All three of Kucherov's points came on the power play, including his game-winning goal in overtime. The 31-year-old also extended his point streak to 11 games (six goals, 13 helpers) with this strong performance.

How do you stop one of the greatest players of his generation? That’s what the Toronto Maple Leafs need to figure out against Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov on Monday night.

This just in, NHL Player Safety has suspended Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Emil Lilleberg for two games for an illegal head shot on Detroit Red Wings forward JT Compher. Incidentally, Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov has NOT been suspended for his chickensh** trip on Red Wings forward Michael Rasmussen from this past weekend.

Nikita Kucherov capped a three-point outing with a power-play goal 58 seconds into overtime, and the Tampa Bay Lightning rallied to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Friday.

Once again, the Tampa Bay Lightning are chasing down another postseason spot. Currently, the team holds the third Atlantic Division spot. With a 5-1 win over the visiting Detroit Red Wings, the Bolts now have 53 points on the season.

During his point streak, Kucherov has been peppering opposing netminders with rubber, racking up 37 shots over those 10 outings. With the Bolts set to face the Blackhawks in two of their next three games, Kucherov should continue to write his name on the scoresheet and should cruise to a third straight 100-plus point campaign.

Read the recent NHL news and rumors about Nikita Kucherov for fantasy hockey. Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov tallied a goal and

Nikita Kucherov factored on the late game-tying goal and scored the overtime winner to record his 100th career three-point contest as Tampa Bay jumped back into third place in the Atlantic Division. \

Mikko Rantanen should indeed have been considered 'untouchable' or, rather, unmovable for the Colorado Avalanche. He was in the midst of contract negotiations with the club when he ended up in Carolina alongside Taylor Hall in a significant three-team trade.

The Lightning right wing scores a highlight-reel goal and becomes the second player in team history to claim 600 assists.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and two assists, helping the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 on Saturday night. Darren Raddysh had a goal ...

Leon Draisaitl of the Oilers and Nikita Kucherov of the Lightning are used ... a sizable gap between the leader and anyone else. As Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon continued collecting ...