A hockey player “Tampa » Braden Point noted the performance of the striker of the Russian team Nikita Koucherov and wished him to reach 100 assists in a season.
Tampa lost to Ottawa (2:3 B) in the NHL regular season match. Kucherov made two assists in this meeting. The Russian leads the scoring charts for the 2023/24 NHL season. In 78 matches, he scored 141 points (43 goals and 98 assists).
“Kucherov is incredible, he gives our team a chance to win every night. We have three games left, I hope he can reach 100 assists for the season. That’s indeed a lot of assists. He’s a damn good player. “It’s unbelievable,” Point said, as quoted by the NHL press service.
Wayne Gretzky (11 times), Mario Lemieux and Bobby Orr (once each) are the only players to have at least 100 assists in the NHL in a single season.
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