Athletistic / Hockey. Nikita Kucherov again scored an assist. This allowed him to take second place in this indicator during the NHL playoffs among active players.
Kucherova’s Tampa lost to Florida with a score of 6:1 and left the Stanley Cup in the first round. Nikita participated in the only goal scored.
The assist was Nikita’s 114th career assist in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Thus, Nikita overtook his compatriot Evgeni Malkin and clearly took second place.
The first place in this indicator among active hockey players is occupied by Sidney Crosby, who has 130 assists in the playoffs.
Previously, Kucherov also climbed the Russian national ranking of top assistants during the NHL playoffs.
Source: Sport
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