Kucherov notched a hat trick, including a power-play goal, and added a power-play assist in Friday's 4-1 win over the Hurricanes. Kucherov couldn't have hoped for a better start to the season.

Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning deserves to win the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player this season. The beautiful thing about making that kind of declarative statement about ...

Tampa Bay Lightning superstar Nikita Kucherov had a truly remarkable 2023-24 regular season. In 81 games, the 30-year-old had 44 goals and became the first winger in NHL history to hit 100 assists.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Lightning came here to North Carolina four nights ahead of their season opener, with their families and pets in tow, to escape Hurricane Milton as it bore down on Florida’s ...

October 12 - Nikita Kucherov scored a hat trick in the final nine minutes and the Tampa Bay Lightning posted a 4-1 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes in the season opener for both teams ...

Nikita Kucherov had a third-period hat trick to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in the season opener for both teams RALEIGH, N.C. -- Nikita Kucherov had a third ...

Nikita Kucherov paced Tampa Bay’s attack, factoring on all four goals and recording a natural hat trick in the third period. Victor Hedman, skating in his first regular season game as the ...