Nikita Kucherov injury update: The Lightning Star striker in the sixth game against the Islanders

On Wednesday night, when current forward Nikita Kucherov left Game 6 of the Stanley Cup playoff series against the Islanders due to injury, the Chargers suffered a major blow.

Two minutes after the start of the game, Kucherov hit the islands forward Matthew Balzal, who slid off the ice. It is not clear whether the injury occurred in that game or when New York’s Scott Mayfield cross-checked him in the backcourt a few seconds ago.

Mayfield was not punished for his club work.

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Kucherov did not come back. He had only 46 seconds of ice time before he left. As of early Thursday, the Chargers have not provided the latest information about his status.

Tampa Bay had to find a way to make up for Kucherov’s offensive defeat. The 2018-19 Hart Cup winner is the club’s leading scorer in the playoffs this season. He scored a league-high 27 points (5 goals, 22 assists) in 17 games. When he recovered from hip surgery in the offseason, he missed the entire regular season.

When the Chargers tried to end the NHL semi-final series and advanced to the Stanley Cup finals for the second consecutive year, they led 2-0. Brayden Point scored at 16:02 in the first quarter and Anthony Cirelli scored at 12:36 in the second quarter. The Kojima halved the lead on Jordan Eberle’s goal at 14 minutes and 22 seconds of midfield, and then equalized with Mayfield’s goal at 11 minutes and 16 seconds of the third quarter.

In overtime, the Isles’ Anthony Beauvillier turned the Tampa Bay gift into a winning goal at 1:08. The series will be decided in the 7th game in Tampa on Friday.

After Wednesday, Balzal returned to the ice Received misconduct in the 5th game Used to cross-check Jan Rutta’s series in Tampa Bay on the head.