* Nikita Kucherov notched his 30th point in his 20th game of the season, the seventh time a Lightning player has reached the benchmark that quickly and third time Kucherov has done so (also 18 GP in 2017-18 & 20 GP in 2022-23). He is the first Tampa Bay player to reach the mark in 20 games or fewer in consecutive seasons.
* Nikita Kucherov has 1-2—3 with a point on each of Tampa Bay’s first three goals today. With his first helper of the game, Kucherov became the third player in franchise history with at least 200 power-play assists, following Victor Hedman and Martin St. Louis.
* Nikita Kucherov recorded three-plus points in period for the 17th time in his NHL career, surpassing Martin St. Louis (16x) for the most three-point periods in Lightning history.
* Nikita Kucherov matched the franchise record for points in a game, tallying 2-4—6 to equal the mark set by Doug Crossman (3-3—6 on Nov. 7, 1992 at NYI). Kucherov is the first Lightning forward with a six-point showing.
* Nikita Kucherov (2-4—6) and Brayden Point (3-2—5) each recorded five points in the Lightning’s 8-2 victory. The only other time Tampa Bay had multiple players record as many points in the same game was December 7, 2006, when Martin St. Louis (1-4—5) and Vincent Lecavalier (3-2—5) both did so against Atlanta.
* Nikita Kucherov (2-4—6) became the first player this season with a six-point showing and moved into the League lead with 35 points overall (15-20—35 in 20 GP). He is the fourth player in the past 18 seasons with 35-plus point through his first 20 games played in a season, following Connor McDavid (3x), Leon Draisaitl (2x) and Steven Stamkos.