TBO · Jan 11, 2016
Kucherov's game continues to emerge for Lightning
Nikita Kucherov, whose overtime breakaway goal sent the Lightning past the Canucks late Saturday, leads the team with 33 points. THE ASSOCIATED PRESSVANCOUVER — Standing in the visiting locker room inside Rogers Arena, Nikita Kucherov showed off a blood-clotted upper lip.
The third-year winger was cut courtesy of a high stick from Alex Edler in the second period of Saturday night’s 3-2 overtime victory against Vancouver.
As Kucherov stood there, discussing his winning goal on a breakaway with 1:09 left, he epitomized the season for the Lightning — a little battered, a little bloody, but still standing.