MOSCOW, Jan 6 Russian forward of the Tampa Bay Lightning club Nikita Kucherov will be able to take part in the regular season match of the National Hockey League (NHL) against Calgary and officially return to the ice after an injury, journalist Joe Smith said on Twitter. According to him, Nikita took part in the morning rollout of the team before the NHL championship match, training in link with Braden Point and Ondřej Chamber. «I hope he plays, he is ready,» — quotes the journalist of the head coach of «Lightning» John Cooper. Nikita Kucherov has not appeared on the ice in official matches since October 16 due to a lower body injury … At the end of October, he underwent surgery, the recovery period was supposed to be 8-10 weeks. This season, the 28-year-old hockey player has played three games, gaining 4 (1 puck + 3 assists) points. Kucherov completely missed the last regular season due to injury.
