Kucherov second in the NHL scored a hundred points in a year
In 2026, a hundred points previously managed to score only McDavid. Kucherov for the eighth time in his career scored so many points in a calendar year – this is the best indicator among Russians in the history of the league
Russian striker of the NHL club “Tampa Bay Lightning” Nikita Kucherov in the match with “Minnesota Wild” reached the mark of one hundred points for the calendar year. In 2026, only Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers succeeded.
Kucherov has a winning goal and one assist in the match, which ended 4-3 in overtime. Kucherov was recognized as the first star of the meeting. He equaled Martin San Louis in the number of goals in overtime in the history of the club (10 goals, third place).
Kucherov became the eighth player in the history of the NHL, at least eight times scored a hundred points in a calendar year. Of the players born outside of North America, Finn Jari Kurri (7) had the best result, while only McDavid (9) and Sidney Crosby (8) showed such results. The record holder for this indicator is Wayne Gretzky (14 times).
Russian striker of “Minnesota” Kirill Kaprizov in the match with “Tampa” made a productive transfer, gaining points in the seventh home match in a row at the start of the season. This is the second longest series in the history of the club - the record belongs to Matsu Zuccarello (11 games in the season 2023/24).
Kucherov has five goals and 17 assists in 16 games this season, Kaprizov has 16 goals and 15 assists in 19 games (he shares first place in the list of best snipers of the season with Edmonton's Leon Dreizaitl).
