Nikita Kucherov explodes
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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).
The Lightning (41-21-4, 86 points) are looking to snap back into a consistent winning mode as they travel to Vancouver on Thursday night to face the Canucks (21-38-8, 50 points) in a clash between teams that have struggled coming out of the Olympic break.
Right winger Nikita Kucherov has led the NHL in scoring three times during his 12-year career with the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Russian star took home the Art Ross Trophy, which goes to the league’s top scorer,
'Best Player In The World': Tampa's Nikita Kucherov Dances On Maple Leafs For Sixth 100-Point Season
The Tampa Bay Lightning dismantled the Toronto Maple Leafs on ‘Hockey Night In Canada,’ with Nikita Kucherov stealing the show, inching closer to another Art Ross Trophy and improving his quest for the Hart Trophy in the process.