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Nikita Kucherov

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R · 5'11", 172 lb · 33 years old · Shoots left · Maykop, RUS

Drafted 2011 · TBL · round 2 · #58 overall

Last 5 games

Date	Opp	G	A	PTS	SOG	+/−	TOI
Oct 17	VAN	2	0	2	7	0	20:40
Oct 15	SEA	0	0	0	8	-2	22:16
Oct 13	@NYR	0	0	0	2	-1	23:15
Oct 10	@NYI	0	2	2	1	+1	17:46
Oct 8	MIN	0	2	2	1	+1	20:55

Against his position

This playerAverage forward

Against 443 forwards, on rates per 60 minutes so a shortened season is not read as a worse one.

Role

Hits / 600.34429th

Blocks / 600.69361st

Takeaways / 601.03131st

Giveaways / 605.52417th

Faceoff win %100.0%1st

Penalty minutes2113th

Off the radar because these describe a role rather than a quality — a shutdown defenceman blocks more than a power-play specialist, and neither is better for it.

NHL regular season

Season	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/−	SOG	S%	TOI
2026-27	Tampa Bay Lightning	8	3	7	10	+1	24	12.5	21:43
2025-26	Tampa Bay Lightning	76	44	86	130	+43	231	19.0	20:20
2024-25	Tampa Bay Lightning	78	37	84	121	+22	265	14.0	21:11
2023-24	Tampa Bay Lightning	81	44	100	144	+8	306	14.4	21:40
2022-23	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	30	83	113	-2	271	11.1	20:08
2021-22	Tampa Bay Lightning	47	25	44	69	+1	156	16.0	19:59
2019-20	Tampa Bay Lightning	68	33	52	85	+26	210	15.7	18:52
2018-19	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	41	87	128	+24	246	16.7	19:58
2017-18	Tampa Bay Lightning	80	39	61	100	+15	279	14.0	19:49
2016-17	Tampa Bay Lightning	74	40	45	85	+13	246	16.3	19:26
2015-16	Tampa Bay Lightning	77	30	36	66	+9	209	14.3	18:13
2014-15	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	29	36	65	+38	191	15.2	14:57
2013-14	Tampa Bay Lightning	52	9	9	18	+3	102	8.8	13:07
Career		887	404	730	1134	+201	2736	14.8	19:08

Other competitions

Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	PTS
2018-19	WC	Russia	10	6	10	16
2018-19	EHT	Russia	3	1	0	1
2016-17	WCup	Russia	4	2	1	3
2016-17	WC	Russia	10	7	8	15
2016-17	EHT	Russia	2	0	0	0
2013-14	AHL	Syracuse	17	13	11	24
2012-13	QMJHL	Rouyn-Noranda	27	26	27	53
2012-13	WJC-A	Russia	7	5	3	8
2012-13	QMJHL	Quebec	6	3	7	10
2011-12	Russia-Jr.	CSKA Jr.	23	24	19	43
2011-12	KHL	CSKA	18	1	4	5
2011-12	WJC-A	Russia	7	2	5	7
2010-11	Russia-Jr.	CSKA Jr.	41	27	31	58
2010-11	Rus-KHL	CSKA	8	0	2	2
2010-11	WJ18-A	Russia	7	11	10	21
2009-10	Russia-Jr.	CSKA Jr.	53	29	25	54

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