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Three Tampa Bay Lightning wingers, Nikita Kucherov, Jake Guentzel and Brandon Hagel appeared on the NHL Network's Top 20 wingers list.
NHL Network has unveiled its 2025 list of the top 20 wings, blending the achievements of all-time greats with the rise of new ...
When Kucherov broke Vincent Lecavalier’s franchise record for points in a season on Mar. 9, Kucherov noted it was special to him and his family, then delivered a dagger to his doubters.
This should be a joyful season for Kucherov, who leads the NHL with 86 assists and 125 points and is the best player on by far the best team. But the intensely self-critical winger who should ...
Kucherov’s half-hearted attempt put him in last in the passing challenge, which was 20 points behind the top point-getter, Elias Pettersson. Nikita Kucherov competes in the NHL All-Star Skills ...
TAMPA, Fla. — Nikita Kucherov remembers the first NHL game he attended as if it were yesterday. He was 18 years old and in New York with his parents, Svetlana and Igor. Igor is a colonel in the ...
GO DEEPER NHL99: Nikita Kucherov is an on-ice artist with a library of skill, borrowed from many “I don’t have the shot like (Auston) Matthews. I don’t have Connor McDavid’s speed.
Nikita Kucherov continued his historic season, becoming just the fifth player ever to reach 100 assists in a season. Kucherov picked up his 100th assist against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.
“When it comes down to MVP, for me, Nikita Kucherov is the most valuable player to his team,” Subban said on April 6 on ESPN. “You [have] Vasiilevkiy, who has missed 20 games.
Kucherov scored his 50th career playoff goal on Sunday, a signature shot on the power play. What stands out about them is how so many of them came in close games, game-tying or go-ahead goals.
Kucherov, 28, was a few hours removed from his epic, Bud Light-fueled press conference, which will make the phrase “No. 1 Bullshit” live forever in Tampa Bay Lightning lore. He was on top of ...
Welcome to NHL99, The Athletic’s countdown of the best 100 players in modern NHL history. We’re ranking 100 players but calling it 99 because we all know who’s No. 1 — it’s the 99 spots ...