was also on the ice for both of the Sharks' goals in a 14-second span in the third. On the bright side, the 35-year-old stayed hot on offense with his fifth goal and ninth point during his current four-game streak. For the season, he's at 22 goals, 20 helpers, 16 power-play points, 140 shots on net and a minus-21 rating across 64 appearances in what's been one of his most challenging healthy seasons.
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Predators' Steven Stamkos: Nets 14th career hat trick
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Stamkos scored all three goals in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over the Blackhawks.
Stamkos also had a tally overturned for being touched with a high stick. He bounced back from that and completed the 14th hat trick of his career -- and his first with Nashville -- with his goal 2:39 into overtime. The 35-year-old has looked like a player in decline for much of the campaign, including his recent 13-game point drought from Jan. 25 to March 2, but he's come alive lately with four goals and four assists over his last three outings. For the season, Stamkos is at 21 goals, 20 assists, 139 shots on net, 52 hits, 40 PIM and a minus-19 rating over 63 appearances.
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Predators' Steven Stamkos: Dishes two helpers in win
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Stamkos logged two assists, two blocked shots and two PIM in Thursday's 5-3 win over the Kraken.
This was Stamkos' second multi-point effort in a row as he tries to make up for his recent 13-game slump. He set up tallies by Brady Skjei and Luke Evangelista in Thursday's win. Stamkos is up to 38 points (14 on the power play), 132 shots on net, 52 hits, 33 blocked shots, 40 PIM and a minus-20 rating over 62 appearances -- he's on pace for his worst non-injury-shortened season since his rookie year.
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Predators' Steven Stamkos: Breaks out of slump Tuesday
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Stamkos scored a goal and added two assists in Tuesday's 6-3 win over the Bruins.
A 13-game point drought for Stamkos got erased midway through the first period when he helped set up a Ryan O'Reilly tally. The 35-year-old Stamkos then found the back of the net himself in the second before having a hand in O'Reilly's second goal of the night in the final frame. Stamkos' first season in Nashville has not gone according to plan, and the former Lightning star has a meager 18 goals and 36 points in 61 appearances with a minus-21 rating. His streak of three straight seasons with more than 30 goals and 80 points will come to an end in 2024-25, but Stamkos still has time to put together a strong finish to the campaign.
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Predators' Steven Stamkos: Season hits low point
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Stamkos was held off the scoresheet for the 12th straight game in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Islanders.
Stamkos had three shots on net but also went minus-3. Even worse was his ill-fated pass while the Predators had an extra attacker on the ice, which went into Nashville's vacated net. That goal was credited to Islanders netminder Ilya Sorokin as the last member of the scoring team to touch the puck. If nothing else, this performance should light a fire under Stamkos, who is stuck on 33 points with a minus-23 rating, 125 shots on net, 51 hits and 34 PIM across 59 appearances in his first year with Nashville.
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Predators' Steven Stamkos: Pots power-play tally
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Stamkos scored a power-play goal on four shots and added four PIM in Thursday's 6-5 win over the Sharks.
Stamkos has earned five goals and two assists during his five-game point streak. The Predators have scored 27 goals in that span, which has helped the whole team shake an early-season malaise on offense. The 34-year-old forward is up to 17 goals, 32 points (14 on the power play), 101 shots on net, 30 PIM and a minus-8 rating through 47 appearances.
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Predators' Steven Stamkos: Tallies again Saturday
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Stamkos scored a goal and went plus-3 in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Wild.
Stamkos has racked up four goals and an assist over his last three games. The 34-year-old's tally Saturday ended up being the game-winner. He's played at a point-per-game pace over his last 15 outings, earning nine goals and six helpers in that span. Overall, he has 30 points, 94 shots on net, 36 hits, 24 PIM and a minus-9 rating through 45 appearances.
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Predators' Steven Stamkos: Scores 15th goal of season
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Stamkos scored a power-play goal in Thursday's 3-2 shootout win over the Blackhawks.
Stamkos has scored three goals and recorded four points over his last two games, and it seems the two-game stretch in which he went pointless between Jan. 7 and Jan. 11 was nothing more than a bump on the road for the 34-year-old veteran. He has six points (four goals, two assists) in six games in January.
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Predators' Steven Stamkos: Three-point performance in win
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Stamkos scored twice, dished an assist, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Stamkos and Filip Forsberg set each other up for first-period goals. In the second, Stamkos doubled down to put the Predators up 4-0, and that goal stood as the game-winner after Vegas' comeback effort fell short. This was the 34-year-old's first multi-point effort since Dec. 27 versus the Blues. He's up to 14 goals, 14 assists, 91 shots on net, 34 hits, 25 blocked shots, 24 PIM and a minus-12 rating over 43 appearances.
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Predators' Steven Stamkos: Expects to play
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Stamkos (undisclosed) expects to play in Saturday's matchup against Washington, Alex Daugherty of The Tennessean reports.
Stamkos participated in Saturday's morning skate after skipping Thursday's session for maintenance. Coach Andrew Brunette called Stamkos a game-time decision for Saturday's contest but added that the 34-year-old forward appeared on track to play, per Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site. Stamkos left Tuesday's 5-2 loss to Winnipeg as a precaution. He has accounted for 12 goals, 25 points, 88 shots on net, 24 blocked shots and 34 hits in 41 games this season. Nashville recalled Kieffer Bellows from AHL Milwaukee on Saturday for additional insurance.
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Predators' Steven Stamkos: Absence considered maintence
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Stamkos' (undisclosed) absence from Thursday's practice was deemed maintenance according to Robby Stanley of NHL.com.
Considering Stamkos was unable to finish Tuesday's matchup with Winnipeg due to his undisclosed injury, it is a little strange for the Predators to call his absence from practice a maintenance day. Still, they aren't back in action until Saturday's game against the Capitals, so the veteran center should have plenty of time to get back to 100 percent and avoid missing any action.
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Predators' Steven Stamkos: Dealing with injury
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Stamkos (undisclosed) didn't finish Tuesday's game versus the Jets, and there was no update on his status following the contest, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports.
Stamkos was hurt in the second period and didn't play in the third. He was also held off the scoresheet, ending a three-game point streak. More information on Stamkos' status should be available prior to Saturday's game at home against the Capitals. Since Luke Evangelista (lower body) also got hurt Tuesday, the Predators may need to make some moves later in the week to replenish their forward group, though Zachary L'Heureux will be back from a suspension Saturday.
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Predators' Steven Stamkos: Delivers assist in victory
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Stamkos logged an assist in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Flames.
Stamkos made a generous move, setting up Ryan O'Reilly for an empty-netter to complete a hat trick at 18:33 of the third period. The 34-year-old Stamkos is in a groove with five goals and seven helpers over his last 12 outings, getting on the scoresheet in 10 of those games. The veteran forward is up to 12 goals, 13 assists, 87 shots on net, 33 hits, 24 blocked shots, 22 PIM and a minus-11 rating over 40 appearances.
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Predators' Steven Stamkos: Scores in Friday's win
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Stamkos scored a goal in Friday's 3-0 win over the Canucks.
Stamkos continued his warm stretch -- he has five goals and six assists over his last 11 outings. His goal Friday stood as the game-winner, his third such goal of the campaign. The 34-year-old is at 12 goals, 24 points, 87 shots on net, 33 hits, 22 PIM and a minus-12 rating through 39 contests overall. Stamkos figures to remain productive in a top-line role.
