Nikita Kucherov has 59 points (20 goals, 39 assists) in 37 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning this season.
Selected in the 2nd round (No. 58) of the 2011 NHL Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning, he has 1053 points (377 goals, 676 assists) in 840 regular-season games for the Tampa Bay Lightning.
He also has 171 points (53 goals, 118 assists) in 152 Stanley Cup Playoff games.
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Country: RUS
Age: 32.6 yrs (17.06.1993) Height / Weight: 183 cm / 78 kg Shoots: L Drafted: 58th in 2011 Draft Team: Tampa Bay Lightning
Awards: Art Ross Trophy (3x) Hart Memorial Trophy (1x) Ted Lindsay Award (2x) Stanley Cup (2x)
The 32-year-old is an elite play-driver for his team, with the Lightning controlling 66% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Nikita Kucherov is off the ice, the Lightning control 45% of expected goals, indicating the team is significantly better when he plays.
He is being deployed in an offense-leaning role, starting 53% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 17% in the defensive zone.
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Overall RatingOffense:Off: 1st of 250 WingsDefense:Def: 178th of 250 Wings -
Metric Current Season Games 1 - 8282.00QoC -0.14 - 0.140.14IceTimePerGame 12 - 2219.97Metric Current Season Goals/60 0.2 - 1.51.50PrimaryAssists/60 0.1 - 1.51.91SecondaryAssists/60 0.1 - 1.21.25xGoals/60 0.49 - 1.341.01OnIce_xGoalsFor/60 1.8 - 54.51OnIce_GoalsFor/60 1.4 - 5.55.64PenaltiesDrawn/60 0.27 - 1.560.88OZoneStartPct 0.15 - 0.40.45PP_xGoals/60 0.5 - 2.52.05PP_OnIce_GoalsFor/60 3 - 1310.14Metric Current Season OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 2.5 - 42.74OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 2.5 - 42.56Penalties/60 0.5 - 1.50.95ShotsBlocked/60 1 - 31.14Takeaways/60 0.5 - 22.12Giveaways/60 1 - 43.26DZoneStartPct 0.15 - 0.40.20PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60 5 - 120.00PK_OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60 5 - 120.00
| Actual AAV: | $9.500M |
| Player Contract Value: | $12.300M |
| Remaining: | 2 year(s) |
| Contract Ends: | 2027 UFA |
| Age at the end: | 35.0 yrs (17.06.1993) |
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 |
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52 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 13:07 | 102 | 8.8% | 14 |
| 2014-15 |
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82 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 38 | 14:56 | 191 | 15.2% | 37 |
| 2015-16 |
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77 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 9 | 18:13 | 209 | 14.4% | 30 |
| 2016-17 |
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74 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 13 | 19:25 | 246 | 16.3% | 38 |
| 2017-18 |
|
80 | 39 | 61 | 100 | 15 | 19:49 | 279 | 14.0% | 42 |
| 2018-19 |
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82 | 41 | 87 | 128 | 24 | 19:58 | 246 | 16.7% | 62 |
| 2019-20 |
|
68 | 33 | 52 | 85 | 26 | 18:52 | 210 | 15.7% | 38 |
| 2021-22 |
|
47 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 1 | 19:58 | 156 | 16.0% | 22 |
| 2022-23 |
|
82 | 30 | 83 | 113 | -2 | 20:07 | 271 | 11.1% | 36 |
| 2023-24 |
|
81 | 44 | 100 | 144 | 8 | 21:40 | 306 | 14.4% | 22 |
| 2024-25 |
|
78 | 37 | 84 | 121 | 22 | 21:10 | 265 | 14.0% | 45 |
| 2025-26 |
|
37 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 18 | 20:21 | 112 | 17.9% | 18 |
| Season Projection | 78 | 42 | 82 | 124 | 38 | 20:20 | 236 | 17.8% | 38 | |
| Total | 840 | 377 | 676 | 1053 | 175 | 2593 | 14.5% | 404 | ||
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | TOI/G | S | S% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:37 | 3 | 33.3% | 0 |
| 2014-15 |
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26 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 16:58 | 57 | 17.5% | 14 |
| 2015-16 |
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17 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 13 | 20:08 | 51 | 21.6% | 8 |
| 2017-18 |
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17 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 17:55 | 61 | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2018-19 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 21:51 | 9 | 0.0% | 19 |
| 2019-20 |
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25 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 15 | 21:40 | 92 | 7.6% | 22 |
| 2020-21 |
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23 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 6 | 18:18 | 62 | 12.9% | 14 |
| 2021-22 |
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23 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 7 | 20:43 | 77 | 10.4% | 14 |
| 2022-23 |
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6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 20:16 | 21 | 4.8% | 11 |
| 2023-24 |
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5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 21:25 | 9 | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2024-25 |
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5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 22:58 | 7 | 0.0% | 2 |
| Total | 152 | 53 | 118 | 171 | 37 | 449 | 11.8% | 116 | ||
| Player Match |
Name | Team | Pos | Age | Height / Weight | Season P/G |
Career P/G |
Offense Rating |
Defense Rating |
Actual AAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Kucherov | RW | 32.6 yrs | 183 cm / 78 kg | 1.59 | 1.25 | 100 | 63 | $9.500M | ||
| 84% | Macklin Celebrini | C | 19.6 yrs | 183 cm / 86 kg | 1.54 | 1.14 | 96 | 68 | $0.975M | |
| 77% | Connor McDavid | C | 29 yrs | 185 cm / 87 kg | 1.71 | 1.53 | 100 | 65 | $12.500M | |
| 75% | Leon Draisaitl | C | 30.2 yrs | 188 cm / 94 kg | 1.36 | 1.22 | 92 | 65 | $14.000M | |
| 72% | Connor Bedard | C | 20.5 yrs | 178 cm / 86 kg | 1.42 | 0.95 | 95 | 67 | $0.950M |