Stepan pushed his goal total to a career-high 22 in Tuesday's 3-2 win over the Lightning, scoring twice -- one on the power play -- and adding an assist.
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He may not be known for his sniping, but those were two goal-scorer's goals -- a laser over Andrei Vasilevskiy's shoulder from the left circle on the man advantage, then a nearly identical shot from the right circle. Those two tallies deflated the Lightning while bringing the Rangers back from a 2-0 deficit to a 2-2 tie, and he completed the trifecta by assisting on Chris Kreider's game-winner soon after. Thanks to his current run of 14 points in eight games, Stepan's now cleared 50 points for the third consecutive season.