#86 · Right Wing

Nikita Kucherov

Age: 33
Height: 5′11″
Weight: 172 lb
Shoots: L
Born: Maykop, RUS

GP: 6
G: 1
A: 7
P: 8
+/-: +3
SOG: 9

Drafted 2011 · Round 2, #58 overall (TBL)

This season vs last

Stat	2026–27	2025–26 to Oct 14	2025–26 first 6 GP
GP	6	4	6
G	1	2	2-1
A	7	1	5+2
P	8	3	7+1
SOG	9	8	17-8
PPP	2	2	3-1
+/-	+3	-8	-8+11
PIM	0	2	2-2
TOI/GP	21:48	20:29+1:19	20:56+0:52
SH%	11.1	25.0-13.9	11.8-0.7

Regular season. Small numbers are this season’s change: green better, red worse. Totals are only compared over the same number of games; TOI/GP and SH% are compared in every column.

Shooting:Kucherov is shooting 11.1% (1 on 9 shots) against 15.6% over 2023–26. Too few shots yet to read much into it.

Shot quality says 0.9 expected goals this season (G − xG -0.9).

Advanced · 2026–27

CF%: 55.5; Share of 5v5 shot attempts while on ice
xGF%: 66.1; Share of 5v5 expected goals while on ice
Rel CF%: +2.9; vs. team with the player off ice
PDO: 1.059; On-ice Sh% + Sv% (≈1.000 is average)
ixG: 0.9; Individual expected goals
G − xG: -0.9; Finishing above expectation
OZS%: 64.9; Offensive-zone start share
5v5 TOI/GP: 15:30; Even-strength minutes per game

Shot attempts

34 attempts, attacking the net on the right. Filled = goal; bigger = higher expected-goal value.

How Kucherov is used

#86 · R · Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov

How he’s used · 2026–27 · 5 games with shift charts

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Ice time / game: 21:20; 15:30 at 5v5
Offensive-zone starts: 64.9%; of his 5v5 zone faceoffs
Expected goals share: 66.1%; at 5v5 with him on
Shot attempt share: 55.5%; at 5v5 with him on

Shift profile · against NHL forwards

Average shift

Kucherov63.4s

NHL average47.4s

Shifts that ran 60 seconds or longer

Kucherov46%

NHL average24%

Shifts include power-play and penalty-kill time. Across the league, 5v5 shots go in nearly twice as often against a skater 80s+ into his shift.

Most-used linemates · 5v5

Brayden Point58.1 min together56%shot attempts

Gage Goncalves49.6 min together56%shot attempts

John Carlson49.1 min together59%shot attempts

daily.hockeyUpdated after every game

	Team										TOI
2026–27	Tampa Bay Lightning	6	1	7	8	+3	0	0	9	11.1	21:48
2025–26	Tampa Bay Lightning	76	44	86	130	+43	50	8	231	19.0	20:20
2025–26 (P)	Tampa Bay Lightning	7	1	5	6	+2	10	0	31	3.2	21:20
2024–25	Tampa Bay Lightning	78	37	84	121	+22	45	8	265	14.0	21:11
2024–25 (P)	Tampa Bay Lightning	5	0	4	4	0	2	0	7	0.0	22:59
2023–24	Tampa Bay Lightning	81	44	100	144	+8	22	13	306	14.4	21:40
2023–24 (P)	Tampa Bay Lightning	5	0	7	7	-1	2	0	9	0.0	21:26
2022–23	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	30	83	113	-2	36	8	271	11.1	20:08
2022–23 (P)	Tampa Bay Lightning	6	1	5	6	0	11	1	21	4.8	20:16
2021–22	Tampa Bay Lightning	47	25	44	69	+1	22	9	156	16.0	19:59
2021–22 (P)	Tampa Bay Lightning	23	8	19	27	+7	14	6	77	10.4	20:44
2020–21 (P)	Tampa Bay Lightning	23	8	24	32	+6	14	4	62	12.9	18:18
2019–20	Tampa Bay Lightning	68	33	52	85	+26	38	4	210	15.7	18:52
2019–20 (P)	Tampa Bay Lightning	25	7	27	34	+15	22	0	92	7.6	21:40
2018–19	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	41	87	128	+24	62	15	246	16.7	19:58
2018–19 (P)	Tampa Bay Lightning	3	0	2	2	-4	19	0	9	0.0	21:51
2017–18	Tampa Bay Lightning	80	39	61	100	+15	42	8	279	14.0	19:49
2017–18 (P)	Tampa Bay Lightning	17	7	10	17	-6	10	2	61	11.5	17:55
2016–17	Tampa Bay Lightning	74	40	45	85	+13	38	17	246	16.3	19:26
2015–16	Tampa Bay Lightning	77	30	36	66	+9	30	9	209	14.3	18:13
2015–16 (P)	Tampa Bay Lightning	17	11	8	19	+13	8	3	51	21.6	20:09
2014–15	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	29	36	65	+38	37	2	191	15.2	14:57
2014–15 (P)	Tampa Bay Lightning	26	10	12	22	+7	14	3	57	17.5	16:59
2013–14	Tampa Bay Lightning	52	9	9	18	+3	14	3	102	8.8	13:07
2013–14 (P)	Tampa Bay Lightning	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	33.3	11:37

	Opp						TOI
Tue, Oct 13	@NYR	0	0	0	-1	2	23:15
Sat, Oct 10	@NYI	0	2	2	+1	1	17:46
Thu, Oct 8	vsMIN	0	2	2	+1	1	20:55
Mon, Oct 5	vsPHI	0	2	2	+2	1	21:59
Sat, Oct 3	vsWSH	0	1	1	+1	3	22:46
Thu, Oct 1	@NYR	1	0	1	-1	1	24:07

	Team / League										TOI
2018–19	Russia · WC	10	6	10	16	+11	4	–	–	–	–
2018–19	Russia · EHT	3	1	0	1	-1	6	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Russia · WCup	4	2	1	3	+1	0	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Russia · WC	10	7	8	15	+7	8	–	–	–	–
2016–17	Russia · EHT	2	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–
2013–14	Syracuse · AHL	17	13	11	24	+1	10	6	50	2600.0	–
2012–13	Rouyn-Noranda · QMJHL	27	26	27	53	+18	12	3	106	2453.0	–
2012–13	Russia · WJC-A	7	5	3	8	+4	4	1	–	–	–
2012–13	Quebec · QMJHL	6	3	7	10	-1	2	0	20	1500.0	–
2012–13 (P)	Rouyn-Noranda · QMJHL	14	9	15	24	+8	10	1	48	1875.0	–
2011–12	CSKA Jr. · Russia-Jr.	23	24	19	43	–	40	–	–	–	–
2011–12	CSKA · KHL	18	1	4	5	–	4	–	–	–	–
2011–12	Russia · WJC-A	7	2	5	7	+4	2	0	–	–	–
2011–12 (P)	CSKA Jr. · Russia-Jr.	7	3	1	4	–	0	–	–	–	–
2010–11	CSKA Jr. · Russia-Jr.	41	27	31	58	–	81	–	–	–	–
2010–11	CSKA · Rus-KHL	8	0	2	2	–	0	–	–	–	–
2010–11	Russia · WJ18-A	7	11	10	21	+10	6	5	–	–	–
2010–11 (P)	CSKA Jr. · Russia-Jr.	10	5	8	13	–	16	–	–	–	–
2009–10	CSKA Jr. · Russia-Jr.	53	29	25	54	–	40	–	–	–	–
2009–10 (P)	CSKA Jr. · Russia-Jr.	5	0	2	2	–	2	–	–	–	–

This season vs last

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