The club’s Russian strikerTampa Bay Lightning » Nikita Koucherov commented on his achievements in the NHL.
Tampa won at home against Toronto in the last match of the regular season with a score of 6:4. Lightning forward Kucherov scored his 44th goal this season and completed his 100th pass.
Kucherov tops the list of top scorers; the 30-year-old forward has 144 points (44 goals and 100 assists). Kucherov became the fifth hockey player in history to achieve 100 assists in one season.
Wayne Gretzky recorded 163 assists in the 1985/86 season – this is a record. The Canadian finished the season eleven times with more than a hundred assists. Bobby Orr (102) and Mario Lemieux (114) each completed over a hundred passes per season. Edmonton Canadian forward Connor McDavid has completed 100 assists this season.
– It’s a special moment. Thank you to my teammates and coaches for giving me the opportunity to succeed. I had the chance to be together and play with great hockey players,” Kucherov said, as quoted by journalist Gabby Shirley on social media.
Source : MatchTV
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