Nikita Kucherov #86

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R · Tampa Bay Lightning · Age 32 · Shoots L · 5′11″, 172 lb · Draft: 2011, round 2, 58th overall

2025-26 playoffs. Shading and Pctl are the percentile among the season's forwards who meet the tables' minimum (darker is better).

Summary		Pctl
GP	7	46th
TOI/GP	21:20	87th
G	1	37th
A	5	79th
P	6	67th
P/60	2.41	77th
ixG	2.5	71st
G−ixG	−1.5	11th
xGF%	57.2	79th
Rel xGF%	+6.0	73rd
GS/GP	+0.98	84th
Pen ±	−2	16th

Scoring		Pctl
G	1	37th
A1	3	80th
A2	2	75th
P	6	67th
P1	4	61st
P/60	2.41	77th
5v5 P/60	1.23	49th
PPP	4	87th
SHP	0	46th
ENG	0	43rd

Shooting		Pctl
SOG	31	82nd
iCF	71	87th
iFF	51	84th
ixG	2.5	71st
ixG/60	1.02	75th
G	1	37th
G−ixG	−1.5	11th
Sh%	3.2	28th
xSh%	5.0	10th
Blk'd	20	92nd
5v5 iCF/60	24.7	99th

On ice (5v5)		Pctl
5v5 TOI	97	49th
CF%	63.6	99th
FF%	61.2	95th
xGF%	57.2	79th
GF%	66.7	84th
xGF/60	2.93	86th
xGA/60	2.20	59th
oiSh%	7.3	44th
oiSv%	94.1	76th
PDO	101.4	59th
Rel CF%	+13.1	98th
Rel xGF%	+6.0	73rd
OZS%	72.3	71st

Usage		Pctl
TOI/GP	21:20	87th
EV/GP	15:17	74th
5v5/GP	13:54	68th
PP/GP	6:03	99th
SH/GP	0:00	10th
Shifts/GP	26.0	85th
Shift	0:49	80th
OZ	47	74th
NZ	20	32nd
DZ	18	48th
OZS%	72.3	71st

Game Score		Pctl
GS	+6.8	72nd
GS/GP	+0.98	84th
GS/60	+2.75	79th
Scoring	+3.9	65th
Shooting	+1.7	71st
On ice	+1.6	83rd
Penalties	−0.3	12th
Faceoffs	0.0	60th
Other	0.0	9th

Other		Pctl
Hits	5	9th
Blk	2	17th
Tk	3	67th
Gv	10	28th
PenD	3	66th
PenT	5	14th
Pen ±	−2	16th
PP min ±	−4.3	12th
FOW	0	13th
FOL	0	93rd
FO%	–

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%
Darren Raddysh	D	115:46	64.7	58.5
Brandon Hagel	L	100:22	67.2	68.1
Brayden Point	C	86:40	62.8	53.8
J.J. Moser	D	69:12	63.8	62.0
Jake Guentzel	C	60:35	82.4	59.2
Anthony Cirelli	C	57:07	65.0	59.6
Ryan McDonagh	D	19:46	44.1	23.8
Gage Goncalves	C	17:47	59.4	32.9

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	TOI	G	A	SOG	ixG	5v5 CF%	5v5 xGF%	GS
May 3	vs MTL	L 1–2	20:16	0	0	3	0.06	57	68	+0.14
May 1	@ MTL	W 1–0 OT	22:50	0	0	6	1.11	72	50	+0.53
Apr 29	vs MTL	L 2–3	21:44	0	0	8	0.30	52	72	+0.51
Apr 26	@ MTL	W 3–2	22:57	0	2	3	0.40	68	77	+2.59
Apr 24	@ MTL	L 2–3 OT	20:35	0	1	1	0.23	58	44	+0.62
Apr 21	vs MTL	W 3–2 OT	23:22	1	0	5	0.29	77	75	+1.95
Apr 19	vs MTL	L 3–4 OT	17:38	0	2	5	0.15	46	30	+0.50