It might be easy to put the blame on Nikita Kucherov for the Lightning’s third straight first-round playoff exit, but just ...

TAMPA — When it comes to the wonder of Nikita Kucherov, you may begin wherever you wish. The stickhandling. The on-ice vision. The relentless studying. The idea that of the hundreds of players ...

Two games, two goals. That’s a problem, particularly for a roster that put more pucks in the back of the net than any team in ...

Nikita Kucherov’s performance — specifically his inability to score goals — is a big reason for that. The NHL’s leading ...

TAMPA, Fla. — In a crowded field of generational talents, Tampa Bay Lightning wing Nikita Kucherov hides in plain sight. That’s often the case with Kucherov, who just won his second ...