Kucherov had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over the Jets on Thursday.
Kucherov is on a seven-game, 15-point streak (four goals, 11 assists). He's actually been held off the scoresheet just once in his last 18 games (14 goals, 26 assists), dating back to Dec. 20, 2025. In addition, Kucherov has 138 shots and a plus-27 rating in 48 games
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Reaches 80-point mark
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Kucherov logged two power-play assists, five shots on goal and three blocked shots in Monday's 2-0 win over the Mammoth.
Kucherov has racked up three goals and 10 assists during a six-game point streak. The superstar winger has rattled off 13 multi-point efforts over his last 16 games, and he's been held off the scoresheet just once in that span. He's as steady as ever with 26 goals, 54 helpers, 25 power-play points, 136 shots on net and a plus-25 rating over 47 appearances this season.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Streak at five games, 11 points
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Kucherov scored a goal and had three assists in an 8-5 loss to the Blue Jackets on Saturday.
Kucherov's scoring streak stands at five games and 11 points (three goals, eight assists). He's one of the most consistent scorers in the NHL. Kucherov has failed to earn at least one point on only two occasions since Dec. 8, compiling 14 goals and 30 assists in 20 games. Overall, Kucherov has 78 points (26 goals, 52 assists) and 131 shots on net in 46 contests this campaign. He continues to sit third in NHL scoring, behind Nathan MacKinnon (87) and Connor McDavid (85).
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Pots goal No. 25
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Kucherov scored his 25th goal of the season in Friday's 2-1 shootout win over Chicago.
The 32-year-old superstar extended his point streak to four games with a quick backhand shot to beat Arvid Soderblom late in the second period. Kucherov also snuck a shot past the netminder for one of three successful shootout attempts by the Bolts. Kucherov has been on a rampage in January, racking up seven goals and 23 points in 10 games. He's now tied with Macklin Celebrini for third in the NHL scoring race with 74 points, behind only Nathan MacKinnon (87) and Connor McDavid (85).
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: One of each in shootout loss
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Kucherov scored a goal and added an assist, both on the power play, in Friday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Blues.
Kucherov's 10-game point streak, which included nine consecutive multi-point efforts, ended in Tuesday's 2-1 shootout win over the Penguins. He was right back at it Friday with his 25th multi-point game of the season. Through 42 outings overall, the superstar winger has 24 goals, 45 helpers, 22 power-play points, 127 shots on net and a plus-20 rating. He's trailing only Nathan MacKinnon (82), Connor McDavid (82) and Macklin Celebrini (72) in points this season.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Ripping up record book
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Kucherov had a goal and an assist for his ninth straight multi-point game in a 5-1 win over Philadelphia on Monday.
There aren't enough superlatives to describe this guy. Kucherov has 25 points (10 goals, 15 assists) during a 10-game point streak. His nine straight multi-point games put him in a tie with Steven Stamkos (2021-22) for the longest among active players. Kucherov is a fantasy cornerstone.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: So hot it hurts
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Kucherov scored two goals and added two assists in a 7-2 win over Philadelphia on Saturday.
Kucherov is on an eight-game, multi-point scoring streak (nine goals, 13 assists), and he has nine goals and 14 helpers during his nine-game point spree. The superstar winger has failed to earn at least one point just three times in his last 25 outings. In that span, Kucherov has 15 goals and 36 assists. That's a two-point-per-game pace.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: First star of week again
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Kucherov put up two assists in a 4-2 victory over the Avalanche on Tuesday.
The points extended Kucherov's streak to eight games (19 points; seven goals, 12 assists) and his multi-point streak to seven. His streak has helped propel the Lightning to eight consecutive wins. On Monday, Kucherov earned the NHL's First Star for the second consecutive week (week ending Jan. 4) and is already off to a running start on a potential third honor.
Kucherov had a goal and four assists in a 7-3 win over the Sharks on Saturday.
A goal and two of the helpers came on the power play. Kucherov has scored in five consecutive games (seven goals), and he extended his point streak to seven games and 17 points (seven goals, 10 assists). He is also on a three-game power-play scoring streak (two goals, two assists). Kucherov recorded a franchise-record eighth career five-point game, and that ties Evgeni Malkin for third most among active players, behind Connor McDavid (12) and Nathan MacKinnon (11). The good are good, and the great, well... they're incredible to watch. Kucherov has 59 points, including 20 goals, in 37 games this season, and that pushes him to fourth overall in the NHL. He is third overall in points-per-game with 1.59, behind Nathan MacKinnon (1.79) and Connor McDavid (1.71).
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Franchise record and extends streak
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Kucherov had a goal and two assists in a 5-3 win over the Kings on Thursday.
Kucherov scored for a fourth straight game (six goals) and extended his point streak to six games and 12 points (six goals, six assists). It includes five straight multipoint games. Kucherov also became the second player in franchise history with a six-game road multipoint streak, following Steven Stamkos (eight games; Oct. 7-Nov. 9, 2017). He now sits alone in sixth overall in NHL scoring with 54 points and sixth in assists with 35.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Two-point effort on NYE
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Kucherov scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Wednesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Ducks.
After helping to set up a Brayden Point tally in the second period, Kucherov ripped a one-timer past Lukas Dostal midway through the third. Kucherov has found the back of the net five times in the last three games and has multi-point performances in four straight contests and seven of his last nine, a surge that has pushed him into a tie with Martin Necas for sixth place in the NHL scoring race with 51 points (18 goals, 33 assists).
Kucherov scored two goals in Sunday's 5-4 shootout win over the Canadiens.
Kucherov scored twice in the win over the Panthers on Saturday and repeated the performance Sunday, giving him four goals and three assists during his current four-game point streak. Furthermore, the star winger seems to have left his slow start to the season in the rearview. Over his last 10 games, Kucherov has racked up six goals, 11 assists, a plus-6 rating, 34 shots on goal, seven hits and three blocked shots. Kucherov is averaging well north of a point-per-game, as he's notched 17 goals and 49 points in 34 outings in 2025-26.
Kucherov scored twice in a 4-2 win over the Panthers on Saturday.
Kucherov made it 3-1 early in the second period, scoring on a 2-on-1 with Brayden Point. Kucherov second went into an empty net. He is riding a three-game, five-point scoring streak (two goals, three assists). He has 47 points, including 15 goals, and 102 shots in just 33 games this season, which puts him squarely into the NHL's top-10 scorers.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Shines on power play in win
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Kucherov notched two power-play assists in Monday's 4-1 win over the Blues.
The three-time Art Ross Trophy winner helped set up tallies by Darren Raddysh in the first period and Oliver Bjorkstrand in the third. Kucherov has delivered four multi-point performances in the last six games, and he's up to 45 points (13 goals, 32 assists) in 32 contests, putting him seventh in this season's scoring race headed into the Christmas break.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Among all-time elite
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Kucherov (illness) picked up an assist Saturday in a 6-4 win over the Hurricanes.
With the point, Kucherov recorded his fourth calendar year with at least 110 regular-season points. That tied Jari Kurri and Peter Stastny for the second-highest total by a player born outside North America. Leon Draisaitl and Jaromir Jagr both have five.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Slated to play Saturday
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Kucherov (illness) is expected to be in Saturday's lineup versus the Hurricanes.
Kucherov was an extremely late scratch Thursday against the Kings due to the illness. He got through warmups again Saturday, and barring any late surprises, he will return to the lineup after a one-game absence. Look for Kucherov to play on the top line and first power-play unit in his return to action.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Game-time decision
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Kucherov (illness) will be a game-time decision against Carolina on Saturday, per Lightning reporter Gabby Shirley.
Kucherov didn't participate in Saturday's optional morning skate after missing Thursday's 2-1 loss to the Kings. He has amassed 13 goals, 42 points and 96 shots on net through 30 appearances this season.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Won't play Thursday
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Kucherov is a late scratch for Thursday's game against Los Angeles due to an illness.
Kucherov has 13 goals and 42 points in 30 outings this season. His illness brings Tampa Bay down to 11 healthy forwards and six healthy defensemen, so it appears the Lightning will play one skater short. Kucherov's absence might also result in Pontus Holmberg serving in a top-six capacity against the Kings.
Kucherov put up two assists in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Islanders on Saturday.
Kucherov's vision was on full display Saturday. He fed Darren Raddysh on a 5-on-3 power play, and the defender wired a perfect one-timer past Ilya Sorokin to get the Bolts on the board in the second period. Kucherov then found J.J. Moser cutting in from the point, and he fed a perfect pass for the tying goal. It was Kucherov's 164th career multi-assist game to pass Nicklas Backstrom (163) and tie Peter Forsberg for the ninth among players born outside of North America. Kucherov is on a three-game, eight-point streak that includes 10 shots.
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Lightning's Nikita Kucherov: Massive four-point game
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Kucherov set up four goals Thursday in an 8-4 win over New Jersey. One of the assists came on the power play.
It was Kucherov's 35th four-point NHL game. He is climbing the NHL's scoring chart; with the helpers, he now steps onto the NHL's top-five playmakers list and could end up at or near the top of that group by season's end. And Kucherov's 40 points move him into the top-10 overall. This season, Kuch is scoring the hard way -- at even strength -- a lot more. 10 of his 40 points (25 percent) have come on the power play. In the last three seasons, he has put up 37 to 44 percent of his points while on the man advantage. The culprit? The team's power play sits 22nd overall with a 17.9 percent success rate. The year before, the Bolts were fifth overall with a 25.9 percent success rate.
