The Tampa Bay Lightning were forced to battle without their top scorer on Saturday when Nikita Kucherov left the game in the second period after taking a shot off the top of the foot.Kucherov went to
https://www.chcubsshop.com/chicago-cubs/ben-zobrist-jersey the locker room immediately following the blocked shot. The 26-year-old forward did not return to the bench at the start of the third period before for the remainder of the contest during the final frame.MORE: Kucherov heads to the locker room after taking a Carlson shot off the leg NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) His final shift lasted just 19 seconds due to the injury, leavingthe ice for the final time at 10:29 of the second period. The Ru sian superstar left
https://www.chcubsshop.com/chicago-cubs/david-ross-jersey the with the score knotted at onebefore the Lightning gave up back-to-back scores to open the third. Down 3-1, Tampa Bay's Jan Rutta was able to get one back, but T.J. Oshie extended the lead back to two goals with 7:41 remaining. The Caps added an empty-netter to make the final score 5-2.MORE:This is not the first time Kucherov has
https://www.chcubsshop.com/chicago-cubs/drew-smyly-jersey been forced to mi s time due to injury in the 2019-20 season. after a hit from Brayden Schenn forced him out of the contest against the St. Louis Blues on Nov. 19.The 2019Hart Trophy winner leads the team with 34 points on 10 goals and 24 a sists this season, including a secondarya sist on the Lightning's first goal of the contest, a Brayden Point score 5:45 into the second period.Despite leading the team, Kucherov is far off pace to reach the career-high numbers he hit last season (41
https://www.chcubsshop.com/chicago-cubs/fergie-jenkins-jersey goals and 87 a sists). He is set to net just 27 goals and dish 65 helpers this season. From a teamwide standpoint, Tampa Bay looks much le s intimidating so far at 16-12-
https://www.chcubsshop.com/t-shirts 3 than their record-setting 128 points (62-16-4) last season.Should Kucherov mi s more time, the Lightning who sit in fourth in the Atlantic Division couldbe in even more trouble as January approaches.
The Tampa Bay Lightning were forced to battle without their top scorer on Saturday when Nikita Kucherov left the game in the second period after taking a shot off the top of the foot.Kucherov went to https://www.chcubsshop.com/chicago-cubs/ben-zobrist-jersey the locker room immediately following the blocked shot. The 26-year-old forward did not return to the bench at the start of the third period before for the remainder of the contest during the final frame.MORE: Kucherov heads to the locker room after taking a Carlson shot off the leg NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) His final shift lasted just 19 seconds due to the injury, leavingthe ice for the final time at 10:29 of the second period. The Ru sian superstar left https://www.chcubsshop.com/chicago-cubs/david-ross-jersey the with the score knotted at onebefore the Lightning gave up back-to-back scores to open the third. Down 3-1, Tampa Bay's Jan Rutta was able to get one back, but T.J. Oshie extended the lead back to two goals with 7:41 remaining. The Caps added an empty-netter to make the final score 5-2.MORE:This is not the first time Kucherov has https://www.chcubsshop.com/chicago-cubs/drew-smyly-jersey been forced to mi s time due to injury in the 2019-20 season. after a hit from Brayden Schenn forced him out of the contest against the St. Louis Blues on Nov. 19.The 2019Hart Trophy winner leads the team with 34 points on 10 goals and 24 a sists this season, including a secondarya sist on the Lightning's first goal of the contest, a Brayden Point score 5:45 into the second period.Despite leading the team, Kucherov is far off pace to reach the career-high numbers he hit last season (41 https://www.chcubsshop.com/chicago-cubs/fergie-jenkins-jersey goals and 87 a sists). He is set to net just 27 goals and dish 65 helpers this season. From a teamwide standpoint, Tampa Bay looks much le s intimidating so far at 16-12- https://www.chcubsshop.com/t-shirts 3 than their record-setting 128 points (62-16-4) last season.Should Kucherov mi s more time, the Lightning who sit in fourth in the Atlantic Division couldbe in even more trouble as January approaches.
