Tampa Bay forward Nikita Kucherov equals Gordie Howe in NHL playoff points
Russian forward “Tampa Bay Lightning” Nikita Kucherov caught up with Canadian Gordie Howe in the number of points scored in the playoffs of the National Hockey League (NHL). It is reported by Quant Hockey.
Earlier on April 25, the Russian scored two assists in a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs and brought the number of points for performance to 160. In addition to Howe and Kucherov, Canadians Mike Bossy, Al McInnis and Bobby Smith have the same number of points.
Hockey players share in the ranking of the best scorers in the NHL 22-26 places. The best in the history of the league is Canadian Wayne Gretzky, he scored 382 points.
Kucherov has been playing in the NHL since 2013. The Russian is a two-time Stanley Cup winner with Tampa.
At the same time, the Tampa Bay Lightning lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup match. The meeting was held in Tampa and ended with the victory of the guests in overtime with a score of 5:4.
Source: Lenta
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