Kucherov's Milestone: Lightning Beat Red Wings

0:00You're listening to NHL News today. Subscribe now for fast, daily updates on your team. Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday night at Benchmark International Arena. Nikita Kuchirov hit 1,100 career points with two assists in his game number 863. Jake Gwinsel, engaged on calls, each score twice to lead the way. Kuchirov now has 391 goals and 709 assists. He became just the 14th player, born outside North America to reach that milestone. He is also the 4th fastest to do it, behind Peter Stasney in 793 games, Jari Curry in A24 and Jeromeier, Jogger in A225. The win improved Tampa Bay to 40 wins, 20 losses and 4 overtime losses. They had dropped 2 straight and 6 of their last 7 before this. Straight in point added 2 assists, while Andre Vasilevsky stopped 25 shots. Detroit got

1:01a goal from JT Confer, but fell to 36 wins, 23 losses and 7 overtime losses. They have now lost 4 of their past 5 games, going 0 wins, 3 losses and 1 overtime loss. John Gibson made 24 saves in net. This victory helps the lightning regain momentum, heading into the stretch run. Both teams will look to build on recent trends as the playoffs near. Special thanks to our sponsor for supporting this episode. A pillow that plays your sound quietly, comfortably, effortlessly. Build for nighttime listening, S-O-L-I-SoliPillow.com