T ampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov recorded three assists in Saturday's 5-1 victory against the Florida Panthers. The Lightning desperately needed a road win to avoid falling into a 3 ...

Or maybe you just blame Nikita Kucherov. That’s what often happens this time of year, you know. Everyone whispers that a team’s stars need to play like stars in big games. And, for a very long ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning are on the verge of losing their fourth straight playoff series. Nikita Kucherov’s performance — specifically his inability to score goals — is a big reason for that.

A massive reason the Lightning were eliminated was the play of superstar forward Nikita Kucherov. The regular season's most productive forward fell silent in the Battle of Florida, failing to ...

Kucherov likely would be the first to say the past three playoff series haven’t been his best. He hasn’t scored a goal in the 15 postseason games dating to Game 1 of the Lightning’s first ...

Tampa Bay Lightning star right winger Nikita Kucherov is one of three finalists for the Hart Trophy, underscoring his excellent regular-season performance this year. But after the Lightning were ...

Nikita Kucherov Under 1.5 total points (-156): 5 stars Brad Marchand Over 1.5 total shots on goal (-168): 4.5 stars Carter Verhaeghe Over 2.5 total shots on goal (+118): 4.5 stars There's ...

Obviously names like Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman, and Andrei Vasilevskiy will be crucial to the Lightning’s success, but a fresh face will also play a huge role. Jake Guentzel is in his first ...

TAMPA — It might be easy to put the blame on Nikita Kucherov for the Lightning’s third straight first-round playoff exit, but just know that he’s taking it harder than you. And don’t ...