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Nikita Kucherov

#86

age30

posRW

shotl

h5'11"

w183lbs

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$9,500,000$9.50M

Buy Out

Standard Contract: Year 5 of 8

19/20

23/24

26/27

Accumulated Cap Hit

$9,500,001$9.50M

100%

Expiry Status

UFA 2027 (Age 34)

Current Agent

Daniel Milstein

UFA Year 2020

ELC Year 19

Waivers Age 19

Birthdate Jun 17, 1993

Nationality Russia

Draft

2011 Round 2 Pick 58

Draft Class

Est Career Earnings

$68,435,000

Regular Season

GP81

G44

A100

P144

PPG1.78

PIM22

EV TOI/Game 16.37

G60 0.96

P60 3.07

GF% 52.90

DFF% 53.80

REL DFF% 6.10

CF% 53.90

REL CF% 5.20

NHL Only

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2023-24	$9,500,000 $9.50M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	81	44	100	144	22	1,310	52.90	53.80	6.10	53.90	5.20	0.96	3.07
2022-23	$9,500,000 $9.50M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	30	83	113	36	1,227	54.60	53.70	2.40	53.50	3.00	0.78	2.49	Playoffs	6	1	5	6	0
2021-22	$9,500,000 $9.50M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	47	25	44	69	22	704	55.60	51.20	0.10	51.00	1.40	1.19	2.98	Playoffs	23	8	19	27	0
2020-21	$9,500,000 $9.50M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	0	0	0	0	0									Playoffs	23	8	24	32	0
2019-20	$9,500,000 $9.50M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	68	33	52	85	38	947	66.30	56.10	5.30	54.80	3.80	1.27	3.04	Playoffs	25	7	27	34	0
2018-19	$4,766,667 $4.77M	International	Russia (all)	13	7	10	17	10
2018-19	$4,766,667 $4.77M	EHT	Russia	3	1	0	1	6
2018-19	$4,766,667 $4.77M	WC	Russia	10	6	10	16	4
2018-19	$4,766,667 $4.77M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	41	87	128	62	1,232	59.42	51.24	-3.42	52.88	1.95	1.17	3.36	Playoffs	3	0	2	2	0
2017-18	$4,766,667 $4.77M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	80	39	61	100	42	1,220	57.94	53.21	0.39	54.23	2.37	1.33	2.90	Playoffs	17	7	10	17	0
2016-17	$4,766,667 $4.77M	International	Russia (all)	19	11	10	21	10
2016-17	$4,766,667 $4.77M	EHT	Russia	2	0	0	0	0
2016-17	$4,766,667 $4.77M	WC	Russia	10	7	8	15	8
2016-17	$4,766,667 $4.77M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	74	40	45	85	38	1,098	60.22	55.32	6.92	55.10	6.34	0.98	2.35
2016-17	$4,766,667 $4.77M	WCup	Russia	4	2	1	3	0
2015-16	$711,667 $712K	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	77	30	36	66	30	1,068	58.75	55.86	4.79	54.61	2.61	0.90	1.80	Playoffs	17	11	8	19	0
2014-15	$711,667 $712K	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	29	36	65	37	995	66.67	59.73	7.72	56.73	3.98	1.45	2.65	Playoffs	26	10	12	22	0
2013-14	$711,667 $712K	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	52	9	9	18	14	594	57.58	56.70	7.22	53.89	2.59	0.61	1.41	Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0
2013-14	$711,667 $712K	AHL	Syracuse Crunch	17	13	11	24	10
2012-13	$742,500 $743K	WJC-20	Russia U20	7	5	3	8	4
2012-13	$742,500 $743K	QMJHL	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	27	26	27	53	12									Playoffs	14	9	15	24	0
2012-13	$742,500 $743K	QMJHL	Québec Remparts	6	3	7	10	2
2011-12	-	Jr Super Series	Russian Selects U20	6	4	3	7	2
2011-12	-	WJC-20	Russia U20	7	2	5	7	2
2011-12	-	MHL	Krasnaya Armiya Moskva	23	24	19	43	40									Playoffs	7	3	1	4	0
2011-12	-	KHL	CSKA Moskva	18	1	4	5	4
2010-11	-	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Russia U18	4	1	1	2	2
2010-11	-	WJC-18	Russia U18	7	11	10	21	6
2010-11	-	KHL	CSKA Moskva	9	0	2	2	0
2010-11	-	WJAC-19	Russia U18 \|WJAC-19\|	4	2	5	7	2
2010-11	-	MHL	Krasnaya Armiya Moskva	41	27	31	58	81									Playoffs	10	5	8	13	0
2009-10	-	Districts Cup U17	Team Moskva U17	2	0	0	0	0
2009-10	-	Russia U17 Finals	CSKA Moskva U17	6	7	2	9	16
2009-10	-	MHL	Krasnaya Armiya Moskva	53	29	25	54	40									Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0
2008-09	-	MosJHL	Belye Medvedi Moskva	22	20	18	38	10
2007-08	-	Districts Cup U15	Team Moskva U15	5	2	2	4	14
2007-08	-	MosJHL	Belye Medvedi Moskva	3	1	0	1	2
2006-07	-	Districts Cup U14	Team Moskva U14	5	1	1	2	0
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Apr 18 2024 | Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov

Kucherov scored an even-strength goal and added a power-play assist in Wednesday's 6-4 win over the Maple leafs.

Apr 11 2024 | Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov

Kucherov had two assists in a 3-2 shootout loss to Ottawa on Thursday.

Apr 9 2024 | Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov

Kucherov notched three assists - one on the power play - in Tuesday's 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Apr 7 2024 | Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov

Kucherov picked up three assists, two on the power play, in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Apr 4 2024 | Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov

Kucherov put up a goal and two assists Thursday in a 7-4 won over the Montreal Canadiens.

Apr 4 2024 | Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov

Kucherov collected three assists in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Mar 31 2024 | Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov

Kucherov picked up two assists Saturday in a 4-1 victory over the New York Islanders.

Mar 27 2024 | Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov

Kucherov scored an empty-net goal on two shots in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins.

Mar 23 2024 | Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov

Kucherov notched an assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings.

Mar 21 2024 | Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov

Kucherov registered four assists, five shots on goal and a plus-3 rating in Thursday's 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks.

Mar 19 2024 | Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov

Kucherov scored an empty-net goal on two shots and added three assists in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.

Mar 16 2024 | Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov

Kucherov had a goal and an assist in a 5-3 win over the Florida Panthers on Saturday.

Mar 14 2024 | Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov

Kucherov scored a goal and added four assists in a 6-3 win over Rangers on Thursday.

Mar 2 2024 | Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov

Kucherov picked up an assist Saturday in a 4-3 shootout win over the Montreal Canadiens.

Feb 26 2024 | Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov

Kucherov scored a goal and added three assists in Sunday's 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils.

Jul 10 2018 | Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov

Standard | 8 yrs

$76,000,000

Cap Hit

$9,500,000

Daniel Milstein | Gold Star Sports Management Group

Oct 11 2016 | Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov

Standard | 3 yrs

$14,300,001

Cap Hit

$4,766,667

Daniel Milstein | Gold Star Sports Management Group

Sep 11 2012 | Tampa Bay Lightning

Nikita Kucherov

Entry Level | 3 yrs

$2,775,000

Cap Hit

$925,000

All Transactions

Nikita Kucherov

2019-2027 Standard Contract

term8yrs

value$76,000,000$76.00M

cap hit$9,500,000$9.50M

expires

2027

UFA

34yrs

Signed By

Signed On Jul 10 2018

Signing Agent Daniel Milstein

Signing Status

RFA

25yrs old

Notes

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Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	Buy Out 2024-25	Buy Out 2025-26	Buy Out 2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	UFA 34yrs
AAV	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M
Base	$1,000,000$1.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$11,000,000$11.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$8,500,000$8.50M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M
Total Salary	$12,000,000$12.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$12,000,000$12.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M
Minors Salary	$12,000,000$12.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$12,000,000$12.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M
Clauses	-	NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
UFA Year

Nikita Kucherov

2016-2019 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$14,300,001$14.30M

cap hit$4,766,667$4.77M

expires

2019

RFA

26yrs

Signed By

Signed On Oct 11 2016

Signing Agent Daniel Milstein

Signing Status

RFA

23yrs old

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$4,766,667$4.77M	$4,766,667$4.77M	$4,766,667$4.77M	RFA 26yrs
AAV	$4,766,667$4.77M	$4,766,667$4.77M	$4,766,667$4.77M
Base	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$5,550,000$5.55M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-
Total Salary	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$5,550,000$5.55M
Minors Salary	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$5,550,000$5.55M
Clauses	-	-	-
UFA Year

Nikita Kucherov

2012-2016 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,775,000$2.78M

cap hit$925,000$925K

expires

2016

RFA

23yrs

Signed By

Signed On Sep 11 2012

Signing Status 19yrs old

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016
Cap Hit	$742,500$743K	$711,667$712K	$711,667$712K	$711,667$712K	RFA 23yrs
AAV	$925,000$925K	$894,167$894K	$894,167$894K	$894,167$894K
Base	-	$600,000$600K	$650,000$650K	$700,000$700K
Performance Bonuses	-	$232,500$233K	$182,500$183K	$132,500$133K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	-
Total Salary	-	$692,500$693K	$742,500$743K	$700,000$700K
Minors Salary	-	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses	-	-	-	-
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