2023-04-25 09:03:35
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Apr 25, 09:11
Kucherov tied with Howe in NHL playoff points
Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov scored two assists. On account of the Russian 160 points in the NHL playoffs, according to this indicator, he caught up with the Canadian Gordie Howe
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The Tampa Bay Lightning lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime in Game 4 of the first round of the National Hockey League (NHL) playoffs. The meeting ended with the score 4:5 in favor of the guests.
Noel Accari (25), Auston Matthews (50, 53), Morgan Reilly (57) and Alexander Kerfoot (65) scored goals for Toronto. Alex Killorn (10, 39), Russian Mikhail Sergachev (19) and Steven Stamkos (32) scored at Tampa. Sergachev also scored an assist.
Russian NHL champion left the club in the middle of the playoffs for personal reasons
Forward “Tampa” Nikita Kucherov was marked by two assists. These assists allowed the Russian to score 160 points (53 goals + 107 assists) in the playoffs and reach the 22nd place in the list of top scorers in the history of the Stanley Cup. He caught up in this indicator with four Canadians – Gordie Howe, Mike Bossy, Al MacInnis and Bobby Smith.
After Tampa’s forward Brandon Hagel missed a penalty in the eighth minute of the first period, Toronto’s Russian goaltender Ilya Samsonov became the second goaltender in club history to save a free throw in a Stanley Cup game. Previously, Canadian Felix Potvin had done it in Game 2 of the first round of the playoffs against the Chicago Blackhawks in 1995. In the match with Tampa, Samsonov saved 27 out of 31 shots.
Toronto won their third game in a row and are leading the best-of-four series 3–1. The next match will be held in Toronto on April 28.
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