Nikita Kucherov
Tampa Bay Lightning
Position
R
Age
32
Height
72"
Weight
173LBS
Shoots
L
Birth Place
Maykop, RUS
Born
Jun 16, 1993
$19M
Total Value
$9.5M AAV
G44
A86
PTS130
2025 Schedule
All Games
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Career Trajectory
Nikita
Kucherov
Career Trajectory
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Career Accolades
Career Statistics
| Season | Team | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
52 | 40872 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 18.0 | 3.0 | 14.0 | 102.0 | 8.8% | 15.0 | 19.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 100.0% |
| 2014 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
82 | 73554 | 29.0 | 36.0 | 65.0 | 38.0 | 37.0 | 191.0 | 15.2% | 65.0 | 28.0 | 47.0 | 22.0 | 0.0% |
| 2015 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
77 | 84084 | 30.0 | 36.0 | 66.0 | 9.0 | 30.0 | 206.0 | 14.4% | 60.0 | 28.0 | 57.0 | 34.0 | 0.0% |
| 2016 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
74 | 86284 | 40.0 | 45.0 | 85.0 | 13.0 | 38.0 | 246.0 | 16.3% | 30.0 | 20.0 | 64.0 | 54.0 | — |
| 2017 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
80 | 95120 | 39.0 | 61.0 | 100.0 | 15.0 | 42.0 | 279.0 | 14.0% | 31.0 | 15.0 | 79.0 | 66.0 | 60.0% |
| 2018 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
82 | 98154 | 41.0 | 87.0 | 128.0 | 24.0 | 62.0 | 241.0 | 16.7% | 43.0 | 31.0 | 88.0 | 58.0 | 0.0% |
| 2019 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
68 | 76908 | 33.0 | 52.0 | 85.0 | 26.0 | 38.0 | 210.0 | 15.7% | 37.0 | 19.0 | 59.0 | 30.0 | 0.0% |
| 2021 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
47 | 56306 | 25.0 | 44.0 | 69.0 | 1.0 | 22.0 | 156.0 | 16.0% | 32.0 | 7.0 | 37.0 | 24.0 | 100.0% |
| 2022 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
82 | 98974 | 30.0 | 83.0 | 113.0 | -2.0 | 36.0 | 271.0 | 11.1% | 61.0 | 28.0 | 98.0 | 57.0 | 100.0% |
| 2023 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
81 | 105300 | 44.0 | 100.0 | 144.0 | 8.0 | 22.0 | 306.0 | 14.4% | 45.0 | 35.0 | 96.0 | 62.0 | 50.0% |
| 2024 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
78 | 99138 | 37.0 | 84.0 | 121.0 | 22.0 | 45.0 | 265.0 | 14.0% | 23.0 | 33.0 | 122.0 | 30.0 | 50.0% |
| 2025 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
76 | 53211 | 44.0 | 86.0 | 130.0 | 43.0 | 50.0 | 127.0 | 19.0% | 15.0 | 16.0 | 70.0 | 12.0 | 0.0% |
| 2013 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
2 | 1392 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 33.3% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 2014 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
26 | 26494 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 22.0 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 57.0 | 17.5% | 39.0 | 7.0 | 16.0 | 6.0 | — |
| 2015 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
17 | 20536 | 11.0 | 8.0 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 8.0 | 51.0 | 21.6% | 22.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 9.0 | — |
| 2017 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
17 | 18258 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 17.0 | -6.0 | 10.0 | 61.0 | 11.5% | 14.0 | 3.0 | 17.0 | 14.0 | — |
| 2018 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
3 | 3933 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | -4.0 | 19.0 | 9.0 | 0.0% | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | — |
| 2019 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
25 | 32500 | 7.0 | 27.0 | 34.0 | 15.0 | 22.0 | 92.0 | 7.6% | 39.0 | 7.0 | 30.0 | 9.0 | 0.0% |
| 2020 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
23 | 25231 | 8.0 | 24.0 | 32.0 | 6.0 | 14.0 | 62.0 | 12.9% | 18.0 | 4.0 | 15.0 | 12.0 | — |
| 2021 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
23 | 28612 | 8.0 | 19.0 | 27.0 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 77.0 | 10.4% | 24.0 | 3.0 | 28.0 | 17.0 | — |
| 2022 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
6 | 7290 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 21.0 | 4.8% | 11.0 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | — |
| 2023 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
5 | 6425 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | -1.0 | 2.0 | 9.0 | 0.0% | 13.0 | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 2024 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
5 | 6890 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7.0 | 0.0% | 5.0 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | — |
| 2025 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
|
7 | 8960 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 27.0 | 3.2% | 5.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | — |
Season Totals Distribution
Qualifying Min
50
GP
200
SOG
Career Totals
#69
OF 8,954
Points
1,124
#116
OF 8,954
Goals
401
#58
OF 8,954
Assists
723
#655
OF 8,954
Games
879
#76
OF 8,954
Plus/Minus
200
#199
OF 8,954
Shots
2,600
#178
OF 8,954
PP Goals
104
#66
OF 8,954
PP Points
401
#2152
OF 8,954
SH Goals
1
#2924
OF 8,954
SH Points
1
#91
OF 8,954
GW Goals
65
Per Game Averages
#68
OF 8,954
Goals/G
0.46
#9
OF 8,954
Points/G
1.28
Efficiency & Percentages
#291
OF 8,954
Shooting %
15.4%
#1097
OF 8,954
Faceoff %
41.8%
Career Totals
#2
OF 419
Points
1,124
#2
OF 419
Goals
401
#1
OF 419
Assists
723
#5
OF 419
Games
879
#1
OF 419
Plus/Minus
200
#4
OF 419
Shots
2,600
#4
OF 419
PP Goals
104
#2
OF 419
PP Points
401
#82
OF 419
SH Goals
1
#111
OF 419
SH Points
1
#2
OF 419
GW Goals
65
Per Game Averages
#3
OF 419
Goals/G
0.46
#1
OF 419
Points/G
1.28
Efficiency & Percentages
#12
OF 419
Shooting %
15.4%
#80
OF 419
Faceoff %
41.8%
Career Totals
#16
OF 4,997
Points
177
#51
OF 4,997
Goals
54
#10
OF 4,997
Assists
123
#89
OF 4,997
Games
159
#36
OF 4,997
Plus/Minus
39
#35
OF 4,997
Shots
476
#51
OF 4,997
PP Goals
19
#13
OF 4,997
PP Points
76
#2644
OF 4,997
SH Goals
0
#2849
OF 4,997
SH Points
0
#94
OF 4,997
GW Goals
8
Per Game Averages
#202
OF 4,997
Goals/G
0.34
#15
OF 4,997
Points/G
1.11
Efficiency & Percentages
#559
OF 4,997
Shooting %
11.3%
#903
OF 4,997
Faceoff %
0.0%
Career Totals
#1
OF 194
Points
177
#1
OF 194
Goals
54
#1
OF 194
Assists
123
#2
OF 194
Games
159
#1
OF 194
Plus/Minus
39
#1
OF 194
Shots
476
#2
OF 194
PP Goals
19
#1
OF 194
PP Points
76
#151
OF 194
SH Goals
0
#152
OF 194
SH Points
0
#5
OF 194
GW Goals
8
Per Game Averages
#9
OF 194
Goals/G
0.34
#1
OF 194
Points/G
1.11
Efficiency & Percentages
#20
OF 194
Shooting %
11.3%
#40
OF 194
Faceoff %
0.0%
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Financial Summary: Nikita Kucherov
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Total Value
$19M
Cap Hit (AAV)
$9.5M
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Team
Base Salary
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2025-26
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$9.5M
$9.5M
M-NTC
2026-27
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2027-28
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