Nikita Kucherov explodes
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Nikita Kucherov had three assists in a four-goal first period and added another in the third to give him 100 points on the season as the Tampa Bay Lightning cruised past the listless Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 on Saturday night.
The Lightning won the Stanley Cup in 2020 and 2021 and have three Stanley Cup Final appearances in the past six seasons. Kucherov has a chance to become the first NHL player since Martin St. Louis (with Tampa Bay in 2003-04) to win the Hart Trophy and Stanley Cup in the same season (2003-04).
NEWARK, N.J. -- Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point like playing on the same line, and it's a combination that's working out well for the Tampa Bay Lightnint, too. Kucherov had a goal and three assists for his first four-point game, Point added a goal and ...
TAMPA, Fla.(AP) — Nikita Kucherov scored to give him his ninth 30-goal season and added two assists for 701 in his career and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Wednesday night for their sixth straight victory. Brayden Point ...