Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Franchise record and extends streak
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Kucherov had a goal and two assists in a 5-3 win over the Kings on Thursday.
Kucherov scored for a fourth straight game (six goals) and extended his point streak to six games and 12 points (six goals, six assists). It includes five straight multipoint games. Kucherov also became the second player in franchise history with a six-game road multipoint streak, following Steven Stamkos (eight games; Oct. 7-Nov. 9, 2017). He now sits alone in sixth overall in NHL scoring with 54 points and sixth in assists with 35.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Two-point effort on NYE
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Kucherov scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Ducks.
After helping to set up a Brayden Point tally in the second period, Kucherov ripped a one-timer past Lukas Dostal midway through the third. Kucherov has found the back of the net five times in the last three games and has multi-point performances in four straight contests and seven of his last nine, a surge that has pushed him into a tie with Martin Necas for sixth place in the NHL scoring race with 51 points (18 goals, 33 assists).
Kucherov scored two goals in Sunday's 5-4 shootout win over the Canadiens.
Kucherov scored twice in the win over the Panthers on Saturday and repeated the performance Sunday, giving him four goals and three assists during his current four-game point streak. Furthermore, the star winger seems to have left his slow start to the season in the rearview. Over his last 10 games, Kucherov has racked up six goals, 11 assists, a plus-6 rating, 34 shots on goal, seven hits and three blocked shots. Kucherov is averaging well north of a point-per-game, as he's notched 17 goals and 49 points in 34 outings in 2025-26.
Kucherov scored twice in a 4-2 win over the Panthers on Saturday.
Kucherov made it 3-1 early in the second period, scoring on a 2-on-1 with Brayden Point. Kucherov second went into an empty net. He is riding a three-game, five-point scoring streak (two goals, three assists). He has 47 points, including 15 goals, and 102 shots in just 33 games this season, which puts him squarely into the NHL's top-10 scorers.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Shines on power play in win
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Kucherov notched two power-play assists in Monday's 4-1 win over the Blues.
The three-time Art Ross Trophy winner helped set up tallies by Darren Raddysh in the first period and Oliver Bjorkstrand in the third. Kucherov has delivered four multi-point performances in the last six games, and he's up to 45 points (13 goals, 32 assists) in 32 contests, putting him seventh in this season's scoring race headed into the Christmas break.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Among all-time elite
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Kucherov (illness) picked up an assist Saturday in a 6-4 win over the Hurricanes.
With the point, Kucherov recorded his fourth calendar year with at least 110 regular-season points. That tied Jari Kurri and Peter Stastny for the second-highest total by a player born outside North America. Leon Draisaitl and Jaromir Jagr both have five.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Slated to play Saturday
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Kucherov (illness) is expected to be in Saturday's lineup versus the Hurricanes.
Kucherov was an extremely late scratch Thursday against the Kings due to the illness. He got through warmups again Saturday, and barring any late surprises, he will return to the lineup after a one-game absence. Look for Kucherov to play on the top line and first power-play unit in his return to action.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Game-time decision
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Kucherov (illness) will be a game-time decision against Carolina on Saturday, per Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley.
Kucherov didn't participate in Saturday's optional morning skate after missing Thursday's 2-1 loss to the Kings. He has amassed 13 goals, 42 points and 96 shots on net through 30 appearances this season.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Won't play Thursday
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Kucherov is a late scratch for Thursday's game against Los Angeles due to an illness.
Kucherov has 13 goals and 42 points in 30 outings this season. His illness brings Tampa Bay down to 11 healthy forwards and six healthy defensemen, so it appears the Lightning will play one skater short. Kucherov's absence might also result in Pontus Holmberg serving in a top-six capacity against the Kings.
Kucherov put up two assists in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Islanders on Saturday.
Kucherov's vision was on full display Saturday. He fed Darren Raddysh on a 5-on-3 power play, and the defender wired a perfect one-timer past Ilya Sorokin to get the Bolts on the board in the second period. Kucherov then found J.J. Moser cutting in from the point, and he fed a perfect pass for the tying goal. It was Kucherov's 164th career multi-assist game to pass Nicklas Backstrom (163) and tie Peter Forsberg for the ninth among players born outside of North America. Kucherov is on a three-game, eight-point streak that includes 10 shots.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Massive four-point game
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Kucherov set up four goals Thursday in an 8-4 win over New Jersey. One of the assists came on the power play.
It was Kucherov's 35th four-point NHL game. He is climbing the NHL's scoring chart; with the helpers, he now steps onto the NHL's top-five playmakers list and could end up at or near the top of that group by season's end. And Kucherov's 40 points move him into the top-10 overall. This season, Kuch is scoring the hard way -- at even strength -- a lot more. 10 of his 40 points (25 percent) have come on the power play. In the last three seasons, he has put up 37 to 44 percent of his points while on the man advantage. The culprit? The team's power play sits 22nd overall with a 17.9 percent success rate. The year before, the Bolts were fifth overall with a 25.9 percent success rate.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Another multi-point outing
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Kucherov scored a goal and added an assist in a 6-1 win over Montreal on Tuesday.
Kucherov put the Bolts up 3-0 late in the first period when his one-timer went in the open right side from the right circle. It was his 13th of the season. Kucherov has two two-point games in his last three outings and 36 points in 27 games overall. That puts Kucherov outside the league's top-10 scorers (11th).
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Suiting up versus Leafs
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Kucherov (undisclosed) will be in the lineup against Toronto on Monday, Lightning radio announcer Dave Mishkin reports.
Kucherov missed Saturday's game against the Islanders due to his undisclosed injury but looks good to go after just one missed contest. Prior to his absence, the world-class winger was lighting it up offensively, with six multi-point games in his last seven outings, racking up three goals and 12 assists in that span.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Considered day-to-day
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Kucherov (undisclosed) is day-to-day and isn't expected to play against the Islanders on Saturday, according to Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site.
Kucherov will miss at least one game, but a timeline for his return to the lineup is unclear. He has compiled 12 goals, 34 points and 81 shots on net through 25 outings this season. Tampa Bay will probably have Victor Hedman (undisclosed) back in the fold against the Islanders on Saturday, but the team will be without Kucherov and Andrei Vasilevskiy (undisclosed).
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Two-point night in win
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Kucherov had a goal and an assist in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Penguins.
Kucherov got the Bolts on the board late in the second with a chip shot from the low slot. And it looked like he had tied the game 4-4 with 55 seconds left, but a video review determined that Brandon Hagel had made a hand pass to start the sequence. Kucherov's nine-game scoring streak had been snapped Tuesday, but he's right back on the board. He has 12 goals, 22 assists and 81 shots in 25 games.
Kucherov put up three assists in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Rangers.
Kucherov ran his point streak to nine games and 18 points, including 14 assists. He also has five consecutive multi-point games. After Saturday's victory, Kucherov sits in a three-way tie with Cale Makar and Jason Robertson with 32 points, and Kucherov is tied with Nick Suzuki for sixth on the NHL helper list (21).
Kucherov had two assists, including one on the power play, in a 6-3 win over the Red Wings on Friday.
Kucherov extended his point streak to eight games and 15 points (four goals, 11 assists). He is tied for 12th in the NHL with 29 points in 22 games, but his 1.32 P/GP is tied for eighth overall. Expect Kucherov to climb both lists over the next month.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Pair of points Wednesday
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Kucherov scored a goal on three shots, added an assist and logged four PIM in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Flames.
Kucherov's point streak is up to seven games, and four of his last five efforts have been of the multi-point variety. During the streak, he has four goals and nine helpers. The 32-year-old superstar is up to 11 goals, 16 helpers, 63 shots on net and a plus-2 rating across 21 appearances this season. While he missed a couple of games earlier in the campaign, Kucherov's still tracking toward a 100-point season for the fourth year in a row.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Three helpers in Monday's win
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Kucherov notched three assists in Monday's 3-0 win over the Flyers.
Tampa Bay's top line of Kucherov, Brandon Hagel and Anthony Cirelli accounted for basically all of the team's offense on the night -- Emil Lilleberg got an assist on Hagel's first of two goals, but otherwise that trio recorded every one of the Bolts' points. Kucherov has gotten onto the scoresheet in six straight games, piling up three goals and 11 points during that hot streak, and the Lightning will lean on the 32-year-old superstar even more heavily while Brayden Point (undisclosed) is sidelined.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: In action against Flyers
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Kucherov (undisclosed) will be in the lineup versus Philadelphia on Monday, Eduardo A. Encina of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Kucherov will feature in his usual first-line role in addition to linking up with the No. 1 power-play unit. Despite getting hurt versus the Capitals on Saturday, the veteran winger still managed to rack up three points and extend his point streak to five games.
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