Nikita Kucherov

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Birth place: Maykop, Russia
Forward, shoots left
5 ' 11" (180 cm) | 183 lb (83 kg)
Birth place: Maykop, Russia
Forward, shoots left
5 ' 11" (180 cm) | 183 lb (83 kg)
Championships & Medals
Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
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![]() | 17 | 2011 | Krasnaya Armiya Moscow | MHL Kharlamov Cup Champion | Krasnaya Armiya Moscow defeated Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk 4‑0 in a best of seven series. |
![]() | 17 | 2011 | Team Russia | U18 World Championship | Crimmitschau and Dresden, Germany |
![]() | 18 | 2012 | Team Russia | U20 World Championship | Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
![]() | 19 | 2013 | Team Russia | U20 World Championship | Ufa, Russia |
![]() | 23 | 2017 | Team Russia | World Championship | Cologne, Germany and Paris, France |
![]() | 25 | 2019 | Team Russia | World Championship | Bratislava and Kosice, Slovakia |
![]() | 27 | 2020 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL Stanley Cup Champion | Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Dallas Stars 4‑2 in a best of seven series. |
![]() | 28 | 2021 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL Stanley Cup Champion | Tampa Bay Lightning defeated Montreal Canadiens 4‑1 in a best of seven series. |
IIHF U18 World Championship Medals | ![]() | ||||
IIHF U20 World Championship Medals | ![]() ![]() | ||||
IIHF World Championship Medals | ![]() ![]() | ||||
MHL Kharlamov Cup Championships | ![]() | ||||
NHL Stanley Cup Championships | ![]() ![]() |
Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SHOTS | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
Apr 22, 2025 | FLA @ TBL | (6-2) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:15 | 18:10 | 5:05 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% | 0.000 | 2.581 | 2.581 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 11.803 | 11.803 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
Apr 24, 2025 | FLA @ TBL | (2-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 20:58 | 13:13 | 7:43 | 0:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
Apr 26, 2025 | TBL @ FLA | (5-1) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 21:34 | 15:01 | 6:33 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 8.346 | 8.346 | 0.000 | 11.987 | 11.987 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
Apr 28, 2025 | TBL @ FLA | (2-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 25:32 | 20:33 | 4:59 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
Apr 30, 2025 | FLA @ TBL | (6-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 23:34 | 18:22 | 5:12 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
GAME LOG |
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Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
2009‑10 | Krasnaya Armiya Moscow | MHL | 16 | 53 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 40 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 29.3 |
2010‑11 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 17 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2010‑11 | Krasnaya Armiya Moscow | MHL | 17 | 41 | 27 | 31 | 58 | 81 | 42 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 22.7 |
2010‑11 | Team Russia U18 | ![]() | 17 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | |
2011‑12 | CSKA Moscow | KHL | 18 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 |
2011‑12 | Krasnaya Armiya Moscow | MHL | 18 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 24.7 |
2011‑12 | Team Russia U20 | ![]() | 18 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23.1 |
2012‑13 | Quebec Remparts | QMJHL | 19 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 |
2012‑13 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 19 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 24.5 |
2012‑13 | Team Russia U20 | ![]() | 19 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23.8 |
2013‑14 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 20 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 26.0 | |
2013‑14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 20 | 52 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8.8 |
2014‑15 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 21 | 82 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 37 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15.2 |
2015‑16 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 22 | 77 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 14.4 |
2016‑17 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 23 | 74 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 38 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 16.3 |
2016‑17 | Team Russia | ![]() | 23 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.8 |
2017‑18 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 24 | 80 | 39 | 61 | 100 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 14.0 |
2018‑19 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 25 | 82 | 41 | 87 | 128 | 62 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 16.7 |
2018‑19 | Team Russia | ![]() | 25 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17.9 |
2019‑20 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 26 | 68 | 33 | 52 | 85 | 38 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 15.7 |
2020‑21 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 27 | ||||||||||
2021‑22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 28 | 47 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 16.0 |
2022‑23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 29 | 82 | 30 | 83 | 113 | 36 | -2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 11.1 |
2023‑24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 30 | 81 | 44 | 100 | 144 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 14.4 |
2024‑25 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 31 | 78 | 37 | 84 | 121 | 45 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 14.0 |
NHL Totals | 803 | 357 | 637 | 994 | 386 | 157 | 96 | 0 | 57 | 14.4 | |||
MHL Totals | 117 | 80 | 75 | 155 | 161 | 81 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 25.4 | |||
QMJHL Totals | 33 | 29 | 34 | 63 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 23.0 | |||
KHL Totals | 26 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | |||
AHL Totals | 17 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 26.0 |
Playoff Stats
Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
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2009‑10 | Krasnaya Armiya Moscow | MHL | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2010‑11 | Krasnaya Armiya Moscow | MHL | 17 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 |
2011‑12 | Krasnaya Armiya Moscow | MHL | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
2012‑13 | Rouyn-Noranda Huskies | QMJHL | 19 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18.8 |
2013‑14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
2014‑15 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 21 | 26 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17.5 |
2015‑16 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 22 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21.6 |
2017‑18 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 24 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 10 | -6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11.5 |
2018‑19 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2019‑20 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 26 | 25 | 7 | 27 | 34 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.6 |
2020‑21 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 27 | 23 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12.9 |
2021‑22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 28 | 23 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10.4 |
2022‑23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 29 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
2023‑24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 30 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2024‑25 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 31 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
NHL Totals | 152 | 53 | 118 | 171 | 116 | 37 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 11.8 | |||
MHL Totals | 22 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 | |||
QMJHL Totals | 14 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18.8 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
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Team Russia - Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament 2010 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Russia - U18 World Championship 2011 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 32.4 |
Team Russia - U20 World Championship 2012 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 |
Team Russia - U20 World Championship 2013 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23.8 |
Team Russia - World Cup 2016 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 |
Team Russia - World Championship 2017 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
Team Russia - World Championship 2019 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17.1 |
World Championship Totals | 20 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20.6 | |
U20 World Championship Totals | 14 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17.9 | |
U18 World Championship Totals | 7 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 32.4 | |
World Cup Totals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 | |
Hlinka Gretzky Cup Totals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
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Team Russia - CHL Canada Russia Series 2011 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
Team Russia - EHT ‑ Carlson Hockey Games 2017 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Team Russia - Euro Hockey Challenge 2017 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Team Russia - EHT ‑ Carlson Hockey Games 2019 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
Men Totals | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 | |
U20 Men Totals | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
All-Star Game Appearences
Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
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2017 | Team Atlantic | NHL | 23 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
2018 | Team Atlantic | NHL | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
2019 | Team Atlantic | NHL | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
2023 | Team Atlantic | NHL | 29 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
2024 | Team Hughes | NHL | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 |
NHL All-Star Game Totals | 5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57.1 |