Athletistic / Hockey. Russian forward “Tampa Bay Lightning” Nikita Kucherov repeated the record among European players for assists in one season of the NHL regular season. This season, the striker has already made 93 passes.
In the NHL regular season game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kucherov had three assists.
Evgeni Malkin became the fifth Russian to score 60 points this season in the NHL.
Thus, he repeated Peter Stastny’s record. He also made 93 assists this season.
If we talk about all NHL players, Kucherov ranks 20th. The record holder is the legendary Wayne Gretzky (163).
Source: Sport
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