#86 NIKITA KUCHEROV (R)
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
 


Age 33.2 Birth Date 1993-06-17
Shoots L Draft Info 2011 (2/58)
Height 6'0 Fantrax Roster% 0
Weight 173 Yahoo Roster% 0
Country RUS Status On Roster
2025-2026 Regular Season   Player Card
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Awards

Season Award
2020-2021Stanley Cup
2019-2020Stanley Cup
2018-2019Art Ross Trophy
2018-2019Hart Memorial Trophy
2018-2019Ted Lindsay Award

Salary/CapHit Information

2026-2027 Salary UFA Year Expiry Status Arbitration Eligible? Group 6 UFA Eligible?
7,000,000 2020 UFA No No
Year Cap Hit AAV
2026-20279,500,0009,500,000

DobberNomics

Profile Price Chg Chg% YTD% FPTS FPTS/$
0 0 0 0 0 0

Fantasy Rankings


Category Rank
Top 300 Skaters3
Top Roto League Players3
Top Cap League Players16
NHL ID: 8476453

2025-2026 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status G A PTS +/- PIM SOG PPG PPP HITS BKS FOW FO% PPTOI %PP SHTOI %SH TOI HIghlights

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Oct 1@NYR
Oct 3WSH
Oct 5PHI
Oct 8MIN
Oct 10@NYI
Oct 13@NYR
Oct 15SEA
Oct 17VAN
Oct 20@VGK
Oct 23@COL
Oct 24@UTA
Oct 29WPG
Oct 31@NSH
Nov 3DET
Nov 5CHI
Nov 7@MIN
Nov 8@WPG
Nov 11@BUF
Nov 12@CBJ
Nov 14DET
Nov 17WSH
Nov 19EDM
Nov 22BUF
Nov 25CAR
Nov 27OTT
Nov 28@FLA
Dec 2@MTL
Dec 5@OTT
Dec 7CBJ
Dec 10BOS
Dec 12PIT
Dec 13@STL
Dec 15@PIT
Dec 17CGY
Dec 19@TOR
Dec 20@DET
Dec 22STL
Dec 26@FLA
Dec 28@CAR
Dec 29NSH
Dec 31MTL
Jan 2BUF
Jan 5@SEA
Jan 7@VAN
Jan 9@CGY
Jan 11@EDM
Jan 14VGK
Jan 16OTT
Jan 18@BOS
Jan 21@N.J
Jan 23@DET
Jan 26L.A
Jan 30NYI
Feb 2@PIT
Feb 3@PHI
Feb 12DAL
Feb 13COL
Feb 16FLA
Feb 18ANA
Feb 20TOR
Feb 23S.J
Feb 25@DAL
Feb 27@CAR
Feb 28UTA
Mar 3@L.A
Mar 5@ANA
Mar 6@S.J
Mar 8@CHI
Mar 11N.J
Mar 13NYI
Mar 15@WSH
Mar 17@TOR
Mar 18@MTL
Mar 20@OTT
Mar 23FLA
Mar 25PHI
Mar 27NYR
Mar 30TOR
Apr 1CBJ
Apr 3@BOS
Apr 5@BUF
Apr 6@N.J
Apr 8MTL
Apr 10BOS

Daily Fantasy Sports

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2025-2026 Regular Season Game Log

Date OPP Team Status W L OTL GA SA GAA SV% GSAA SO QS RBS xGA GSAx STEAL PL MIN

Upcoming Games

Game Date Opponent
Oct 1@NYR
Oct 3WSH
Oct 5PHI
Oct 8MIN
Oct 10@NYI
Oct 13@NYR
Oct 15SEA
Oct 17VAN
Oct 20@VGK
Oct 23@COL
Oct 24@UTA
Oct 29WPG
Oct 31@NSH
Nov 3DET
Nov 5CHI
Nov 7@MIN
Nov 8@WPG
Nov 11@BUF
Nov 12@CBJ
Nov 14DET
Nov 17WSH
Nov 19EDM
Nov 22BUF
Nov 25CAR
Nov 27OTT
Nov 28@FLA
Dec 2@MTL
Dec 5@OTT
Dec 7CBJ
Dec 10BOS
Dec 12PIT
Dec 13@STL
Dec 15@PIT
Dec 17CGY
Dec 19@TOR
Dec 20@DET
Dec 22STL
Dec 26@FLA
Dec 28@CAR
Dec 29NSH
Dec 31MTL
Jan 2BUF
Jan 5@SEA
Jan 7@VAN
Jan 9@CGY
Jan 11@EDM
Jan 14VGK
Jan 16OTT
Jan 18@BOS
Jan 21@N.J
Jan 23@DET
Jan 26L.A
Jan 30NYI
Feb 2@PIT
Feb 3@PHI
Feb 12DAL
Feb 13COL
Feb 16FLA
Feb 18ANA
Feb 20TOR
Feb 23S.J
Feb 25@DAL
Feb 27@CAR
Feb 28UTA
Mar 3@L.A
Mar 5@ANA
Mar 6@S.J
Mar 8@CHI
Mar 11N.J
Mar 13NYI
Mar 15@WSH
Mar 17@TOR
Mar 18@MTL
Mar 20@OTT
Mar 23FLA
Mar 25PHI
Mar 27NYR
Mar 30TOR
Apr 1CBJ
Apr 3@BOS
Apr 5@BUF
Apr 6@N.J
Apr 8MTL
Apr 10BOS

DraftKings

Game Date Team Opponent DraftKings Yahoo FanDuel OwnersBox

2025-2026 Regular Season Line Combinations

Even Strength Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Even Strength Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Even Strength Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Power Play Line Combinations

Freq Line Combination
Num Time % Line GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%

Power Play Line Production (total pts: )

PTS %Total Line Combination

Power Play Best Linemate

PTS Linemate

Tampa Bay Lightning Last Game Lines (2026-05-03)

Opponent: Montreal Canadiens
Num Time % EV - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
111:3321.7NIKITA KUCHEROV - ANTHONY CIRELLI - BRANDON HAGEL01-15362.59950.0
210:0218.8ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS - YANNI GOURDE - NICK PAUL0001150.06554.5
39:5618.6OLIVER BJORKSTRAND - GAGE GONCALVES - DOMINIC JAMES01-110376.917673.9
45:5711.2COREY PERRY - BRAYDEN POINT - JAKE GUENTZEL0003260.06746.2
Num Time % EV - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
117:5233.5DARREN RADDYSH - J.J. MOSER01-19469.2201066.7
213:1324.8CHARLE-EDOUARD D'ASTOUS - EMIL LILLEBERG0009375.014863.6
310:4020.0RYAN MCDONAGH - ERIK CERNAK0003175.08657.1
Num Time % PP - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:5064.3NIKITA KUCHEROV - BRAYDEN POINT - JAKE GUENTZEL - BRANDON HAGEL00020100.020100.0
20:5431.6COREY PERRY - NICK PAUL - GAGE GONCALVES - DOMINIC JAMES10110100.020100.0
30:063.5NIKITA KUCHEROV - OLIVER BJORKSTRAND - BRAYDEN POINT - JAKE GUENTZEL - BRANDON HAGEL000000.010100.0
40:010.6NIKITA KUCHEROV - BRAYDEN POINT - NICK PAUL - JAKE GUENTZEL - BRANDON HAGEL000000.0000.0
Num Time % PP - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
11:5768.4DARREN RADDYSH00020100.030100.0
20:5431.6CHARLE-EDOUARD D'ASTOUS10110100.020100.0
Num Time % SH - FORWARDS GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
12:1960.4ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS - YANNI GOURDE000000.0020.0
20:4820.9ANTHONY CIRELLI - BRANDON HAGEL000000.0000.0
30:3314.3JAKE GUENTZEL - ANTHONY CIRELLI000000.0000.0
Num Time % SH - DEFENSE GF GA +/- SF SA SF% CF CA CF%
12:2864.3RYAN MCDONAGH - ERIK CERNAK000000.0020.0
21:1633.0EMIL LILLEBERG - J.J. MOSER000000.0000.0
30:041.7DARREN RADDYSH - J.J. MOSER000000.0000.0

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 2025-2026 Regular Season Stats

Name GP W L OTL GA SHA GAA SV% GSAA GA 5v5 SA 5v5 SV% 5v5 xGA 5v5 GSAX GSAX/GP SO QS QS% RBS RBS% MIN

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING Prospect Profile Pages

Name Age Draf Year Draf Round Draf Pick Link Upside Certainty
OLIVIER RODRIGUE26.120182626.35.2
HUGO ALNEFELT25.220193715.03.0
MADS SOGAARD25.720192377.56.0
DENNIS HILDEBY25.0202241227.07.0
HARRISON MENEGHIN22.0202472065.03.0
CALEB HEIL20.2202571933.03.0

Career Stats (Regular Season)

Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2025-2026T.B7744861301.69138435023119.03.036837112900.004:1184.10.420:04
2024-2025T.B7837841211.55127224526613.93.4238460033150.003:5082.40.221:11
2023-2024T.B81441001441.7814682230614.43.84513530036250.004:0386.10.121:40
2022-2023T.B8230831131.38113-23627111.13.36185000282100.004:0074.60.220:08
2021-2022T.B472544691.4712002215616.03.3329300071100.003:5474.70.519:59
2019-2020T.B683352851.25103263821015.73.137425001900.003:3371.00.118:52
2018-2019T.B8241871281.56128246224616.73.0441548003100.003:4475.00.819:58
2017-2018T.B8039611001.25103154227914.03.5318360015360.003:3163.30.119:49
2016-2017T.B744045851.1594133824616.33.33017320020003:2261.90.519:26
2015-2016T.B773036660.867093020914.42.7611026002800.003:1655.10.518:13
2014-2015T.B822936650.7965383719115.22.365215002800.002:1238.90.514:57
2013-2014T.B5299180.35284141018.91.9153400191100.001:1122.60.012:52
CAREER 88040172311241.28105200436271214.83.1480105402112931041.703:2765.90.319:04

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2025-2026T.B77440.57861.121301.69500.652313.00370.48360.47290.3800.00
2024-2025T.B78370.47841.081211.55450.582663.41460.59230.29330.4210.01
2023-2024T.B81440.541001.231441.78220.273063.78530.65450.56360.4420.02
2022-2023T.B82300.37831.011131.38360.442713.30500.61610.74280.3420.02
2021-2022T.B47250.53440.94691.47220.471563.32300.64320.6870.1510.02
2019-2020T.B68330.49520.76851.25380.562103.09250.37370.54190.2800.00
2018-2019T.B82410.50871.061281.56620.762463.00480.59440.54310.3800.00
2017-2018T.B80390.49610.761001.25420.532793.49360.45310.39150.1930.04
2016-2017T.B74400.54450.61851.15380.512463.32320.43300.41200.2700.00
2015-2016T.B77300.39360.47660.86300.392092.71260.34610.79280.3600.00
2014-2015T.B82290.35360.44650.79370.451912.33150.18650.79280.3400.00
2013-2014T.B5290.1790.17180.35140.271011.9440.08150.29190.3710.02

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2018-2019WCRussia10610161.6041100.000
2018-2019EHTRussia31010.336-100.000
2016-2017WCRussia1078151.508700.000
2016-2017WCupRussia42130.750100.000
2016-2017EHTRussia20000.000000.000
2013-2014AHLSyracuse171311241.4110100.00056
2012-2013QMJHLRouyn-Noranda272627531.96121800.00046
2012-2013WJC-ARussia75381.144400.000
2012-2013QMJHLQuebec637101.672-100.00039
2011-2012Russia-Jr.CSKA Jr.232419431.8740000.000
2011-2012KHLCSKA181450.284000.00018
2011-2012WJC-ARussia72571.002400.000
2010-2011Russia-Jr.CSKA Jr.412731581.4181000.000
2010-2011Rus-KHLCSKA80220.250000.000
2010-2011WJ18-ARussia71110213.0061000.000
2009-2010Russia-Jr.CSKA Jr.532925541.0240000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2025-2026T.B71560.8670210313.24.4504002006:0387.80.021:20
2024-2025T.B50440.80660270.01.4501001005:5474.00.122:59
2023-2024T.B50771.40115-2280.01.61303005004:5883.20.221:26
2022-2023T.B61561.0082011224.53.71114004003:4572.90.420:16
2021-2022T.B23819271.17967147710.43.324611003004:2476.40.420:44
2020-2021T.B23824321.391146146212.92.718419004003:2077.60.618:18
2019-2020T.B25725321.281051422897.93.63701200700.002:4857.60.121:02
2018-2019T.B30220.6755-41990.03.0301002002:5486.75.221:51
2017-2018T.B17710171.0082-6106111.53.61429003003:4668.90.017:55
2015-2016T.B17118191.12921385121.63.02234007003:1862.81.020:09
2014-2015T.B251012220.88728145418.52.23938007002:5156.10.417:02
2013-2014T.B21010.504100333.31.5100000000:178.20.011:37
CAREER 158541211751.11913812647411.43.01921976004500.003:3668.60.519:29

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2025-2026T.B710.1450.7160.86101.43314.4340.5750.7120.2900.00
2024-2025T.B500.0040.8040.8020.4071.4010.2051.0010.2000.00
2023-2024T.B500.0071.4071.4020.4081.6030.60132.6051.0000.00
2022-2023T.B610.1750.8361.00111.83223.6740.67111.8340.6700.00
2021-2022T.B2380.35190.83271.17140.61773.35110.48241.0430.1300.00
2020-2021T.B2380.35241.04321.39140.61622.70190.83180.7840.1700.00
2019-2020T.B2570.28251.00341.36220.88893.56120.48371.4870.2800.00
2018-2019T.B300.0020.6720.67196.3393.0010.3331.0020.6700.00
2017-2018T.B1770.41100.59171.00100.59613.5990.53140.8230.1800.00
2015-2016T.B17110.6580.47191.1280.47513.0040.24221.2970.4100.00
2014-2015T.B25100.40120.48220.88140.56542.1680.32391.5670.2800.00
2013-2014T.B210.5000.0010.5000.0031.5000.0010.5000.0000.00

Career Stats (Non-NHL)

Season League Team GP G A PTS PTS/G PIM +/- SOG SOG/G S% PPP NHLe
2012-2013QMJHLRouyn-Noranda14915241.7110800.00040
2011-2012Russia-Jr.CSKA Jr.73140.570000.000
2010-2011Russia-Jr.CSKA Jr.1058131.3016000.000
2009-2010Russia-Jr.CSKA Jr.50220.402000.000
Season Team GP G A PTS PTS/G 82GP Pace +/- PIM SOG S% SOG/G HITS PPG PPP SHG SHP BLKS FOW FOW% PPTOI %PP %SH TOI
2025-2026T.B20442.00164-1040.02.0303000007:1174.20.017:23
2024-2025T.B21121.008222616.73.00000011100.005:0885.00.019:15
2023-2024T.B32241.3310902728.62.3112003002:3571.60.417:50
2022-2023T.B31231.008202911.13.0211003002:5467.90.018:16
2021-2022T.B30551.67137-1220.00.7402000004:2975.10.519:19
2019-2020T.B55161.2098321827.83.6311001003:2675.82.618:34
2018-2019T.B20000.0000060.03.0100000003:2546.30.011:56
2017-2018T.B43582.00164041717.64.3214000005:0350.20.019:00
2015-2016T.B33031.008232742.92.3000000002:3937.00.011:34
2014-2015T.B55161.2098801435.72.8211001003:2953.32.715:23
2013-2014T.B40110.2521-2420.00.51010011100.001:0624.60.012:24
CAREER 362022421.179612209221.72.61951500102100.003:3457.70.916:29

Career Stats (Per Game)

Season Team GP G G/GP A A/GP PTS PTS/G PIM PIM/GP SOG SOG/GP PPP PPP/GP HITS HITS/GP BKS BKS/GP FOW FOW/GP
2025-2026T.B200.0042.0042.0000.0042.0031.5031.5000.0000.00
2024-2025T.B210.5010.5021.0021.0063.0000.0000.0010.5010.50
2023-2024T.B320.6720.6741.3320.6772.3320.6710.3331.0000.00
2022-2023T.B310.3320.6731.0020.6793.0010.3320.6731.0000.00
2021-2022T.B300.0051.6751.6720.6720.6720.6741.3300.0000.00
2019-2020T.B551.0010.2061.2020.40183.6010.2030.6010.2000.00
2018-2019T.B200.0000.0000.0000.0063.0000.0010.5000.0000.00
2017-2018T.B430.7551.2582.0041.00174.2541.0020.5000.0000.00
2015-2016T.B331.0000.0031.0020.6772.3300.0000.0000.0000.00
2014-2015T.B551.0010.2061.2000.00142.8010.2020.4010.2000.00
2013-2014T.B400.0010.2510.2541.0020.5010.2510.2510.2510.25

Regular Season Quarterly Comparison

2025-2026

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
118910195864:3921:15
22011294054124:1118:30
31912253754114:1620:49
4201222346583:4019:51

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

2024-2025

QuarterGPGAPTSSOGPPPPPTOITOI
12112213381133:4221:45
2188212955113:5920:31
3198202866124:1322:47
4209223164103:2619:40

Lines by quarter

QuarterLine Combination

Buy/Sell Meter

Shooting % 19.0
5on5 Shooting % 14.0
PTS/60 5.0
PDO 1045
Sec. Asst% 0

Expected Goal (xG) stats below provided by Natural Stat Trick
Note: Expected Goals are updated overnight and will not include today's games. Stats only available as of 2020-21.

Advanced Stats

Year PDO 5 on 5 S% OZ Start% PTS/60 SOG/60 %PP IPP PPIPP CF% Sec Assists Sec Assist %

Expected Goals

Year GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5

NHL Edge

  Skating Speed Skating Distance Shot Speed Shot Location Zone Time%
Season Shot Map Top speed 22+ MPH 20+ MPH 18+ MPH Tot. dist Tot. dist/60 Tot. dist EV Tot. dist/60 EV Tot. dist PP Tot. dist/60 PP Tot. dist PK Tot. dist/60 PK Top Speed AVG Speed 100+ 90-100 80-90 70-80 High Danger SOG High Danger G Mid Danger SOG Mid Danger G Long SOG Long G Off Zone Def Zone OZ - EV DZ - EV OZ - PP DZ - PP OZ - PK DZ - PK

Extended Game Log

Date OPP TEAM CF CA CF% GF 5v5 xGF 5v5 xGF/60 GA 5v5 xGA 5v5 xGA/60 xG% 5v5



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GP G A PTS PTS/60 +/- PIM SOG S% PPP HIT BLK FOW FO% PPTOI %PP TOI IPP

Even Strength Line Combinations

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Even Strength Line Production

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Power Play Line Combinations

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