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Nikita Kucherov

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Tampa Bay Lightning

R · 5'11", 172 lb · 33 years old · Shoots left · Maykop, RUS

Drafted 2011 · TBL · round 2 · #58 overall

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Last 5 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	GS	SOG	+/−	TOI
Nov 14	DET	0	0	0	-0.0	5	-2	24:13
Nov 12	@CBJ	0	2	2	0.8	2	+3	20:53
Nov 11	@BUF	3	1	4	2.6	5	+3	17:30
Nov 8	@WPG	0	0	0	-0.3	1	0	21:36
Nov 7	@MIN	1	1	2	1.6	9	0	25:31

Against their position

This playerAverage forward

Against 440 forwards, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one.

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Role

Hits / 600.84413th

Blocks / 600.70409th

Takeaways / 601.4147th

Giveaways / 604.94419th

Faceoff win %100.0%1st

Penalty minutes6186th

Off the radar because these describe a role rather than a quality — a shutdown defenceman blocks more than a power-play specialist, and neither is better for it.

Per game, against the average forward

Goals

F 0.22

Assists

F 0.31

SOG

Shots on goal

F 1.7

Expected goals

F 0.22

Attempts for

Attempts against

TOI

Ice time

F 15:11

Speed

Top, mph

23.0

F 21.9

Hits

F 1.3

Hit±

Dealt minus taken

F +0.4

BLK

Shot blocks

F 0.5

bxG

Block xG margin

F -.01

Poss±

Take minus give

F -0.5

Pen±

Drawn minus taken

F +0.0

FO%

Faceoffs won

F 50.0%

Shot

Hardest, mph

87.4

F 81.0

Every shot this season

Goal8Shot on goal55Missed42Shot blocked45

NHL regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	Tampa Bay Lightning	20	8	20	28	+10	63	12.7	21:14
2025-26	Tampa Bay Lightning	76	44	86	130	+43	231	19.0	20:20
2024-25	Tampa Bay Lightning	78	37	84	121	+22	265	14.0	21:11
2023-24	Tampa Bay Lightning	81	44	100	144	+8	306	14.4	21:40
2022-23	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	30	83	113	-2	271	11.1	20:08
2021-22	Tampa Bay Lightning	47	25	44	69	+1	156	16.0	19:59
2019-20	Tampa Bay Lightning	68	33	52	85	+26	210	15.7	18:52
2018-19	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	41	87	128	+24	246	16.7	19:58
2017-18	Tampa Bay Lightning	80	39	61	100	+15	279	14.0	19:49
2016-17	Tampa Bay Lightning	74	40	45	85	+13	246	16.3	19:26
2015-16	Tampa Bay Lightning	77	30	36	66	+9	209	14.3	18:13
2014-15	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	29	36	65	+38	191	15.2	14:57
2013-14	Tampa Bay Lightning	52	9	9	18	+3	102	8.8	13:07
Career		899	409	743	1152	+210	2775	14.7	19:09

Other competitions

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
2018-19	WC	Russia	10	6	10	16
2018-19	EHT	Russia	3	1	0	1
2016-17	WCup	Russia	4	2	1	3
2016-17	WC	Russia	10	7	8	15
2016-17	EHT	Russia	2	0	0	0
2013-14	AHL	Syracuse	17	13	11	24
2012-13	QMJHL	Rouyn-Noranda	27	26	27	53
2012-13	WJC-A	Russia	7	5	3	8
2012-13	QMJHL	Quebec	6	3	7	10
2011-12	Russia-Jr.	CSKA Jr.	23	24	19	43
2011-12	KHL	CSKA	18	1	4	5
2011-12	WJC-A	Russia	7	2	5	7
2010-11	Russia-Jr.	CSKA Jr.	41	27	31	58
2010-11	Rus-KHL	CSKA	8	0	2	2
2010-11	WJ18-A	Russia	7	11	10	21
2009-10	Russia-Jr.	CSKA Jr.	53	29	25	54