Nikita Kucherov
Tampa Bay Lightning · #86 · Right wing · age 33 · 6'0" · 173 lb · shoots LBorn 🇷🇺 Maykop, RUS · Drafted 2011 · Rd 2 #28
PLAYMAKER78% of points are assists this season
18 points in 13 games — 13th of 424 forwards. The average forward has 6.7.
67HEAT · FORM, LAST 5 GAMEShotter than 95% of forwards · average forward 27
100ENERGY · FRESHaverage forward 95 · last game 2 days ago
SCOUTING REPORT · AI, FROM THE NUMBERS
The player.
WHO HE IS · LONG TERM
RIGHT NOW · LAST 5 GAMES
Kucherov's recent production, while slightly down in points per game, shows a slight uptick in shot percentage. His recent game log reveals inconsistency, indicating a short-term slump rather than a significant form collapse.
FORM OVER TIME · GAME BY GAME
Heat over time.
Steady around 67 lately — top 5% of forwards, against an average forward at 27.
Now 67 · +45 over these 13 games
━● Heat after each game╍ average forward (27)┈ top 5% of forwards (65)
LAST 5 GAMES
The last stretch.
8 points and 1 goal in 5 games — 1.2× his usual pace, and 3.1× what an average forward scores in 5 games.
| LAST 5 GAMES | HIM | HIS USUAL · PER 5 GAMES | AVERAGE FORWARD | VERDICT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | ▼ 0.6× his usual |
| Assists | 7 | 5.4 | 1.5 | ▲ 1.3× his usual |
| Points | 8 | 6.9 | 2.5 | ▲ 1.2× his usual |
| Shots | 11 | 13 | 8 | ▼ 0.8× his usual |
| Shooting % | 9.1% | 11.4% | 13.6% | ▼ 0.8× his usual |
| Plus/minus | +4 | +1.9 | −0.2 | +2 vs his usual |
| Ice time a game | 19:48 | 20:59 | 14:51 | ≈ 0.9× his usual |
| DATE | OPPONENT | RESULT | G | A | POINTS | SOG | +/- | TOI | HEAT AFTER |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | @ NSH | L | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 23:41 | 67 |
| Oct 29 | vs WPG | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16:13 | 61 |
| Oct 24 | @ UTA | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 20:02 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | @ COL | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | −1 | 20:43 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | @ VGK | W | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +3 | 18:19 | 57 |
THIS SEASON · 2026–27 · AMONG 424 FORWARDS
Where he stands.
The bar runs from zero to the league's best forward; the white tick is the average forward.
Points13th of 424 forwards18leader 
McDavid 39
McDavid 39Goals88th of 424 forwards4leader 
Kaprizov 15
Kaprizov 15Assists6th of 424 forwards14leader McDavid 30
McDavid 30Shots49th of 424 forwards35leader Boldy 68
Boldy 68Power-play points44th of 424 forwards5leader McDavid 15
McDavid 15Plus/minus48th of 424 forwards+5leader McDavid +20
McDavid +20Ice time a game16th of 424 forwards20:59leader McDavid 23:28
McDavid 23:28PERFORMANCE RADAR · PER GAME, PERCENTILE VS FORWARDS
Shape of his game.
Separates in: assists (99th), ice time (96th), power-play points (90th). Nothing below the middle of the league.
■ Kucherov this season╍ the average forward┈ top 5% of forwards
CAREER · NHL REGULAR SEASON · SOURCE: NHL.COM
Season by season.
On pace for 114 points over 82 games, against his best season so far: 144 in 2023–24.
| SEASON | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | POINTS PER GAME | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 · now | TBL | 13 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 1.38 | +5 |
| 2025–26 | TBL | 76 | 44 | 86 | 130 | 1.71 | +43 |
| 2024–25 | TBL | 78 | 37 | 84 | 121 | 1.55 | +22 |
| 2023–24 · best | TBL | 81 | 44 | 100 | 144 | 1.78 | +8 |
| 2022–23 | TBL | 82 | 30 | 83 | 113 | 1.38 | −2 |
| 2021–22 | TBL | 47 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 1.47 | +1 |
| 2019–20 | TBL | 68 | 33 | 52 | 85 | 1.25 | +26 |
| 2018–19 | TBL | 82 | 41 | 87 | 128 | 1.56 | +24 |
| 2017–18 | TBL | 80 | 39 | 61 | 100 | 1.25 | +15 |
| 2016–17 | TBL | 74 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 1.15 | +13 |
| 2015–16 | TBL | 77 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 0.86 | +9 |
| 2014–15 | TBL | 82 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 0.79 | +38 |
| 2013–14 | TBL | 52 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 0.35 | +3 |