Athletistic/Hockey. The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Dallas Stars 4-0 in an NHL regular season home game. Forward Nikita Kucherov scored a goal for the Lightning.
It was the 30-year-old Russian who opened the scoring in this meeting. Kucherov also registered another assist. Two points and a performance allowed Nikita to take 12th place in the race for scorers among Russian NHL players. Kucherov now has 771 points. The legendary defender Sergei Zubov has the same number of effective actions.
Kucherov’s closest target is Pavel Bure, who has 779 points. The leader in points among Russians is the current captain of the Washington Capitals, Alexander Ovechkin (1499).
After 25 matches this season, Nikita Kucherov has 42 (16+26) points in the goal+pass system. This allows him to lead the race for NHL scorers.
Source: Sport
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