Nikita Igorevich Kucherov is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.
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34 Facts About Nikita Kucherov
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Nikita Kucherov won the Stanley Cup twice with the Lightning, in 2020 and 2021, leading the playoffs in scoring both times.
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Nikita Kucherov holds the record for most points by a Russian-born player in a single season, as well as the Lightning franchise playoff record for most points; goals and assists.
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Nikita Kucherov signed a three-year entry level contract with the Lightning on 10 September 2012 while playing in the QMJHL.
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Nikita Kucherov made his NHL debut on 25 November 2013 against the New York Rangers.
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Nikita Kucherov tied for the NHL lead in plus-minus with Max Pacioretty at a +38 rating.
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On 20 May 2015, Nikita Kucherov joined Martin St Louis as the only players in Lightning history to record two game-winning goals in overtime in a single playoff year, having scored a winner that evening against the New York Rangers; he had scored one in Game 1 of the prior round against the Montreal Canadiens.
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Nikita Kucherov set a career high in goals, points, power-play goals and game-winning goals.
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Nikita Kucherov ranked second on the team in shots and power-play goals, while leading the team with 19 multi-point games.
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Nikita Kucherov skated in 17 Stanley Cup playoff games with the Lightning last season, scoring 11 goals and 19 points to go along with a +13 rating.
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Nikita Kucherov led the team during the playoffs in goals and points.
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Nikita Kucherov finished second for goals and sixth for points in playoff scoring.
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Additionally, Nikita Kucherov joined Alexander Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, Ilya Kovalchuk, Pavel Bure, and Alexander Mogilny as the only Russian-born players with a 40-goal season at age 23 or younger.
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On 12 October 2017, Nikita Kucherov became the first player in franchise history to record a goal in five consecutive games to start a season.
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In doing so, Nikita Kucherov joined Mario Lemieux, Keith Tkachuk, and Steve Yzerman as the only players in the last 30-years to score a goal in each of their first six games.
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In doing so, Nikita Kucherov became the sixth player in the modern era to score in each of their team's first seven games.
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In doing so, Nikita Kucherov tied Martin St Louis for the longest season-opening point streak in Lightning history.
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On 10 July 2018, Nikita Kucherov signed an eight-year, $76 million contract extension with the Lightning.
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In December 2018, Nikita Kucherov set the franchise record for most assists and points in a single calendar month.
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On 2 January 2019, Nikita Kucherov was named to the 2019 National Hockey League All-Star Game.
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Nikita Kucherov scored his 40th goal of the season on 5 April 2019 and recorded his 126th point, setting the record for most points in an NHL season during the salary cap era, a record previously held by Joe Thornton.
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On 19 June, Nikita Kucherov was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy, voted by hockey writers and the Ted Lindsay Award, voted by the players, as the most valuable player at the 2019 NHL Awards.
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On 19 August 2020, Nikita Kucherov recorded three assists in a Lightning first round series clinching win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
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Nikita Kucherov led the league in point and assists in the playoffs.
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Nikita Kucherov returned for the playoffs, and led the league in playoff scoring with 32 points in 23 games as the Lightning repeated as Stanley Cup champions.
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Nikita Kucherov played in several international tournaments with the Russian national junior team, including the 2012 and 2013 World Junior Championships, where Russia won a silver and then bronze medal.
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Nikita Kucherov returned for the 2019 World Championship, again winning a bronze medal.
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Nikita Kucherov's mother took up a job at a hockey rink, which is how Kucherov first started to play.
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Nikita Kucherov is married to Anastasiya, and has a son, Max, born in 2018.
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Nikita Kucherov's father, Igor, is a Colonel in the Russian Army.
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