Tampa Bay forward Nikita Kucherov failed to score or assist, ending his 11-game point streak. In the previous match against Pittsburgh (3:1), the Russian hockey player set a Tampa record for a series of assists.
After this fight, Kucherov rose to 12th place in NHL history in points among Russian players, scoring 773 (293+480) points in 671 matches. His next target is Pavel Bure, who has 779 points. Washington forward Alexander Ovechkin remains the leader among Russian hockey players in points scored (1,500).
- The best hockey player in the world. Kucherov is no worse than Ovechkin and Malkin
Source: Sport
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