Steven Stamkos joined some pretty lofty company when he notched his 250th career NHL goal against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday.
By scoring his 17th goal this season, the Tampa Bay Lightning star became the 10th youngest player to reach the 250 goal mark, at 24 years and 305 days.
Here’s a complete list of the 11 youngest NHLers to hit that milestone :
- Wayne Gretzky – 22 years, 28 days
- Mario Lemieux – 23 years, 77 days
- Dale Hawerchuk – 23 years, 289 days
- Alex Ovechkin – 24 years, 126 days
- Pierre Turgeon – 24 years, 199 days
- Steve Yzerman- 24 years, 222 days
- Jimmy Carson – 24 years, 241 days
- Mike Bossy – 24 years, 275 days
- Michel Goulet – 24 years, 302 days
- Steven Stamkos – 24 years, 305 days
- Jaromir Jagr – 24 years, 312 days