As good as the backend has been, arguably the biggest spark has come up front, where Nikita Kucherov and Brandon Hagel have ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning are on the verge of losing their fourth straight playoff series. Nikita Kucherov’s performance — specifically his inability to score goals — is a big ...

Florida Panthers left-wing Matthew Tkachuk (19) is helped off the ice by a team trainer after being injured from a hit by Tampa Bay Lightning right-wing Nikita Kucherov (86) during the first period of ...

It’s a crucial game Wednesday night for the Toronto Maple Leafs in pursuit of their first ever Atlantic Division title, as they take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on the tail end of a back-to-back in the ...

There aren’t many plays on an NHL ice sheet that go unseen—or frankly, unmade—by Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov. And there have been plenty along the way during a future Hockey Hall of ...

In its simplest form, hockey is a game of numbers. Take Wayne Gretzky, for example—the league’s all-time leading scorer posted 2,857 points in 1,487 games, a daunting stat line across so few games.