401 G · 723 A · 879 GP
1.279 P/GP · 401 PPP · 19:07 ATOI
Tampa Bay Lightning#86Active
Nikita Kucherov
R · 6′0″ / 173 lb · Shoots L · Maykop, RUS · Age 33 · 2011 #58 by TBL
1,124Career points
1.279Career P/GP
879Games played
401Goals
12 seasonsNHL service
Overview
2025-26130points
The latest read.
130 points in 76 games in 2025-26. Career: 1,124 points across 879 games.
76GP
44goals
86assists
130points
231shots
37PP points
The career ledger.
Regular season and playoffsofficial NHL landing
54 G · 123 A · 159 GP
1.113 P/GP · 76 PPP · 19:34 ATOI
0.346 → 1.711P/GP by season · 12 seasons of 10+ GP · peak 2023-24
The arc.
Points and points per game by seasonNHL season log · 12 seasons
When it mattered.
Postseason against the field. A smaller, self-selected population, so it is marked on the scale rather than filled1,215 all-time peers
Playoff career · 159 GP · 54 G · 123 A · 177 pts (1.113 P/GP)
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99.8
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Last five games.
Most recent official appearancesofficial game log
2026-05-03vs MTLPlayoff20:16 TOI0G 0A0 P · 3 S
2026-05-01@ MTLPlayoff22:50 TOI0G 0A0 P · 6 S
2026-04-29vs MTLPlayoff21:44 TOI0G 0A0 P · 8 S
2026-04-26@ MTLPlayoff22:57 TOI0G 2A2 P · 3 S
2026-04-24@ MTLPlayoff20:35 TOI0G 1A1 P · 1 S
What this draft slot returns.
Base rate for the exact pick, a history, never a forecastdraft-position study · 2026-07-14-prospect-translation-v2.32
2011 draft#58round 2 · TBL
Rates: insufficient sample (n=7 of 32): no NHLer/impact/star/stayer rate shown for this cohort.
Sample: 7 forwards taken #58, drawn only from classes old enough to judge, on the Schuckers-style pick curve published on Draft Value. A base rate describes a slot, not a person: it cannot predict this career and is not used to grade it.
Floor rule: rates below a minimum sample are suppressed, not shown thin. Exact slot needs 12+ players, the pooled pick-curve band needs 32+, matching this site's builders to the nhl-draft-intel engine's own bucket-calibration floors (12 / 18 / 32).
Against history.
Percentile against every NHL peercareer totals · position-aware
The height of the career.
Peak season and the best five41+ GP qualified seasons
2023-24 peak: 81 GP / 44 G / 100 A / 144 Pts / 1.778 P/GP · 21:40 TOI
| Best five | GP | G | A | PTS | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 81 | 44 | 100 | 144 | 1.778 |
| 2025-26 | 76 | 44 | 86 | 130 | 1.711 |
| 2018-19 | 82 | 41 | 87 | 128 | 1.561 |
| 2024-25 | 78 | 37 | 84 | 121 | 1.551 |
| 2021-22 | 47 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 1.468 |
| Prime-five | 364 | 191 | 401 | 592 | 1.626 |
Honours.
Trophies won and near missesofficial NHL landing
Stanley Cup2020-21 · 2019-20Art Ross Trophy2024-25 · 2023-24 · 2018-19Hart Memorial Trophy2025-26 · 2018-19Ted Lindsay Award2024-25 · 2018-19
Career
Where he stands right now.
2025-26 league position and career shapeNHL league browser 2025-26
Season by season.
Every NHL season · peak highlighted, split seasons kept apart12 regular-season rows
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 76 | 44 | 86 | 130 | +43 | 37 | 231 |
| 2024-25 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 78 | 37 | 84 | 121 | +22 | 46 | 265 |
| 2023-24Peak | Tampa Bay Lightning | 81 | 44 | 100 | 144 | +8 | 53 | 306 |
| 2022-23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 30 | 83 | 113 | -2 | 50 | 271 |
| 2021-22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 47 | 25 | 44 | 69 | +1 | 30 | 156 |
| 2019-20 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 68 | 33 | 52 | 85 | +26 | 25 | 210 |
| 2018-19 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 41 | 87 | 128 | +24 | 48 | 246 |
| 2017-18 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 80 | 39 | 61 | 100 | +15 | 36 | 279 |
| 2016-17 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 74 | 40 | 45 | 85 | +13 | 32 | 246 |
| 2015-16 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 77 | 30 | 36 | 66 | +9 | 25 | 209 |
| 2014-15 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 82 | 29 | 36 | 65 | +38 | 15 | 191 |
| 2013-14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 52 | 9 | 9 | 18 | +3 | 4 | 102 |
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PPP | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +2 | 4 | 31 |
| 2024-25 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2023-24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 3 | 9 |
| 2022-23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 |
| 2021-22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 23 | 8 | 19 | 27 | +7 | 11 | 77 |
| 2020-21 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 23 | 8 | 24 | 32 | +6 | 19 | 62 |
| 2019-20 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 25 | 7 | 27 | 34 | +15 | 12 | 92 |
| 2018-19 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2017-18 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 17 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -6 | 9 | 61 |
| 2015-16 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 17 | 11 | 8 | 19 | +13 | 4 | 51 |
| 2014-15 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 26 | 10 | 12 | 22 | +7 | 8 | 57 |
| 2013-14 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
The same numbers, in the league that produced them.
Every qualified season levelled to a 3.00-goal NHLofficial final standings · 1990-91 onward
2023-24 is the best season either way: 1.778 raw, 1.713 once the league it happened in is levelled out.
| Season | GP | Raw P/GP | League GF/gm | Adj. P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 76 | 1.711 | 3.13 | 1.641 |
| 2024-25 | 78 | 1.551 | 3.04 | 1.531 |
| 2023-24Best adjusted | 81 | 1.778 | 3.11 | 1.713 |
| 2022-23 | 82 | 1.378 | 3.18 | 1.300 |
| 2021-22 | 47 | 1.468 | 3.14 | 1.400 |
| 2019-20 | 68 | 1.250 | 3.02 | 1.242 |
| 2018-19 | 82 | 1.561 | 3.01 | 1.553 |
| 2017-18 | 80 | 1.250 | 2.97 | 1.262 |
| 2016-17 | 74 | 1.149 | 2.77 | 1.246 |
| 2015-16 | 77 | 0.857 | 2.71 | 0.948 |
| 2014-15 | 82 | 0.793 | 2.73 | 0.871 |
| 2013-14 | 52 | 0.346 | 2.74 | 0.378 |
Method: each season's raw points per game is multiplied by 3.00 ÷ that season's league goals per team-game, taken from the official final standings. Seasons under 20 games are excluded. It levels scoring climate and nothing else (not role, ice time, teammates, schedule or injury), so treat it as one comparison, not a verdict.
Before the NHL.
Junior, college, European and international rowsofficial NHL landing · season totals
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | EHT | Russia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018-19 | WC | Russia | 10 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2016-17 | EHT | Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016-17 | WC | Russia | 10 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2016-17 | WCup | Russia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013-14 | AHL | Syracuse | 17 | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| 2012-13 | QMJHL | Rouyn-Noranda | 27 | 26 | 27 | 53 |
| 2012-13 | QMJHL | Quebec | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2012-13 | WJC-A | Russia | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 2012-13 | QMJHL | Rouyn-Noranda | 14 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| 2011-12 | KHL | CSKA | 18 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011-12 | Russia-Jr. | CSKA Jr. | 23 | 24 | 19 | 43 |
| 2011-12 | WJC-A | Russia | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2011-12 | Russia-Jr. | CSKA Jr. | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010-11 | Rus-KHL | CSKA | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010-11 | Russia-Jr. | CSKA Jr. | 41 | 27 | 31 | 58 |
| 2010-11 | WJ18-A | Russia | 7 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 2010-11 | Russia-Jr. | CSKA Jr. | 10 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2009-10 | Russia-Jr. | CSKA Jr. | 53 | 29 | 25 | 54 |
| 2009-10 | Russia-Jr. | CSKA Jr. | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
The comparable set.
Chosen by a printed rule, not by feelNHL dossier pool · 1,162 careers
Selection rule. Forwards only; career games played within ±20% of 879 (or ±10 games, whichever band is wider: 703 to 1,055); then the five nearest by career P/GP, ties broken by the closest games played. The pool is the 1,162 players in this site's NHL dossier set who own at least one official regular-season game: 92 of them cleared the band.
Leon DraisaitlC · 2014 #3 · active855 GP · 434 G · 619 A · 1,053 P1.232 P/GP · −0.047Nathan MacKinnonC · 2013 #1 · active950 GP · 420 G · 722 A · 1,142 P1.202 P/GP · −0.077Artemi PanarinL · Undrafted · active830 GP · 330 G · 624 A · 954 P1.149 P/GP · −0.129David PastrnakR · 2014 #25 · active833 GP · 420 G · 513 A · 933 P1.120 P/GP · −0.159Mitch MarnerR · 2015 #4 · active738 GP · 245 G · 576 A · 821 P1.112 P/GP · −0.166
Similar career shape is not similar player. The rule matches volume and rate only; it knows nothing about era, position within the group, usage or role, and two careers can land on the same line for opposite reasons.
Game log
Compare observed minutes, shots and finishing across game windows →
Official game ledger
Every 2025-26 appearance.
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Insights
NHL Edge tracking.
Measured puck and player tracking · 2025-26 regular seasonNHL Edge tracking · api-web.nhle.com · coverage from 2021-22 · fetched 2026-08-17
Tracked axisMeasuredPercentile, 0 to 100Pct
Top shot speed92.1mph90.2
148.2 km/h equivalent · league average 83.6 mph
Max skating speed22.4mph60.8
36.1 km/h equivalent · league average 22.2 mph
Distance skated392.7km94.6
244.0 mi equivalent · league average 198.8 km
Most distance in one game7.3km99.0
4.5 mi equivalent · league average 4.7 km
Bursts over 20 mph138bursts83.1
league average 75.2
Where the shift was spent
Offensive zone time45.7%91.8
league average 43.1
Neutral zone time18.6%91.5
league average 16.8
Defensive zone time35.7%95.3
league average 40.1
Shots on goal, by location
All shots on goal231shots97.2
league average 85.9 shots
High-danger shots on goal45shots70.0
league average 31.6 shots
Method: every figure and every percentile on this panel is published by the NHL Edge endpoint. This site converts nothing and ranks nothing. The percentile column is the league's own, against the tracked population for 2025-26. Speeds arrive in mph and km/h; distance is read in kilometres with the mile conversion stated beside it. Tracked seasons on file for this player: 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26.
The shot map.
Where his shots came from · 2025-26 regular season · NHL Edge areasNHL Edge shot-location detail · api-web.nhle.com · fetched 2026-08-18
Hover, tap or focus an area for its exact figures. Net at the top; left and right as the shooter sees them.
AreaShotsShare of hisPct
Low Slot4016 G70th
Outside R407 G100th
R Circle378 G98th
High Slot252 G93th
R Point221 G100th
L Circle162 G81th
R Net Side114 G97th
L Point92 G95th
Center Point70 G87th
L Net Side60 G86th
Outside L60 G68th
Crease52 G61th
Behind the Net20 G80th
L Corner20 G97th
Offensive Neutral Zone20 G53th
Beyond Red Line10 G40th
R Corner00 G0th
45high danger18 G · 40.0%
78mid danger12 G · 15.4%
38long range3 G · 7.9%
Method: 231 shots on goal in 2025-26, placed by the NHL into the areas it names; each area is shaded by its share of his total, so this map is his distribution and not a comparison to any other player. The percentile column is the league's own for shots from that area, where it publishes one; nothing is converted, ranked or combined. Areas as the NHL names them; the drawing is to rink proportion with the net at the top.
Awards voting.
12 trophy wins · 16 top-three finishes · 31 ballot appearances · 1,244 first-place votesNHL award ballot history
Opponent atlas.
Career results by opponentlocal NHL AI Opponent Atlas
Career volume leaders
Career vs.FLA80 points62 GP · 28 G · 52 A180 shots · 32 PP points
Career vs.DET70 points55 GP · 27 G · 43 A183 shots · 30 PP points
Career vs.TOR68 points54 GP · 23 G · 45 A159 shots · 24 PP points
Career vs.MTL68 points62 GP · 31 G · 37 A182 shots · 26 PP points
Career vs.NYI62 points52 GP · 17 G · 45 A149 shots · 16 PP points
Career vs.CBJ61 points40 GP · 16 G · 45 A128 shots · 18 PP pointsBest points-per-game matchups
Pace vs.SEA1.89 P/GP9 GP · 7 G · 10 A34 shots · 4 PP points
Pace vs.VGK1.86 P/GP14 GP · 9 G · 17 A54 shots · 13 PP points
Pace vs.EDM1.85 P/GP20 GP · 15 G · 22 A90 shots · 9 PP points
Pace vs.NJD1.63 P/GP35 GP · 18 G · 39 A128 shots · 20 PP pointsPace vs.CBJ1.52 P/GP40 GP · 16 G · 45 A128 shots · 18 PP points
Pace vs.PHI1.39 P/GP31 GP · 14 G · 29 A96 shots · 14 PP pointsFrozen from the local NHL AI Opponent Atlas. These are descriptive career splits through the source snapshot, not a projection of the next matchup and not evidence that the opponent caused the result.
Against the goaltenders.
Best and worst goaltenders faced · 3 seasonsNHL play-by-play · 2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26 · 4,192 games · fetched 2026-08-18
841 shots on goal against 83 goaltenders, 113 goals: 13.4% overall, against a league baseline of 10.2%. 9 of those goaltenders have seen the 20 shots a rate is published on below.
Best against: minimum 20 shots on goal
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ilya SorokinNYI | 21 | 4 | 19.1% | wrist |
| Linus UllmarkOTT | 29 | 5 | 17.2% | wrist |
| Tristan JarryEDM | 28 | 4 | 14.3% | wrist |
| Philipp GrubauerSEA | 21 | 3 | 14.3% | wrist |
| Sergei BobrovskyFLA | 47 | 3 | 6.4% | wrist |
Worst against: same 20-shot minimum
| Goaltender | SOG | G | SH% | Top shot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy SwaymanBOS | 33 | 1 | 3.0% | wrist |
| Lukas DostalANA | 23 | 1 | 4.3% | slap |
| Elvis MerzlikinsCBJ | 21 | 1 | 4.8% | wrist |
| Jakub DobesMTL | 39 | 2 | 5.1% | snap |
| Sergei BobrovskyFLA | 47 | 3 | 6.4% | wrist |
Method: every shot is attributed to the goaltender the feed says was in the net (details.goalieInNetId). Blocked shots and empty-net events are both excluded, the first because the puck never reached a goaltender and the second because there was none to charge. Shooting percentage is goals divided by shots on goal, the league definition. The league baseline of 10.2% beside each rate is computed from the same 241,107 shots this dataset counted, so the two figures are measured the same way. A 20-shot minimum is a small sample by any standard and these boards will move; they are a record of what has happened, not a prediction of what will.
The source receipt.
Official basics plus named researchOfficial NHL API Web player landing, with local nhl api draft cache reuse
Career, season, game-log, bio, draft and award rows come from official NHL endpoints. Redraft is a separate hindsight model with its own snapshot clock. Pressure is a descriptive Gamelogs layer. Development Trails uses its own declared clock. Missing evidence stays unavailable rather than being drawn as zero.
Official endpoint: player landing · redraft 2026-07-10-redraft-v5.2 snapshot 2026-07-09.
Fantasy Desk.
2026-27 rankings on a three-season blend, most recent season weighted heaviestHockey Insights fantasy pool · 2026-09-29
3.05blended ESPN pts/gm
ESPN#2Yahoo#2Fantrax#2Roto#2
25-2676 GP44 G86 A3.08 pts/gm
2nd half+0.34Market avg#3Point games79%Worst blank run2
This desk has Nikita Kucherov No. 2 among skaters on the ESPN points board, and the four-source market average lands within two seats of it.
The room.
Every current Tampa Bay Lightning teammate, one click awaycanonical player directory