Cooper praises Kucherov's shooting mindset after two-goal game against Vancouver

Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper praised Nikita Kucherov's shooting mindset after a 4-2 home win over Vancouver. The Russian forward scored twice.

Cooper said he liked Kucherov's current willingness to look for shooting opportunities. He linked the forward's goals to that attacking approach.

The NHL regular-season game was played at Tampa Bay's home arena on Saturday, during the early hours of Sunday in Moscow.

The two-goal performance took Kucherov to 10 points for the season. He has three goals and seven assists in eight games.