Athletistic / Hockey. Tampa Bay Lightning Russian forward Nikita Kucherov has been named the NHL’s best winger, according to NHL Network.
Nikita Kucherov scored 144 (44+100) points for his performance and took first place in the list of top scorers of the NHL regular season. As a result, the 31-year-old Russian took second place in the voting for the Most Valuable Player Award at the end of the NHL regular season (Hart Memorial Trophy), behind Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon.
The second place in the ranking was taken by the current Stanley Cup winner, Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachak. The top three was completed by Finnish Mikko Rantanen from the Colorado Avalanche. Another Russian forward Artemy Panarin, who has been playing for the New York Rangers since 2019, took fifth place in this ranking.
Source: Sport
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