The game he was referring to was played on Nov. 14, 2011, and Stamkos did indeed draw a high-sticking penalty on Winnipeg Jets forward Alexander Burmistrov at 17:31 of the second period to give the Lightning a 5-on-3 power play. The only part Stamkos got wrong was that the Lightning did not score on that power play and ultimately lost the game 5-2, though Stamkos did score the Lightning's final goal at 10:26 of the third period.
Stamkos scored his 60th goal of the 2011-12 season, a career high, in Winnipeg on April 7, 2012, at 3:29 of the second period. It's one that Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman remembered distinctly as well.
"I think he got [booed] in Winnipeg too before he scored his 60th," Hedman said. "But then he got a standing ovation."
Of course, the booing did not work out too well for Maple Leafs fans; Stamkos scored on his first shift at 1:19 of the first period and finished with two goals and two assists in Tampa Bay's 7-3 win.
"I think they stopped after I scored the second one last night," Stamkos said with a grin.
Having had some time to think about it since the game Tuesday, Stamkos was able to see the positive in being booed so close to his hometown of Markham, Ontario, in the Toronto suburbs, even with the family and friends who are always in the stands when he plays at Air Canada Centre.