Athletistic/Hockey. The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Carolina Hurricanes last night with a score of 8:2 in an NHL regular season road game. Russian forward Nikita Kucherov largely contributed to the Lightning’s success.
At the start of the second period, the 30-year-old hockey player helped Tampa score three straight power play goals in a span of 4 minutes 20 seconds. Kucherov participated in each of the goal combinations, scoring 3 (1+2) points during this period using the “goal+pass” system. Nikita scored three points in one period for the 17th time, clearly taking first place in the history of Tampa in this indicator. Previously, the Russian shared the Lightning record with legendary Canadian forward Martin Saint-Louis.
In 20 matches this season, Nikita Kucherov scored 35 points for his performance – he scored 15 goals and became the author of 20 assists. Currently, the Russian is the top scorer in the NHL regular season.
Source: Sport
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