Kucherov's Historic Scoring Streak

0:00It's March 25th. From the locker room to your ears, this is NHL News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Nikita Kutcherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning leaves the National Hockey League and scoring with 120 points through 70 games this season. He's tallyed 32 goals and 72 assists so far, putting him on pace for another standout year at age 32. Over the last 50 games since November 18th, Kutcherov has racked up 104 points. The most anyone has posted in that span since the go. Start of the millennium. That works out to more than two points per game, marking him as the eighth player ever to hit 120 points four times in a career. Fans and analysts are drawing rare comparisons to legends like Wayne Gretzky because of his playmaking prowess. Only Gretzky reached 100 assists more than once. A feet Kutcherov match last season alongside Conor McDavid, and he's now chasing it again, with just 12 games left.

1:01With 80 assists already, Kutcherov needs 20 more to hit the century mark for the second time, averaging about 1.67 per game from here. He's been at 1.5 over his last 30 games, despite missing time for illness and a slow start, so it's a tall order that hinges on hot, streaks and helpful teammates. Even if he falls short, this run positions him for a third straight Art Ross Trophy at scoring champ, plus Possible Ted Lindsay and Hard Awards. The lightning faced the Seattle Kraken, Thursday to kick off a seven game homestand, giving him prime chances to keep rewriting the record book.