Tampa Bay Lightning’s Russian forward Nikita Kucherov reached 500 assists in National Hockey League (NHL) games throughout his career.
The forward played in an NHL regular season game against St. He played three times as an assistant with the St. Louis Blues, helping his team win with a score of 7:3. He had assists for Victor Hedman, Brayden Point and Steven Stamkos.
In the current 2023/2024 season, Kucherov leads the scoring race of the NHL regular season. The Russian player scored 75 points in 44 games, scoring 28 goals and making 47 assists. He became the first player to reach 70 points in the current regular season.
Kucherov finished fourth (30+82) in the NHL regular season last season, behind David Pastrnak (113 points), Leon Draisaitl (129 points) and Connor McDavid (153 points).
Tampa earned its fourth straight victory in the NHL regular season. In the next game, the Tampa Bay Lightning will play away against the Buffalo Sabers, the match will take place on January 20.
Previously Pavel Bure named Tampa forward Kucherov is a world hockey star.