APRIL 13 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
NIKITA KUCHEROV #86 - RIGHT WING - TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
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Screen Shots: Kucherov Cuts Gap With Mcdavid, Coyotes Off-Season and Sharks Rebuild As the NHL season nears conclusion, Nikita Kucherov has closed the gap with Connor McDavid in the race to 100 assists, the soon-to-be-reloca...
Approaching historic assist mark Kucherov had two assists in a 3-2 loss to Ottawa on Thursday.
Impact The guy makes seamless passes look effortless. Kucherov now has 141 points, including 98 assists, to lead the NHL in scoring, and it was his eighth consecutive game with a point (two goals, 16 assists). He has put up five straight multi-point games. Kucherov and the Bolts have three games left, and the winger has a very real chance to hit the century mark in assists by season's end. Wayne Gretzky (11 times), Mario Lemieux (1988-89) and Bobby Orr (1970-71) are the only NHLers to have triple-digit assists in a season.
APRIL 12 • ROTOWIRE
Lightning's Nikita Kucherov voted league's best playmaker by his peers Also, Andrei Vasilevskiy and Victor Hedman receive top billing in this season’s annual NHLPA players poll.
APRIL 10 • TAMPABAY.COM
Fourth straight three-point game Kucherov notched three assists - one on the power play - in Tuesday's 5-2 victory over the Blue Jackets.
Impact Kucherov gathered three primary assists in the contest, one on the opening score, one on the power play and finally one on the empty-netter to put the game to rest. Not only does Kucherov have four straight three-game points but he is riding a seven-game point streak in when he has two goals and 13 assists. He currently holds the lead in the scoring race with 139 points, two points over Nathan MacKinnon.
APRIL 10 • ROTOWIRE
Nikita Kucherov Sets Up Brayden Point With Slick Spin-O-Rama Feed
APRIL 9 • YOUTUBE
Three helpers in Pittsburgh Kucherov picked up three assists, two on the power play, in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Penguins.
Impact The 30-year-old winger has his sights set on the Art Ross Trophy. Kucherov has reeled off three straight three-point performances and has failed to get onto the scoresheet only once in the last 20 games, erupting for seven goals and 42 points over that stretch. He leads the NHL scoring race with 136 points (43 goals, 93 assists), putting him five points up on Nathan MacKinnon and six points clear of Connor McDavid.
APRIL 7 • ROTOWIRE
NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov has goal and 2 assists, Lightning beat Canadiens 7-4 NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov scored his 43rd goal of the season and had two assists, Steven Stamkos and Nicholas Paul each scored twice...
APRIL 5 • STARTRIBUNE.COM
Second straight three-point game Kucherov put up a goal and two assists Thursday in a 7-4 won over Montreal.
Impact It was Kucherov's second straight three-point game and 21st of the season. He extended his NHL-leading point total to 133 (43 goals, 90 assists). Kucherov also leads the NHL with 47 power-play points, three ahead of Nathan MacKinnnon. But Mack is in hot pursuit of both the overall lead and the power-play tally. The Art Ross Trophy title is going to come right down to the wire.
APRIL 5 • ROTOWIRE
Reaches 130 with three helpers Kucherov collected three assists in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Maple Leafs.
Impact The 30-year-old winger had a helper in each period to power the Bolts to their fourth win in the last five games. Kucherov is on a massive heater to close out the campaign, erupting for four goals and 23 points over the last 10 games, and he's the first player in the NHL to get to 130 points on the season. Kucherov sits three points up on Nathan MacKinnon in the race for the Art Ross Trophy with a game in hand, but Connor McDavid is only four points back of Kucherov and has two extra games to play. Expect the battle for the NHL scoring lead to go down to the wire.
APRIL 4 • ROTOWIRE
Nikita Kucherov sets Lightning points mark in win vs. Leafs Nikita Kucherov had three assists to set a team record with 130 points this season and the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto...
APRIL 4 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Continues on record pace Kucherov picked up two assists Saturday in a 4-1 victory over the Islanders.
Impact Kucherov now sits second in league scoring with 126, one point behind Nathan MacKinnon and one ahead of Connor McDavid. With nine games remaining, he will undoubtably shatter his career mark of 128 points set in 2018-19. That was the season Kucherov won the Hart, Ted Lindsay and Art Ross Trophies. It's a tight race this season, but he will contend for all of them this season, too.
MARCH 31 • ROTOWIRE
Sets career high with empty-netter Kucherov scored an empty-net goal on two shots in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Bruins.
Impact Kucherov saw a 13-game point streak end in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Ducks. He nearly went two games without a point, but he was able to bury an empty-netter in the final minute to avoid his first multi-game drought since Oct. 30-Nov. 2. He's up to a career-high 42 goals, 124 points, 276 shots on net, 40 hits and a plus-7 rating through 71 appearances this season.
MARCH 28 • ROTOWIRE
Sets up equalizer Kucherov notched an assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Kings.
Impact Kucherov's point streak was hanging in the balance late, but he extended it to 13 games when he set up Steven Stamkos' equalizer in the final minute. During the streak, Kucherov has five goals and 24 assists. The winger is at 41 goals, 82 assists, 269 shots on net and a plus-6 rating through 69 contests overall.
MARCH 24 • ROTOWIRE
Distributes four assists Kucherov registered four assists, five shots on goal and a plus-3 rating in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Sharks.
Impact Kucherov's point streak is up to 12 games, during which he has five goals and 23 helpers. He's taken it up a notch with 15 points across his last four outings, including a power-play assist in three straight games. The star winger is up to 122 points (45 on the power play), 266 shots on net and a plus-6 rating through 68 contests overall. It's looking pretty close to inevitable that he'll set a career high in points -- the mark to beat is 128 from the 2018-19 campaign.
MARCH 22 • ROTOWIRE
Nikita Kucherov's 4 assists lift Lightning over Sharks NHL points leader Nikita Kucherov notched four assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the host San Jose Sharks 4-1 on Thursday for their f...
MARCH 22 • SACBEE.COM
Brayden Point scores twice, Nikita Kucherov has 4 assists in Lightning's 4-1 win over Sharks
Brayden Point scored two goals, Nikita Kucherov had four assists and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the San Jose Sharks 4-1 for their fifth straight winMARCH 22 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nikita Kucherov, Lightning look to stay hot vs. lowly Sharks After a hot night in Las Vegas, the Tampa Bay Lightning will keep putting their money on Nikita Kucherov for more on-ice winnings.Riding a f...
MARCH 21 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Nikita Kucherov's 4-point night leads Lightning past Knights Nikita Kucherov moved into the NHL scoring lead with a goal and three assists and Brayden Point scored two goals in the third period to lead...
MARCH 20 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Powers offense with four points Kucherov scored an empty-net goal on two shots and added three assists in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Impact All three of Kucherov's helpers were of the primary variety, as he set up Anthony Duclair once and Brayden Point twice. The four-point effort was Kucherov's sixth multi-point performance during his 11-game, 24-point streak, with just four of those points coming on the power play. He's retaken the NHL's scoring lead with 118 points (41 tallies, 77 helpers) while adding 261 shots on net, 44 power-play points and a plus-3 rating over 67 appearances on the year.
MARCH 20 • ROTOWIRE
Point's 2 goals and Kucherov's 4 points give Lightning 5-3 win over Golden Knights Brayden Point scored two third-period goals and Nikita Kucherov had a four-point night to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 5-3 victory over...
MARCH 20 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Ten-game, 20-point streak Kucherov had a goal and an assist in a 5-3 win over Florida on Saturday.
Impact The points extended his scoring streak to 10 games and 20 points (four goals, 16 assists). The goal was Kucherov's 40th of the season; it's the third time in his career that he has scored at least 40. And he's on his way to a possible 50-goal, 140-point season -- both career marks. Kucherov is among the NHL's best players and has one Hart trophy (2019) under his belt. But he hasn't really gotten a big slice of the Hart conversation this season because of the dominance of Nathan MacKinnon, Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid. Too bad -- Kuch is a treat to watch.
MARCH 17 • ROTOWIRE
Sixth, five-point game of career Kucherov scored a goal and added four assists in a 6-3 win over Rangers on Thursday.
Impact Kucherov had a big night Thursday and so did his line mate Brayden Point, who tied a franchise record with six points. It was Kucherov's sixth, five-point game, which is already the most in franchise history. And he's tied with Leon Draisaitl, Brad Marchand and Sidney Crosby for fourth on the list of active players with six, five-point games. Connor McDavid (11), Evgeni Malkin (8) and Nathan MacKinnon (7) sit at the top of that list. Kucherov is clearly among a NHL Murderers' Row.
MARCH 15 • ROTOWIRE
Point has 3 goals and 3 assists, Kucherov adds a goal and 4 assists as Lightning beat Rangers 6-3 Brayden Point had three goals and three assists, Nikita Kucherov added a goal and four assists, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied to beat...
MARCH 15 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM
Still tops in NHL Kucherov picked up an assist Saturday in a 4-3 shootout win over the Canadiens.
Impact It was a secondary assist on Brayden Point's goal. Kucherov has 11 points, including nine assists) during a six-game point streak. He sits four points (105) ahead of Nathan MacKinnon (101) on the overall scoring list.
MARCH 3 • ROTOWIRE
