Nikita Kucherov’s performance — specifically ... and it doesn’t matter who the opposition might be. According to Sam Reinhart, the situation doesn’t matter, either.

Technically, that’s true. Realistically, it feels like the end is near. The Lightning were down 3-0 to Florida last season and won one game before bowing out. They were down 3-1 to Toronto in 2023 and ...

T ampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov recorded three assists in Saturday's 5-1 victory against the Florida Panthers. The Lightning desperately needed a road win to avoid falling into a 3 ...

Or maybe you just blame Nikita Kucherov. That’s what often happens this time of year, you know. Everyone whispers that a team’s stars need to play like stars in big games. And, for a very long ...

A massive reason the Lightning were eliminated was the play of superstar forward Nikita Kucherov. The regular season's most productive forward fell silent in the Battle of Florida, failing to ...

Kucherov likely would be the first to say the past three playoff series haven’t been his best. He hasn’t scored a goal in the 15 postseason games dating to Game 1 of the Lightning’s first ...

Nikita Kucherov ... has himself to blame. Kucherov, held without a goal in this series, has now gone 15 postseason games without scoring, and his turnover led to Sam Bennett’s game winner ...

The Florida Panthers shut down NHL leading scorer Nikita Kucherov and the Tampa Bay Lightning, winning 2-0 on Thursday night at Amelie Arena. The Panthers now lead their best-of-seven series 2-0 ...

On Wednesday, Kucherov was named a finalist for the Ted Lindsay Award, which goes to the league’s most outstanding player and is selected by members of the NHL Players Association. He won that ...