The club’s Russian strikerTampa Bay Lightning » Nikita Koucherov ahead of Canadian striker Colorado Nathan McKinnon by six points in the NHL scoring race.
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).
McKinnon takes second place. The Canadian from Colorado scored 138 (51+87) points. In the final game of the regular season, Colorado will face Edmonton on Thursday. In order to overtake Kucherov in the fight for the Art Ross Trophy, awarded to the NHL’s top scorer of the season, MacKinnon must score six points in the final game of the regular season. If there are an equal number of points, the Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the hockey player who scores the most goals.
The Canadian striker from Edmonton occupies third place in the race for scorers. Connor McDavid (132).
Source : MatchTV
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