Nikita Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov is a Russian right winger for the Tampa Bay Lightning and a two-time Hart Trophy winner, in 2019 and 2026. Kucherov won back-to-back Stanley Cups with Tampa Bay in 2020 and 2021 and has three Art Ross Trophies. Kucherov led the NHL in scoring rate in 2025-26 with 130 points in 76 games and enters the final year of his contract.

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Position	Right wing
Team	Tampa Bay Lightning
Born	17 June 1993, Maykop, Russia
Drafted	58th overall, 2011, by Tampa Bay
Contract	$9.5M AAV through 2026-27, then a free agent
NHL career	879 GP, 401 G, 1,124 P
Honours	2 Stanley Cups · Hart 2019 and 2026 · Art Ross 2019, 2024, 2025