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Nikita Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov

Right wing · Tampa Bay Lightning · Age 33 · b. June 17, 1993 · Maykop, RUS · Active
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Through 3 games of 2026-27, Nikita Kucherov has 4 points (1 G, 3 A).

Regular season
1128 pts · 882 gp · 1.28 P/GP
Playoffs
177 pts · 159 gp · 1.11 P/GP
Playoff Pace
87% playoff vs reg P/GP
P/GP trend
+0.16 2025-26 vs 2024-25

Regular Season

NHL · season by season
SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPTOI/G
2013-14Tampa Bay Lightning5299180.3513:07
2014-15Tampa Bay Lightning822936650.7914:57
2015-16Tampa Bay Lightning773036660.8618:13
2016-17Tampa Bay Lightning744045851.1519:26
2017-18Tampa Bay Lightning8039611001.2519:49
2018-19Tampa Bay Lightning8241871281.5619:58
2019-20Tampa Bay Lightning683352851.2518:52
2021-22Tampa Bay Lightning472544691.4719:59
2022-23Tampa Bay Lightning8230831131.3820:08
2023-24Tampa Bay Lightning81441001441.7821:40
2024-25Tampa Bay Lightning7837841211.5521:11
2025-26Tampa Bay Lightning7644861301.7120:20
2026-27Tampa Bay Lightning31341.3322:57
Career88240272611281.2819:07

Stanley Cup Playoffs

NHL · season by season
SeasonTeamGPGAPP/GPTOI/G
2013-14Tampa Bay Lightning21010.5011:37
2014-15Tampa Bay Lightning261012220.8516:59
2015-16Tampa Bay Lightning17118191.1220:09
2017-18Tampa Bay Lightning17710171.0017:55
2018-19Tampa Bay Lightning30220.6721:51
2019-20Tampa Bay Lightning25727341.3621:40
2020-21Tampa Bay Lightning23824321.3918:18
2021-22Tampa Bay Lightning23819271.1720:44
2022-23Tampa Bay Lightning61561.0020:16
2023-24Tampa Bay Lightning50771.4021:26
2024-25Tampa Bay Lightning50440.8022:59
2025-26Tampa Bay Lightning71560.8621:20
Career159541231771.1119:34

Player Tracking

NHL player-tracking · 2026-27

How fast he skates and how hard he shoots, measured by the league's puck-and-player tracking. Percentiles are league-wide across all skaters.

Top Skating Speed
23.0 mph
98th percentile in the NHL
league avg 21.1 mph
Hardest Shot
81.5 mph
75th percentile in the NHL
league avg 71.8 mph
49% offensive-zone time (93rd pct)9.0 mi skated per 60
Top skating speed by season mph
23.122.023.222.822.423.02021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27
Top shot velocity by season mph
94.794.092.296.392.181.52021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27

Ice Time

min:sec per game · by season

Average time on ice per game each season — how much of the coach's trust he has earned. All situations, from the NHL's official game data.

22:57 per game in 2026-27
Ice time per game min:sec
19:2619:4919:5818:5219:5920:0821:4021:1120:2022:572016-172017-182018-192019-202021-222022-232023-242024-252025-262026-27

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