Nikita Kucherov
Tampa Bay Lightning · R · #86
Points / GP
1.71
Goals / GP
0.58
Assists / GP
1.13
Shots / GP
3.0
Plus/Minus
+43
PP Points
37
HockeyAlpha advanced
event-derived proxies · 77 GP · 1312 games analyzedxG Share?xG ShareA player's individual xG as a share of their team's total xG in the games they played. Shows how much of the offense runs through them.
8.4%
ZEIS?Zone Exit/Entry Impact Score (ZEIS)Transition impact: rush shots plus zone-coded takeaways, minus costly giveaways, per game. Positive = drives play up ice; negative = bleeds possession. Event-derived proxy (the NHL feed has no entry/exit tracking).
-0.29
PSPL?Pre-Shot Pass Lethality (PSPL)The xG a player creates for teammates within 3 seconds — rebounds their shots generate and shots off their offensive-zone steals. Playmaking danger the assist column misses. Event-derived proxy.
0.67
Def Suppression?Defensive SuppressionBlocked shots plus defensive-zone takeaways minus defensive-zone giveaways, per game. A proxy for who kills opposing offense before it starts.
0.06
Percentiles vs. league forwards with 20+ GP · hockeyalpha.com
- Height
- 6'0"
- Weight
- 173 lb
- Born
- 1993-06-17
- Birthplace
- Maykop, RUS
- Shoots
- L
- Draft
- 2011 TBL · R2 #58
Recent form · last 10 games
Last 5 games
| Date | Opp | G | A | P | S | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-03 | vs MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:16 |
| 2026-05-01 | @ MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22:50 |
| 2026-04-29 | vs MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21:44 |
| 2026-04-26 | @ MTL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 22:57 |
| 2026-04-24 | @ MTL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20:35 |
NHL career · regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 76 | 44 | 86 | 130 | 43 |
| 2024–25 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 78 | 37 | 84 | 121 | 22 |
| 2023–24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 81 | 44 | 100 | 144 | 8 |
| 2022–23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 30 | 83 | 113 | -2 |
| 2021–22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 47 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 68 | 33 | 52 | 85 | 26 |
| 2018–19 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 41 | 87 | 128 | 24 |
| 2017–18 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 80 | 39 | 61 | 100 | 15 |
| 2016–17 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 74 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 13 |
| 2015–16 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 77 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 9 |
| 2014–15 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 38 |
| 2013–14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 52 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 3 |