Athletistic / Hockey. Russian Nikita Kucherov had an efficient performance in the first game of the playoffs. This moved him up the rankings for playoff point totals in NHL history.
Kucherov scored an assist in the match against Florida. Certainly, she didn’t help Tampa win this game. The Panthers won with a score of 3:2.
The point scored was Nikita’s 161st (53+108) in the playoffs. This allows it to rise to a clear 22nd place in the ranking. The record holder is Wayne Gretzky, who has 382 points in the NHL playoffs.
Earlier in the same match, Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky entered the ranking of the best Russian goaltenders in NHL history based on playoff victories.
Source: Sport
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