
«Тампа» prevailed over «Сан-Хосе» in an NHL regular season game — 7:3. The contest took place on the ice of the «SAP Center» in San Jose.
The Lightning’s Russian forward, Nikita Kucherov, scored one goal and provided four assists. He was named the first star of the match. The 32-year-old Russian now has 59 (20+39) points in 38 games this season.
Tampa’s Russian goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 19 of 22 shots directed at his net. The Sharks’ Russian netminder Yaroslav Askarov started the game but was substituted in the 7th minute after conceding three goals. He saved 7 out of 10 shots on his goal.
«Тампа» has accumulated 53 points in 41 matches and tops the Eastern Conference. «Сан-Хосе» sits in 8th place in the Western Conference — 43 points in 41 games.