Sergachev’s goal and Kucherov’s pass helped Tampa defeat Colorado in an NHL game
The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Colorado Avalanche in the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
The meeting was held in Tampa and ended with a score of 5:0. The goal of the Russian defender Mikhail Sergachev and the transfer of forward Nikita Kucherov helped the team to win. The Russian goalkeeper of the hosts Andrei Vasilevsky saved 30 shots and scored the first shutout in the 2022/2023 season. He was recognized as the first star of this match.
Kucherov extended his hitting streak in the home games of the season to 17. Thus, he broke the club’s record for this indicator. The previous achievement belonged to him and was set in the 2018/2019 season (16 matches).
On July 13, Sergachev entered NHL history as the highest paid Russian defenseman. He entered into a new agreement with Tampa, the amount of which was $ 68 million, for eight years.
Kucherov has been playing for Tampa since 2013. Vasilevsky joined the team in 2014, and Sergachev in 2017. Together with the club, they won the Stanley Cup twice.
Source: Lenta
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