Hockey
Guberniev: “Kucherov is our main star in the NHL, he is even ahead of Ovechkin”
Alexander Ovechkin and Nikita Kucherov / Photo: © Ed Clemente / ZUMAPRESS.com / Global Look Press, Bruce Bennett / Staff / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru
Host and commentator Dmitry Guberniev told Match TV that he considers Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov an NHL superstar and the main representative of Russian hockey in the North American league.
Kucherov, 32, recorded an assist in a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars and scored his 70th point (24 goals, 46 assists) in 43 NHL regular season games.
— Kucherov is our main star in the NHL, this is absolutely obvious. If we take the indicator of usefulness for the team, performance, I think he is even ahead of Ovechkin. The absolute engine of the team, a brilliant passer – he gives delicately, and also scores goals. Just handsome, a superstar hockey player, like Alexander (Ovechkin), Guberniev told Match TV.
Tampa scored 64 points and is in first place in the Eastern Conference.
Source: Sportbox
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