Attack Tampa Bay Lightning Nikita Koucherov will win the scoring race this National Hockey League (NHL) season, the three-time world champion told Alexei Tereshchenko .
Kucherov became the first Russian in National Hockey League (NHL) history to reach 130 points during an NHL regular season. On Wednesday, the 30-year-old forward scored a hat trick in a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Kucherov now has 130 points (42+88) in 74 regular season games. The Russian has also established himself in the race for NHL scorers.
— Nikita is great, one of the best hockey players in the world right now. It remains at a high level for several years in a row. Of course, he will win the NHL scoring race this season. The competitors are very strong, but Kucherov is having an excellent season.
– Now that he’s 30, how long can he stay at his peak?
“It all depends on him, how he prepares and controls himself. In elite sports, every day, every training session is important,” Tereshchenko told .
Source : MatchTV
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