Kucherov joins McDavid in 100-assist club
Tampa Bay Lightning superstar Nikita Kucherov became the fifth player in NHL history and the second this year to notch 100 assists in a single season Wednesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Kucherov entered the contest with 99 helpers and hit the century mark with an assist on Brayden Point's power-play goal.
100 ASSISTS FOR KUCH 🤩 pic.twitter.com/tY7UUV9XMr
— x - Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) April 18, 2024
Kucherov joins Connor McDavid, Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, and Bobby Orr as the only NHLers to accomplish the feat. McDavid reached the milestone on Monday.
Prior to 2023-24, Gretzky was the last to do it in 1990-91, which was his 11th consecutive campaign with at least 100 assists. Lemieux (1988-89) and Orr (1970-71) each hit the milestone once in their careers.
Kucherov is the only winger among the five members of the 100-assist club.
He leads the league with 144 points this season - six up on Nathan MacKinnon in the Art Ross Trophy race.