Should he choose to take it through to July 1, Steven Stamkos will carry a 30-goal season - at minimum - into unrestricted free agency.
The Tampa Bay Lightning captain clapped No. 30 short side on Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky on Sunday, reaching the milestone total for the fifth time in his eight NHL seasons.
Stamkos will not challenge his career-best 60 scored in 2011-12, and would need to average one per game down the stretch to top his 43-goal campaign from a season ago.
