Tampa Bay’s Kucherov overtakes Jagr in NHL playoff games with three or more points
The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first game of the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff series. This is reported by the correspondent of “Lenta.ru”.
The meeting ended with the score 7:3. Russian striker Nikita Kucherov helped the team to win, who scored an abandoned puck and two assists.
Thus, Kucherov played the 21st game in the league playoffs with three or more points. He outperformed Czech Jaromir Jagr, who was ranked fourth, with 20 such matches to his credit. The record holder is Wayne Gretzky (59 games).
In addition, Kucherov scored his 53rd goal in the playoffs and took third place in NHL history among Russians by this indicator. The first two positions are occupied by Washington Capitals forward Alexander Ovechkin (72 goals) and Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin (67 goals).
In October, 29-year-old Kucherov entered the top 20 best players of the upcoming NHL season. The Russian striker took 13th place.
Source: Lenta
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