Athletistic/Hockey. Last night, the Tampa Bay Lightning lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins (2:4) in an NHL regular season home game. Russian forward Nikita Kucherov contributed to both Lightning goals.

The 30-year-old forward collected two assists in the game against the Penguins. This allowed him to strengthen his leadership in the race for goalscorers in the current season in the NHL. Kucherov now has 39 points (15+24) in the goal+pass system over 23 regular season matches.

Second place in the scoring race is occupied by Vancouver Can forward JT Miller, who has 36 (13+22) points in 24 games. Third is Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (34=7+27) points in 22 games.

In the next game, Tampa will face the Dallas Stars. The replay of the 2020 Stanley Cup Final will take place on December 2, and the starting puck drop will take place at 10:00 p.m. Moscow time.


@sportru