World champion, member of the supervisory board of CSKA Pavel Bure in an interview with , he said that the Art Ross Trophy, awarded to the best scorer of the season in the NHL, will be received by the Russian forward from the Tampa Bay Lightning. Nikita Koucherov .
Kucherov was awarded the Hart Trophy in 2019. With one game remaining in the regular season, the Russian leads the scoring charts; the 30-year-old forward has 142 points (43 goals and 99 assists). Kucherov’s closest pursuer is Canadian Nathan McKinnon from Colorado scored 138 (51+87) points.
— Nikita Kucherov has already scored 142 points in the regular season. Fantastic!
– This can only surprise. Very cool! It’s great to see our guy making history before our eyes. Kucherov is a true leader in the NHL. I think he will win the scoring race against Nathan MacKinnon and win the Art Ross Trophy. You can congratulate Kucherov in advance. By the way, I note that Nikita played in the CSKA system and played for the Red Army. And it makes me happy that our guy Tseskov is such a sensation in North America. These are the guys we have,” Bure told .
Tampa will host the Toronto Maple Leafs in the final game of the regular season on April 17.
Source : MatchTV
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