Nikita Kucherov's status as a legend of the game continues to grow. Scoring at a rate of 1.25 points per game throughout his NHL career, there's no question that he's going to be a future member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and he's hitting some impressive milestones.
First, he surpassed Hockey Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla in career assists. At the time of writing, he has four assists against the San Jose Sharks with a period to go, putting him at 676, one ahead of the Calgary Flames legend. Most notably, that means he's now in the top-10 all-time for assists by a right-winger:
Then, with his 20th goal of the season, Kucherov also became an 11-time 20-goal scorer for the Lightning. This puts him third in franchise history in that regard, as he passed Lightning great, and current coach of the Montreal Canadiens, Martin St. Louis. Now, he trails just Steven Stamkos, who scored 20 goals 14 times as a member of the Lightning, and Vincent Lacavalier, who did it 12 times.
At 32 years of age, Kucherov's showing no signs of slowing down and it seems to be a matter of when, not if, he'll pass Stamkos for the top spot in that regard.