Nikita Kucherov #86

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R · Tampa Bay Lightning · Age 33 · Shoots L · 5′11″, 172 lb · Draft: 2011, round 2, 58th overall

2026-27 regular season. Shading and Pctl are the percentile among the season's forwards who meet the tables' minimum (darker is better).

Summary		Pctl
GP	8	44th
TOI/GP	21:43	98th
G	3	79th
A	7	96th
P	10	94th
P/60	3.45	91st
ixG	3.0	86th
G−ixG	0.0	55th
xGF%	65.7	95th
Rel xGF%	+11.9	89th
GS/GP	+1.59	96th
Pen ±	+1	70th

Scoring		Pctl
G	3	79th
A1	5	98th
A2	2	82nd
P	10	94th
P1	8	95th
P/60	3.45	91st
5v5 P/60	2.03	70th
PPP	3	87th
SHP	0	45th
ENG	0	46th

Shooting		Pctl
SOG	24	91st
iCF	57	96th
iFF	40	94th
ixG	3.0	86th
ixG/60	1.04	71st
G	3	79th
G−ixG	0.0	55th
Sh%	12.5	52nd
xSh%	7.5	38th
Blk'd	17	98th
5v5 iCF/60	17.8	92nd

On ice (5v5)		Pctl
5v5 TOI	118	82nd
CF%	61.1	91st
FF%	61.7	94th
xGF%	65.7	95th
GF%	50.0	49th
xGF/60	3.76	96th
xGA/60	1.96	82nd
oiSh%	7.3	36th
oiSv%	90.2	47th
PDO	97.5	38th
Rel CF%	+7.2	85th
Rel xGF%	+11.9	89th
OZS%	78.0	88th

Usage		Pctl
TOI/GP	21:43	98th
EV/GP	16:38	97th
5v5/GP	14:46	93rd
PP/GP	5:04	99th
SH/GP	0:01	26th
Shifts/GP	21.1	68th
Shift	1:02	99th
OZ	39	84th
NZ	32	77th
DZ	11	28th
OZS%	78.0	88th

Game Score		Pctl
GS	+12.7	96th
GS/GP	+1.59	96th
GS/60	+4.39	92nd
Scoring	+6.9	94th
Shooting	+2.0	86th
On ice	+3.9	96th
Penalties	+0.2	69th
Faceoffs	0.0	74th
Other	−0.2	2nd

Other		Pctl
Hits	1	5th
Blk	2	24th
Tk	3	81st
Gv	16	1st
PenD	2	62nd
PenT	1	60th
Pen ±	+1	70th
PP min ±	+2.0	69th
FOW	1	31st
FOL	0	91st
FO%	100.0	97th

By season

Season		GP	G	A	P	ixG	xGF%	GS/GP	TOI/GP
2026-27	Regular season	8	3	7	10	3.0	65.7	+1.59	21:43
2025-26	Regular season	76	44	86	130	34.0	56.6	+1.74	20:20
2025-26	Playoffs	7	1	5	6	2.5	57.2	+0.98	21:20

Linemates

Teammate	Pos	Together	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%
John Carlson	D	122:13	62.9	67.8
Brayden Point	C	116:46	60.1	67.8
J.J. Moser	D	85:30	64.6	70.5
Brandon Hagel	L	76:19	56.3	57.7
Jake Guentzel	C	58:27	57.7	52.3
Gage Goncalves	C	52:47	65.0	74.5
Anthony Cirelli	C	46:47	67.9	69.4
Charle-Edouard D'Astous	D	23:25	51.7	67.5

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%	GS
Oct 17	vs VAN	W 4–2	20:40	2	0	7	1.06	68	78	+3.28
Oct 15	vs SEA	W 4–3 OT	22:16	0	0	8	0.68	50	51	+0.19
Oct 13	@ NYR	L 1–4	23:15	0	0	2	0.12	59	63	+0.59
Oct 10	@ NYI	W 5–3	17:46	0	2	1	0.09	39	40	+1.28
Oct 8	vs MIN	W 3–2	20:55	0	2	1	0.19	64	50	+1.67
Oct 5	vs PHI	W 4–1	21:59	0	2	1	0.08	77	86	+2.73
Oct 3	vs WSH	W 3–1	22:46	0	1	3	0.41	64	91	+1.72
Oct 1	@ NYR	L 1–5	24:07	1	0	1	0.38	58	61	+1.25