Nikita Kucherov's 4-point night leads Lightning past Knights
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Nikita Kucherov moved into the NHL scoring lead with a goal and three assists and Brayden Point scored two goals in the third period to lead Tampa Bay to its fourth straight win, 5-3, over Vegas on Tuesday night in Las Vegas.
It marked the seventh time this season that Kucherov, who moved past Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon (117) and into first place with 118 points, scor