The Russian attackerTampa Bay » Nikita Koucherov scored the puck during the NHL regular season game with “New York Islanders ” and strengthened his leadership in the race for scorers.
The Islanders won at home with a score of 6:2. Kucherov scored his 33rd goal of the season.
Kucherov, 30, is the league’s top scorer, scoring 87 (33+54) points in 51 matches. The Russian is two points ahead of the 28-year-old Canadian forward from the Colorado Avalanche. Nathan McKinnon who has 85 (32+53) points in 52 games.
MacKinnon scored no points in the Carolina-Colorado game, which ended in a 5-2 victory for the Raleigh team.
Source : MatchTV

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