#86 · Right wing · TBL
NikitaKucherov
Next milestone 72 points from 1,200
2026-27 regular season
- GP
- 3
- G
- 1
- A
- 3
- P
- 4
- +/-
- +2
- PIM
- 0
- SOG
- 5
- S%
- 20.0
- PPP
- 0
Bio
- Position
- Right wing
- Born
- June 17, 1993 (age 33)
- Birthplace
- Maykop, RUS
- Height
- 5′11″ (180 cm)
- Weight
- 172 lb (78 kg)
- Shoots
- Left
- Draft
- 2011 TBL, round 2, #58 overall
NHL EDGE tracking · 2026-27
- Top skating speed23.0 mphleague avg 21.1 mph99th percentile
- Speed bursts over 20 mph6league avg 3.976th percentile
- Distance skated10.4 mileague avg 6.2 mi95th percentile
- Hardest shot81.5 mphleague avg 71.8 mph75th percentile
- Time in the offensive zone49.4%league avg 42.1%93rd percentile
Puck and player tracking from NHL EDGE. Percentile compares with other NHL skaters; longer bar = higher.
Shot quality (our model)
| Season | G | ixG | G−ixG | Att | HD | xG/att |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 1 | 0.61 | +0.39 | 19 | 1 | .032 |
| 2025-26 | 44 | 34.60 | +9.40 | 533 | 65 | .065 |
All situations, regular season. G−ixG above zero means finishing better than the chances suggest. How xG works
On-ice impact
2026-27 · 5 on 5 · 3 games · 39:04 on the ice. “Off” is the team in the same games while he was on the bench.
| Share | On | Off | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expected goals (xGF%) | 76.4% | 57.5% | +18.9 |
| Shot attempts (CF%) | 67.5% | 54.3% | +13.2 |
- Goals for–against
- 2–1
- xG for–against
- 2.6–0.8
- Average rating
- 7.6
Relative above zero means his team controlled play better with him on the ice than without him. More
Most common linemates
5-on-5 time together this season, and how play went with both on the ice.
| Player | GP | TOI | xGF% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brayden Point | 3 | 27:45 | 74.2% |
| Gage Goncalves | 2 | 20:55 | 89.2% |
| Ilya Mikheyev | 1 | 6:52 | 57.7% |
| Anthony Cirelli | 3 | 4:07 | 100.0% |
| Jeffrey Viel | 1 | 3:18 | 82.7% |
Rating, last 10 games
Average 7.6 over the last 3 · out of 10, 6 = above average, 7 = very good, 8 = excellent · How ratings work
Points, last 10 games
Last 3: 1 G · 3 A · 4 PTS
Game log · 2026-27
Career
| NHL career | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 882 | 402 | 726 | 1128 | +202 | 436 | 2717 | 14.8 | 401 |
| Playoffs | 159 | 54 | 123 | 177 | +39 | 126 | 480 | 11.3 | 76 |
Season by season (13)
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | S% | PPP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Lightning | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 |
| 2025-26 | Lightning | 76 | 44 | 86 | 130 | +43 | 50 | 231 | 19.0 | 37 |
| 2024-25 | Lightning | 78 | 37 | 84 | 121 | +22 | 45 | 265 | 14.0 | 46 |
| 2023-24 | Lightning | 81 | 44 | 100 | 144 | +8 | 22 | 306 | 14.4 | 53 |
| 2022-23 | Lightning | 82 | 30 | 83 | 113 | -2 | 36 | 271 | 11.1 | 50 |
| 2021-22 | Lightning | 47 | 25 | 44 | 69 | +1 | 22 | 156 | 16.0 | 30 |
| 2019-20 | Lightning | 68 | 33 | 52 | 85 | +26 | 38 | 210 | 15.7 | 25 |
| 2018-19 | Lightning | 82 | 41 | 87 | 128 | +24 | 62 | 246 | 16.7 | 48 |
| 2017-18 | Lightning | 80 | 39 | 61 | 100 | +15 | 42 | 279 | 14.0 | 36 |
| 2016-17 | Lightning | 74 | 40 | 45 | 85 | +13 | 38 | 246 | 16.3 | 32 |
| 2015-16 | Lightning | 77 | 30 | 36 | 66 | +9 | 30 | 209 | 14.3 | 25 |
| 2014-15 | Lightning | 82 | 29 | 36 | 65 | +38 | 37 | 191 | 15.2 | 15 |
| 2013-14 | Lightning | 52 | 9 | 9 | 18 | +3 | 14 | 102 | 8.8 | 4 |