The Lightning right wing scores a highlight-reel goal and becomes the second player in team history to claim 600 assists.

Kucherov scored twice, added an assist and went plus-3 in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Penguins.

Nikita Kucherov swiped the puck and converted ... Jarry stuffed Hagel on a short-handed breakaway try near the 13-minute mark before Kucherov's game-winner and the two empty-netters.

Columbus (22-17-7) is on a 6-0-1 run, led by Zach Werenski, who is tied with Makar in goals (15) for the lead among NHL defenseman and one behind him in assists (36) and points (51). The Blue Jackets defeated the Islanders 2-0 in Columbus on Oct. 30, but New York (18-20-7) has won six straight against the Blue Jackets at home.

Jan. 20, 2025

Kucherov danced his way to the right faceoff dot, pulling a Detroit defender toward him before cutting back to the right center hashmark. Kucherov shelved his shot into the top right corner of the Detroit net for his 21 st goal of the season.

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning take on the Toronto Maple Leafs in a matchup within the Atlantic Division Monday. Toronto is 29-16-2 overall with a 10-4-1 record against the Atlantic Division. The Maple Leafs have gone 12-5-1 in games they convert at least one power play.

Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and two assists, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 on Saturday night.

Konecny has been on a steady rise. He has led the Flyers in scoring each of the last three seasons and four of the past five. An All-Star last February, he finished the 2023-24 season with a career high in goals (33) and points (68), and he’s on pace to shatter his best numbers with 35 goals, 59 assists and 94 points this year.

As you’ve likely heard by now, the Vancouver Canucks’ 2-0 shutout win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday did a lot for Quinn Hughes’s case for the Hart Trophy – the NHL’s regular-season MVP award.

Jan. 18, 2025

We are firmly into the second half with a neck-and-neck-and-neck race for the top of the fantasy podium. Connor Hellebuyck will surely start getting some additional rest later in the season, so the race at the top right now is between Nikita Kucherov and Nathan MacKinnon.