In Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals against Colorado (3:4 OT), the Russian scored an assist, which became his 100th NHL playoff career. Thus, Kucherov was among the hockey players in the league, who obeyed the mark of 50 goals and 100 assists in the Stanley Cup. It took the Lightning 131 games to achieve that goal. According to a tweet from the StatsCentre, the Russian has passed Colorado legend Peter Forsberg in 136 games.
Note that in league history, only three hockey players managed to score 50 goals and make 100 assists in the Stanley Cup before Kucherov: Jari Kurri (129), Mark Messier (126) and Wayne Gretzky (70). ).
Source: Sport
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