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Kucherov Has a Goal and 2 Assists as the Lightning Beat the Maple Leafs 4-2
Kucherov became the second-fastest non-North American to reach 700 assists in 855 games as Tampa Bay extended their recent dominance with a 20-1-1 record in 22 games.
- Nikita Kucherov added two assists to reach 701 in his career and scored his ninth 30-goal season as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Wednesday night.
- Coach Jon Cooper will miss two games after the death of his father, Robert, and assistant Rob Zettler filled in on the bench during Tampa Bay's win.
- Key contributors included Brayden Point with two goals and an assist, Gage Goncalves adding a goal and two assists, and Andrei Vasilevskiy making 32 saves as the Lightning are 20-1-1 in their past 22 games.
- Late in the third period, Toronto pulled goalie Anthony Stolarz for an extra skater and John Tavares scored with 3:41 remaining, with Matthew Knies adding a goal at 2:47 left.
- Looking ahead, Vasilevskiy is 17-0-1 since Dec. 20, and the Maple Leafs play at Florida while the Lightning visit Carolina on Thursday night.
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Kucherov hits 30 goals again as Lightning roll past Maple Leafs 4-2 for 6th straight win
Nikita Kucherov scored for his ninth 30-goal season and added two assists for 701 in his career and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 for their sixth straight victory.
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Brayden Point got two goals and a help in a 4-2 victory from Lightning.
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Left
Bias Distribution
- 56% of the sources lean Left
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L 56%
C 44%
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