Nikita Kucherov, Lightning rout Blues

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NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov scored twice as the Tampa Bay Lightning opened a two-game homestand with a 6-1 thrashing of the visiting St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night.

Kucherov, who has 54 points (22 goals, 32 assists), netted markers in Tampa Bay's three-goal first period and the second period as his club improved to 9-3-3 on home ice, where it will play four of