Steven Stamkos sends Andrew Cogliano to the moon with merciless fake

Steven Stamkos wasn’t out here breaking hearts on Valentine’s Day. Just ankles.

There were many fine (and not-so-fine) plays to take away from Tampa Bay’s 6-0 onslaught of the Stars on Thursday, but this straight-up insulting display of puck control and finish by the Lightning captain was in a realm of its own.

With the Bolts already up five-zip and on a power play near the end of the second frame, it was ankle-breaking time for Stamkos who buried his second of the game after sending Andrew Cogliano flying into the boards with a vicious head fake.

Another angle shows the carnage up close and personal:

There are two factors at play here that make this so ridiculous.

The first, obviously, is that ankle-breaking fake on Cogliano — who just, like, forgot to stop. For Stamkos to have the wherewithal to dish it, find the open spot and zip a snipe upstairs, rather than simply retiring from the NHL immediately after pulling off that initial move, was really something.

In other news, the Lightning look damn unstoppable.

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