The Tampa Bay Lightning had a terrific 2024-25 regular season but their postseason hopes ended in another first round exit.

The Tampa Bay Lightning were in a see-saw battle with the Toronto Maple Leafs for the top spot in the Atlantic Division. The Leafs ultimately claimed the top spot in the division, leaving the ...

Lightning wing Nikita Kucherov (86) is tied up by Panthers defenseman Niko Mikkola, left, and center Eetu Luostarinen during the first period in Game 2 Thursday night. Kucherov has failed to score ...

Nikita Kucherov has been leading Tampa Bay all season, so it’s no surprise the NHL’s top scorer stepped it up this weekend with the Lightning in the midst of a playoff chase.

Nikita Kucherov was booed by the Toronto crowd in the competition. NHLI via Getty Images “You sit there for like three hours and then you get to go stick-handle,” Kucherov said, ...

BOSTON — Nikita Kucherov grew up with a poster of the “Russian Five” on the wall of his childhood bedroom, but the motivation derived from the Red Wings legends didn’t leave when he closed ...

Nikita Kucherov continued his historic season, becoming just the fifth player ever to reach 100 assists in a season. Kucherov picked up his 100th assist against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.

Like pretty much everyone else at Amalie Arena, NHL Network analyst Mike Rupp watched Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final with his eyes on Nikita Kucherov, trying to gauge how much he was playing ...

There might not be a NHL player more hated than Nikita Kucherov right now. First it was his epic tirade against Montreal Canadiens fans -- and Marc-Andre Fleury -- in his postgame press conference ...

The lesson Nikita Kucherov learned from childhood coach Gennady Kurdin is on display every time he laces up his skates and steps on to the ice. Kurdin taught Kucherov the ...

DETROIT -- Nikita Kucherov had synthetic ice laid down in his two-car garage to help him perfect the wicked shot and release that allows him to be one of the NHL’s most dangerous offensive threats.

Hall of Famer Doug Gilmour marveled as he watched Nikita Kucherov in Monday's Game 5 from his Toronto-area home. Gilmour, 57, has played with or against some of the best who have ever played in ...