Russian forward “Tampa Bay Lightning” Nikita Kucherov continues to lead the scoring race this season in the regular championship of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Kucherov scored three points, had a double and an assist in the match against the Colorado Avalanche, which ended with the Lightning winning 6:3. He has 93 points in total.
He extended his winning streak to 9 matches. In total, Kucherov played in 54 games in the NHL season, scoring 36 goals and 57 assists, becoming the first player to exceed the 90-point mark this season.
The closest follower of the Russian hockey player is Colorado forward Nathan MacKinnon, who scored two points in the match with Tampa, now he is four points behind Kucherov – he has 89 points (32+57).
Tampa had a positive result for the third straight game in the NHL regular season. The team collected 65 points and tied for fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings with the Carolina Hurricanes and Philadelphia Flyers. The Avalanche lost their fifth game in their last six games in the National Hockey League.
Previously Alexander Ovechkin named An outstanding NHL season for Kucherov.