It took Vincent Lecavalier a full 82 games to hit 108 points, which was a Tampa Bay Lightning record heading into Saturday night.
Nikita Kucherov needed just 68 games to match that earlier this week, and on Saturday night in game No. 69, Kucherov passed the man whose number is retired and hangs in the rafters at the Amalie Arena.
Of course, Kucherov entered his name at the top of the record book with his 32nd goal of the season.
He’d score his 33rd later in the game, which ended up being the game winner.
Kucherov continues to build on his career-year. His 110 points are obviously a career-high. So, too, are his 77 assists. He’s seven goals from matching his total of 40 from two years ago. The way his season is going, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him hit the career-high hat trick.
He’s got 13 more games to make it happen.
Nikita Kucherov of the @TBLightning is the first player to record 110+ points in a season since Henrik Sedin in 2009-10 (29-83—112 in 82 GP). #NHLStats #DETvsTBL pic.twitter.com/uSBSCv0Gl4
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 10, 2019
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