Two-time Stanley Cup champion and the 2019 Hart Trophy winner — the most dangerous right wing in the modern NHL.
Nikita Kucherov was born in Maykop, Russia in 1993. Tampa Bay Lightning selected him 58th overall in the 2011 NHL Draft — a remarkable value selection given his subsequent production. His career has produced 365 goals and 647 assists for 1,012 career points. He won two Stanley Cup championships with Tampa Bay (2020, 2021). He won the Hart Trophy as MVP and the Art Ross Trophy as scoring champion in 2019 after recording 128 points — the most in a single season since Mario Lemieux in 1995-96. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP in 2021. He won Olympic gold with Russia in 2018. He is the cornerstone of the Tampa Bay Lightning dynasty that won consecutive championships in 2020 and 2021. His combination of offensive creativity — he generates scoring opportunities through deception, patience and remarkable passing accuracy — with consistent production at the highest level makes him the most complete right wing in the contemporary game.
Stanley Cup 2x (2020,2021)
Career Honours
- Stanley Cup 2x (2020,2021)
- Hart Trophy (2019)
- Art Ross Trophy (2019)
- Conn Smythe Trophy (2021)
- Olympic Gold Medal (Russia 2018)