NIKITA KUCHEROV NEWS

Tampa Bay Lightning Vs. Vancouver Canucks: Live Thread For Game No. 31

The Tampa Bay Lightning have finally found a way to dig themselves out of the hole they’ve been stuck in with a 6-3 victory over the Calgar...

DECEMBER 17, 2016

Tampa Bay Lightning F Ondrej Palat Out Against Vancouver Canucks

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Ondrej Palat will not take the ice with his teammates tonight at the Rogers Arena as the team takes on the Vanc...

DECEMBER 17, 2016

Lightning tries to handle Penguins' offensive power (Dec 10, 2016)

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins meet Saturday night in Tampa, coming off opposite ends of 5-1 scores on Thursday, with the host Lightning scrambling...

DECEMBER 10, 2016

Andrei Vasilevskiy, Steven Stamkos help Lightning continue dominance of Islanders

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 34 saves, J.T. Brown and Ryan Callahan scored 42 seconds apart in the first period and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat...

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Lightning's Nikita Kucherov named NHL's 2nd star for November

The Tampa Bay Lightning winger had 10 goals and 18 points in the month.

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Lightning take down Capitals in shootout to end losing streak

The Tampa Bay Lightning win in the fourth round of the shootout.

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Lightning score 3 in 3rd period to ground Flyers

Alex Killorn and Ryan Callahan scored 12 seconds apart in the third period, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-2 on...

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

Lightning familiar with challenge of playing without captain Steven Stamkos

Given the choice, defenseman Victor Hedman and the Tampa Bay Lightning would prefer not being thrust into the position of having to once again prove they're capable at succeeding w...

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Lightning sign Nikita Kucherov to three-year 'bridge' extension

Tampa Bay takes another big step in keeping their young core in place

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Steven Stamkos leads way as Lightning dominate Islanders again

Steven Stamkos had a goal and two assists, Andrei Vasilevskiy made 31 saves and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 4-1 on Thursday night.

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov lift Lightning past Devils

Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov both had a goal and an assist, Brayden Point scored his first NHL goal and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Saturday nigh...

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Lightning finally get going early, rout Islanders to cap road trip

Nikita Kucherov had two goals and two assists, Ben Bishop made 26 saves, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 6-1 Tuesday...

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Canadiens rally with three goals in third to top Lightning

Max Pacioretty scored the tiebreaking goal in Montreal's three-goal third period as the Canadiens beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 Thursday night for their sixth straight win.

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Lightning shut out by Avalanche for first loss of the season

The Tampa Bay Lightning suffer their first loss of the season after they are shutout 4-0 at home against the Colorado Avalanche.

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Tampa Bay Lightning re-sign Nikita Kucherov to three-year deal

The Tampa Bay Lightning have re-signed forward Nikita Kucherov to a three-year contract worth an average of $4.766 million per season, vice president and general manager Steve Yzer...

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Steven Stamkos 'felt in his heart' he wanted to stay with Lightning

Loyalty, respect and the potential to win for years to come kept Steven Stamkos in Tampa Bay.

JULY 1, 2016

'Inside the Lightning: Stanley Cup Playoffs' premieres June 17 on FOX Sports Sun

On Friday, June 17 at 6 p.m., FOX Sports Sun, the regional television home of the Tampa Bay Lightning, will debut an all-new episode of "Inside the Lightning" centered on the 2015-...

JUNE 16, 2016

Big choice: Steven Stamkos would like to return to Lightning

The two-time Maurice Richard Trophy winner as the NHL's top goal scorer can become an unrestricted free agent July 1, however he reiterated Friday that he'd like to stay with the t...

MAY 27, 2016

The most exciting goal calls of the Stanley Cup Playoffs aren't in English or French

Hockey Night Punjabi in Canada has the most exciting play-by-play you'll ever hear.

MAY 26, 2016

Why a Tampa couple named their baby girl after Russian Lightning player

A Tampa Bay couple's joke about naming their daughter after Lightning player Nikita Kucherov actually became reality.

MAY 25, 2016

Nikita Kucherov helps push Lightning past Penguins to take 3-2 series lead

The Tampa Bay Lightning are one win away from a return trip to the Stanley Cup Finals.

MAY 23, 2016