The current leader for points in the NHL not only tallied three points in a big 7-4 win against the Habs, he also sent Guhle to the locker room early in the game with the following hit:
Looking at the video, we see that Kucherov didn't hit Guhle's head, explaining why he wasn't ejected. Eric Engles, however, didn't understand why the referees didn't call a boarding penalty on the play:
A few minutes ago, Engels confirmed that he's not expecting any consequences for Kucherov:
This was a tough loss for Montreal, who rely heavily on Guhle to defend against their opponent's top guns.
Further details are expected soon, stay tuned.
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AVRIL 5 | 289 ANSWERS Nikita Kucherov's fate confirmed after bloody hit last night Do you think Nikita Kucherov's hit on Kaiden Guhle was dirty? | ||
| Yes | 206 | 71.3 % |
| No | 83 | 28.7 % |
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YESTERDAY
FEBRUARY 5, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Jakob Chychrun | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Mark Stone | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Avery Hayes | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Benjamin Kindel | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack Eichel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Pontus Holmberg | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Bo Horvat | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Dylan Strome | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Adam Wilsby | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mathew Barzal | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Erik Cernak | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Casey Cizikas | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nick Cousins | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jamie Drysdale | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jake Guentzel | 1 | - | 1 | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||
| 2025-2026 NHL STANDINGS | ||||||
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Lightning | 55 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 78 | |
| Canadiens | 57 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 72 | |
| Red Wings | 58 | 33 | 19 | 6 | 72 | |
| Sabres | 57 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 70 | |
| Bruins | 57 | 32 | 20 | 5 | 69 | |
| Senators | 57 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 63 | |
| Maple Leafs | 57 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 63 | |
| Panthers | 57 | 29 | 25 | 3 | 61 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Hurricanes | 57 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 78 | |
| Penguins | 56 | 29 | 15 | 12 | 70 | |
| Islanders | 58 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 69 | |
| Blue Jackets | 56 | 29 | 20 | 7 | 65 | |
| Capitals | 59 | 29 | 23 | 7 | 65 | |
| Flyers | 56 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 61 | |
| Devils | 57 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 58 | |
| Rangers | 57 | 22 | 29 | 6 | 50 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Avalanche | 55 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 83 | |
| Wild | 58 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 78 | |
| Stars | 57 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 77 | |
| Mammoth | 57 | 30 | 23 | 4 | 64 | |
| Predators | 57 | 26 | 24 | 7 | 59 | |
| Blackhawks | 57 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 53 | |
| Jets | 56 | 22 | 26 | 8 | 52 | |
| Blues | 57 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 49 | |
| GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
| Golden Knights | 57 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 68 | |
| Oilers | 58 | 28 | 22 | 8 | 64 | |
| Kraken | 56 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 63 | |
| Ducks | 56 | 30 | 23 | 3 | 63 | |
| Kings | 56 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 60 | |
| Sharks | 55 | 27 | 24 | 4 | 58 | |
| Flames | 56 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 52 | |
| Canucks | 57 | 18 | 33 | 6 | 42 | |
COMPLETE STANDINGS | ||||||