The Tampa Bay Lightning closed out the best regular season in franchise history, matching only the 1995-96 Red Wings in league history, with a 6-3 win over the Boston Bruins.
It was a night of milestones and almost-milestones for the Lightning. Nikita Kucherov grabbed his 41st goal and 87th assist, giving him 128 to close out the year. 128 points gives Kucherov the title for the most points in a season by a Russian NHLer, and is the same number of points the Lightning earned in the regular season. That’s pretty special.