Heading into Thursday’s game against St. Louis, Predators forward Steven Stamkos needed 10 goals to reach 600 in his NHL career.

By the time the third period rolled around, some of the Bridgestone Arena faithful must have been wondering whether he might just hit the milestone that night.

It was that kind of performance for Stamkos, who tied his career high with four goals — all scored in the first two periods — in a 7-2 rout of the Blues that gave Nashville (12-14-4) its sixth win in eight games.

Stamkos’ outburst marked just the fourth time in franchise history that a Predators player had scored four goals in a game, as he joined Filip Forsberg, Eric Nystrom and Rocco Grimaldi in the club’s record book.

The Preds’ win came two nights after Nashville downed the Colorado Avalanche, who

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