TAMPA BAY LIGHTNINGBorn in Russia#86 ·Right Wing

Nikita Kucherov

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Last game:November 8, 2026(overnight)0 PTS · 0G · 0ALive@Minnesota Wild

Nikita Kucherov has played in the NHL since 2013–14 and currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning. He is 33 years old (born in 1993), is originally from Maykop, is 180 cm tall and weighs 78 kg. Kucherov has put up 1144 points in 895 games, 405 goals and 739 assists, an average of 1.28 points per game. The best season so far is 2023–24 with 144 points in 81 games. Career honours include 2× Hart Memorial Trophy, 3× Art Ross Trophy and 2× Ted Lindsay Award.

BirthplaceMaykop, RUSBorn1993 (33 years)Height180 cmWeight78 kgShootsLNHLSeason 14 in the NHL Trophies7

DRAFT 2011: selected No. 58 in round 2 · Tampa Bay LightningDEBUT November 26, 2013(12y ago)vsNew York RangersCONTRACT $9,500,000/yr (≈ 7 829 983 kr/month, 93 959 797 kr/yr) · UFA 2027–28

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Latest games

November 8@MINMinnesota WildLiveNo points-1+/-1shots01:22toi November 6vsCHIChicago BlackhawksW4–1No points0+/-3shots20:26toi November 4vsDETDetroit Red WingsW4–2+2 assists+2P+2A+1+/-3shots1PPP21:40toiSecond star

All games and events of the 2026-2027 season16 games

2026–27 SEASON

Points

NHL#20NHL F#17

Goals

NHL#129NHL F#122

Assists

NHL#13NHL F#7

Form

WARM

Latest 5 outings

Games played

100%

15 of 15

games

Point pace

105P

Projected full-season points at current pace

Elite

+/-

NHL#82NHL F#50

Ice time/game

19:45

NHL#203NHL F#38

Milestones

Recent

Career400 career goals7mo ago

Playoffs50 playoff goals4y ago

Next up

750 career assists

739 now · target 750

11left

Season30 goals this season26 away

Show all milestones 57

Season

30 goals this season26 away

Match season best: 44 goals40 away

Match season best: 100 assists84 away

Match season best: 144 points124 away

Playoffs

50 playoff goals4y ago

100 playoff games5y ago

100 playoff points5y ago

50 playoff assists6y ago

75 playoff points6y ago

50 playoff games8y ago

50 playoff points8y ago

25 playoff goals8y ago

25 playoff assists8y ago

25 playoff points10y ago

25 playoff games11y ago

10 playoff goals11y ago

10 playoff assists11y ago

10 playoff points11y ago

5 playoff assists11y ago

5 playoff goals11y ago

10 playoff games11y ago

First playoff point12y ago

First playoff goal12y ago

Career

750 career assists11 away

500 career goals95 away

1,250 career points106 away

5 consecutive 30-goal seasons26 away

1,000 NHL games105 away

400 career goals7mo ago

4 consecutive 30-goal seasons8mo ago

1,000 career points1y ago

3 consecutive 30-goal seasons1y ago

750 NHL games1y ago

2 consecutive 30-goal seasons2y ago

500 career assists2y ago

300 career goals2y ago

750 career points3y ago

5 consecutive 30-goal seasons6y ago

500 NHL games6y ago

500 career points6y ago

200 career goals6y ago

4 consecutive 30-goal seasons7y ago

250 career assists7y ago

3 consecutive 30-goal seasons8y ago

250 career points9y ago

100 career goals9y ago

2 consecutive 30-goal seasons9y ago

250 NHL games9y ago

100 career assists9y ago

50 career goals10y ago

100 career points10y ago

50 career assists10y ago

100 NHL games11y ago

25 career goals11y ago

50 career points11y ago

First NHL point12y ago

First NHL goal12y ago

Compared with the NHL

Nikita Kucherov is in the top 1% of NHL forwards for points per 60 minutes.

2025-2026 · regular season · 476 NHL forwards with at least 20 games, all nationalities

Points / 60 min

5.05

Top 1%Nikita Kucherov scores points more often than 99% of NHL forwards (475 of 476)

Goals / 60 min

1.71

Top 2%Nikita Kucherov scores goals more often than 99% of NHL forwards (469 of 476)

Assists / 60 min

3.34

Top 1%Nikita Kucherov records assists more often than 99% of NHL forwards (475 of 476)

Shots / 60 min

8.89

Top 10%Nikita Kucherov shoots more often than 91% of NHL forwards (432 of 476)

Hits / 60 min

1.40

Bottom 14%Nikita Kucherov hits more often than 13% of NHL forwards (63 of 476)

Blocked shots / 60 min

1.16

Bottom 14%Nikita Kucherov blocks more shots than 13% of NHL forwards (61 of 476)

+/−

+43

Top 1%Nikita Kucherov has a higher +/− than 99% of NHL forwards (473 of 476)

The bar shows the player's standing among NHL players at the position. Tied results share the same position. Further right is better, including for goals against.

Nikita Kucherov's whole career

Stats

Games played

895

Points

1144

Points per game

1.28

Goals

405

Assists

739

+/-

+205

Trophies

All Swedish NHL award winners

2× Hart Memorial Trophy2019, 2026 3× Art Ross Trophy2019, 2024, 2025 2× Ted Lindsay Award2019, 2025

Teams player has played for

TBLTampa Bay LightningCurrent

Seasons

2013–14 to 2026–27

Since NOV 25 · 13 seasons

PTS

1144

405

739

895

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