Nikita Kucherov reaches 80-point mark, Tampa Bay Lightning down Ottawa Senators 4-3

Nikita Kucherov had two assists to reach 80 points this season and the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Thursday night. Tyler Johnson, Victor Hedman, Vladislav Namestnikov and Brayden Point scored for the Lightning (41-17-3), who leapfrogged expansion Vegas to regain the top spot in the overall NHL standings with 85 points. Louis Domingue earned his third win by stopping 33 shots. Kucherov, the NHL's leading scorer, has 32 goals and 48 assists in 61 games. Ryan Dzingel, Mark Borowiecki and Derick Brassard scored for the Senators (21-29-10), who are 0-2-1 in their last three games. Craig Anderson made 20 saves. The loss snapped the Senators' five-game winning streak on home ice.