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'''Nikita Igorevich Kucherov''' ({{lang-ru|Никита Игоревич Кучеров}}; born 17 June 1993) is a Russian professional [[ice hockey]] [[Winger (ice hockey)|right winger]] and [[Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains|alternate captain]] for the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). Regarded as one of the best players in the world, Kucherov won the [[Hart Memorial Trophy]] as the NHL's most valuable player, [[Art Ross Trophy]] as the league's leading scorer, and the [[Ted Lindsay Award]] as the best player voted by fellow NHL players, for the [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19 season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tampa duo Kucherov, Vasilevskiy win top awards |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/27011912/tampa-duo-kucherov-vasilevskiy-win-top-awards |publisher=ESPN |access-date=20 June 2019 |date=19 June 2019 |archive-date=20 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620074454/https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/27011912/tampa-duo-kucherov-vasilevskiy-win-top-awards |url-status=live }}</ref>▼
Kucherov won the [[Stanley Cup]] twice with the Lightning, in [[2020 Stanley Cup Finals|2020]] and [[2021 Stanley Cup Finals|2021]], leading the playoffs in scoring both times. Kucherov holds the record for most points by a Russian-born player in a single season (
▲'''Nikita Igorevich Kucherov''' ({{lang-ru|Никита Игоревич Кучеров}}; born 17 June 1993) is a Russian professional [[ice hockey]] [[Winger (ice hockey)|right winger]] and [[Captain (ice hockey)#Alternate captains|alternate captain]] for the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). Regarded as one of the best players in the world, Kucherov won the [[Hart Memorial Trophy]] as the NHL's most valuable player, [[Art Ross Trophy]] as the league's leading scorer and the [[Ted Lindsay Award]] as the best player voted by fellow NHL players, for the [[2018–19 NHL season|2018–19 season]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tampa duo Kucherov, Vasilevskiy win top awards |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/27011912/tampa-duo-kucherov-vasilevskiy-win-top-awards |publisher=ESPN |access-date=20 June 2019 |date=19 June 2019 |archive-date=20 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620074454/https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/27011912/tampa-duo-kucherov-vasilevskiy-win-top-awards |url-status=live }}</ref>
▲Kucherov won the [[Stanley Cup]] twice with the Lightning, in [[2020 Stanley Cup Finals|2020]] and [[2021 Stanley Cup Finals|2021]], leading the playoffs in scoring both times. Kucherov holds the record for most points by a Russian-born player in a single season (128), as well as Lightning franchise playoff records for most points, most goals and most assists.
==Playing career==
===Junior===
Kucherov played for [[Krasnaya Armiya (MHL)|Krasnaya Armiya]] of the Russian [[Junior Hockey League (Russia)|Junior Hockey League]], the junior team of [[HC CSKA Moscow|CSKA Moscow]] starting in the [[2009–10 MHL season|2009–10]]. He spent three seasons with the team
===Tampa Bay Lightning (2013–present)===
====Early years, "The Triplets" era (2013–2015)====
Kucherov made his NHL debut on 25 November 2013 against the [[New York Rangers]]. He scored a goal on his first shot, on his first shift, against [[Henrik Lundqvist]]; he was the seventh player in Lightning history to score a goal in his NHL debut.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://tbo.com/sports/lightning/bolts-notes-kucherov-provides-early-debut-goal-20131125/ | title = Kucherov provides early debut goal | publisher = TBO.com | date = 25 November 2013 | access-date = 25 November 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150714095627/http://tbo.com/sports/lightning/bolts-notes-kucherov-provides-early-debut-goal-20131125/ | archive-date = 14 July 2015 | url-status = dead }}</ref> On 23 December 2013, Kucherov recorded his first NHL assist on a goal by [[J. T. Brown (ice hockey)|J. T. Brown]]. His [[2013–14 NHL season|rookie season
During the [[2014–15 Tampa Bay Lightning season|2014–15 season]], Kucherov's sophomore NHL campaign, Kucherov had a breakout season and spent the bulk of the season playing on the second line with [[Tyler Johnson (ice hockey)|Tyler Johnson]] and [[Ondřej Palát]] (later dubbed as the "Triplets" line by Lightning head coach [[Jon Cooper (ice hockey)|Jon Cooper]] and the media). On 28 October 2014, he recorded his first career hat trick in a game against the [[Arizona Coyotes]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2014020130 | title = Kucherov hat trick leads Lightning past Coyotes | publisher = NHL.com | date = 25 October 2014 | access-date = 29 October 2014 | archive-date = 29 October 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141029183427/http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2014020130 | url-status = live
====Rise to stardom, Hart Trophy, back-to-back Stanley Cups (2015–present)====
In the [[2015–16 Tampa Bay Lightning season|2015–16 season]], Kucherov led the team in points (66) and was second in assists (36) and goals (30), playing in 77 games while playing most of the season on the first line with [[Alex Killorn]] and captain [[Steven Stamkos]]. Kucherov also set a career
On 11 October 2016, the Lightning re-signed Kucherov to a three-year, $14.3 million contract.<ref name = "re-sign">{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/lightning-re-sign-nikita-kucherov-to-3-year-contract/c-282554012|title=Lightning re-sign Nikita Kucherov to 3-year contract|author=Tampa Bay Lightning|work=Tampa Bay Lightning.com|date=11 October 2016|access-date=11 October 2016|archive-date=12 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012075947/https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/lightning-re-sign-nikita-kucherov-to-3-year-contract/c-282554012|url-status=live}}</ref> On 29 December
On 12 October 2017, Kucherov also became the first player in franchise history to record a goal in five consecutive games to start a season.<ref>{{cite web|url=
On 10 July 2018, Kucherov signed an eight-year, $76 million contract extension with the Lightning.
On 21 December 2019, Kucherov scored his 200th goal on goaltender Braden Holtby in a
On 23 December 2020, it was announced that Kucherov would undergo hip surgery and would miss the entirety of the [[COVID-19 pandemic|pandemic]]
On 16 October 2021 in a
Kucherov was named [[Captain (ice hockey) #Alternate captain|alternate captain]] for the [[2022–23 NHL season|2022–23 season]] after [[Ryan McDonagh]] was traded in the 2022 off-season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/lightning/2022/11/14/lightning-nikita-kucherov-alternate-captain-rob-zettler-steven-stamkos/ |title=After all these years, Nikita Kucherov gets an
On 27 December 2023, Kucherov scored his 300th NHL goal on goaltender [[Sergei Bobrovsky]] in a 3–2 loss to the Florida Panthers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401559758 |title=Reinhart has 2 goals, Bobrovsky makes 27 saves, Panthers beat Lightning 3-2 |website=espn.com |publisher=ESPN |author=AP |date=27 December 2023 |access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref> On 18 January 2024, Kucherov recorded his 500th NHL assist on a Steven Stamkos goal in a 7–3 victory over the [[Minnesota Wild]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401559922 |title=Nikita Kucherov reaches 500 assists as Lightning ease past Wild 7-3 |website=espn.com |publisher=ESPN |author=AP |date=18 January 2024 |access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref> On 23 January, Kucherov recorded his fifth career hat-trick in a 6–3 win over the [[Philadelphia Flyers]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/recap/_/gameId/401559961 |title=Nikita Kucherov scores 3 times as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 |website=espn.com |publisher=ESPN |author=AP |date=23 January 2024 |access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref> On 17 April, Kucherov recorded his 100th assist of the [[2023-24 NHL season|2023–24 season]] on a Brayden Point goal in the game of the season in a 6–4 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs, becoming the first winger, second in the 2023–24 season (besides [[Edmonton Oilers]] forward and captain [[Connor McDavid]]) and fifth overall player in NHL history (besides Connor McDavid, [[Wayne Gretzky]], Mario Lemieux and [[Bobby Orr]]), with 100 assists in a single season. Kucherov ended the season with a career high in goals (44), assists (100), and points (144) in 81 games played. His 144 points earned him his second career Art Ross Trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nhl.com/news/lightning-nikita-kucherov-can-cap-remarkable-season-with-art-ross-trophy |title=Kucherov can complete ‘remarkable’ season with Art Ross Trophy for Lightning |website=nhl.com |publisher=National Hockey League |author=Tom Gulitti |date=17 April 2024 |access-date=17 April 2024}}</ref> Kucherov was unanimously named to the 2023–24 NHL first [[NHL All-Star team|All-Star team]] at right wing, becoming the first unanimous All-Star team selection since [[Jarome Iginla]] in [[2001–02 NHL season|2002]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2023-24-nhl-first-second-all-star-teams |title=NHL announces 2023-24 All-Star Teams |website=NHL.com |date=June 27, 2024 |access-date=June 28, 2024}}</ref>
==International play==
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==Personal life==
Kucherov was born in [[Maykop]] in southern Russia
Kucherov has a wife, Anastasiya, and a son.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nikita-kucherov-always-striving-to-improve-for-tampa-bay/c-304281164|title=Kucherov always striving to improve for Lightning|last=Rosen|first=Dan|date=28 January 2019|publisher=NHL.com|access-date=9 July 2021|archive-date=10 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710052426/https://www.nhl.com/news/nikita-kucherov-always-striving-to-improve-for-tampa-bay/c-304281164|url-status=live}}</ref>
Kucherov's father, Igor, is a [[Colonel (Eastern Europe)|Colonel]] in the [[Russian Army]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rosso |first1=Alessandro |title=Hockey Family Tales: Nikita Kucherov's Mom & First Coach |url=https://thehockeywriters.com/lightning-nikita-kucherov-mom-coach/ |date=
==Career statistics==
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| [[NHL All-Star team|NHL first All-Star team]]
| [[2017–18 NHL season|2018]], [[2018–19 NHL season|2019]], [[2023–24 NHL season|2024]]
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-first-second-all-star-teams-for-2017-18/c-299153926|title=NHL First, Second All-Star Teams for 2017-18|website=NHL.com|access-date=15 December 2018|archive-date=3 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703143557/https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-first-second-all-star-teams-for-2017-18/c-299153926|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-all-star-teams-announced-for-2018-19-season/c-307914356 | title = NHL names 2018-19 All-Star teams | publisher = [[National Hockey League]] | date = 20 June 2019 | access-date = 20 June 2019 | archive-date = 8 November 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201108000340/https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-all-star-teams-announced-for-2018-19-season/c-307914356 | url-status = live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/2023-24-nhl-first-second-all-star-teams |title=NHL announces 2023-24 All-Star Teams |website=NHL.com |date=June 27, 2024 |access-date=June 27, 2024}}</ref>
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| [[NHL All-Star team|NHL second All-Star team]]
| [[2016–17 NHL season|2017]], [[2019–20 NHL season|2020]]
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| [[Art Ross Trophy]]
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[[Category:Stanley Cup champions]]
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