Nikita Kucherov · 2025-26 · Top Cheddar

2025-26 TOP CHEDDAR HOCKEY #86 NIKITA KUCHEROV Tampa Bay Lightning · Right Wing

GEM MT Season grade

10

Card #2026-08476453

Nikita Kucherov in action

86 R Right Wing

96 OVR

Nikita Kucherov Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning

2025-26 · 76 GP · 44 G · 86 A · 130 PTS

TOP CHEDDAR Season Report Graded on the 2025-26 season

Card #2026-08476453

Card Attributes

Shooting 96
Playmaking 99
Skating 84
Defensive Awareness 86
Physicality 45

Career Record · Regular Season

Season	Team	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	+/-
2009-10	CSKA Jr.	Russia-Jr.	53	29	25	54	40
2010-11	CSKA Jr.	Russia-Jr.	41	27	31	58	81
2010-11	CSKA	Rus-KHL	8	0	2	2	0
2010-11	Russia	WJ18-A	7	11	10	21	6
2011-12	CSKA Jr.	Russia-Jr.	23	24	19	43	40
2011-12	CSKA	KHL	18	1	4	5	4
2011-12	Russia	WJC-A	7	2	5	7	2
2012-13	Rouyn-Noranda	QMJHL	27	26	27	53	12
2012-13	Russia	WJC-A	7	5	3	8	4
2012-13	Quebec	QMJHL	6	3	7	10	2
2013-14	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	52	9	9	18	14	+3
2013-14	Syracuse	AHL	17	13	11	24	10
2014-15	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	82	29	36	65	37	+38
2015-16	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	77	30	36	66	30	+9
2016-17	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	74	40	45	85	38	+13
2016-17	Russia	WCup	4	2	1	3	0
2016-17	Russia	WC	10	7	8	15	8
2016-17	Russia	EHT	2	0	0	0	0
2017-18	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	80	39	61	100	42	+15
2018-19	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	82	41	87	128	62	+24
2018-19	Russia	WC	10	6	10	16	4
2018-19	Russia	EHT	3	1	0	1	6
2019-20	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	68	33	52	85	38	+26
2021-22	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	47	25	44	69	22	+1
2022-23	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	82	30	83	113	36	-2
2023-24	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	81	44	100	144	22	+8
2024-25	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	78	37	84	121	45	+22
2025-26	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	76	44	86	130	50	+43
NHL Totals			879	401	723	1124	436

Season Report

10 Gem Mint 10

Game Score 1.36 a game, 99th percentile of the league's forwards that season.

GP: 76
G: 44
A: 86
P: 130
+/-: +43
PIM: 50
PPP: 37
SHP: 1
GWG: 8
S: 231
TOI: 20:20
HIT: 36
BLK: 29
TK: 21
FO%: 0.0%

Hart Memorial Trophy League MVP

2025-26 ranks

2nd Points of 940 in the NHL
8th Goals of 940 in the NHL
2nd Assists of 940 in the NHL
3rd Plus/Minus of 940 in the NHL
4th Corsi For % on the Lightning

Under the Hood

Against every regular at the position in 2025-26. Only the stats that season kept.

Shooting 96

Goals / 60: 1.71
Shots / 60: 8.97
Hardest Shot: 92.1 mph
High-Danger Shots / 60: 1.75
Goals Above Expected / 60: 0.94

Playmaking 99

Points / 60: 5.05
Assists / 60: 3.34
PP Points / GP: 0.49

Skating 84

Top Speed: 22.4 mph
Bursts 20+ mph / GP: 1.82
Distance / GP: 3.2 mi

Defensive Awareness 86

Corsi For %: 55.9%
Takeaways / 60: 0.82

Physicality 45

Hits / 60: 1.40
Blocks / 60: 1.13
PIM / 60: 1.94

Top teammates

L 99OVR Brandon Hagel Lightning

71 GP · 36 G · 38 A · 74 PTS

G 98OVR Andrei Vasilevskiy Lightning

58 GP · 39 W · .912 SV% · 2.31 GAA

C 93OVR Jake Guentzel Lightning

81 GP · 38 G · 50 A · 88 PTS

D 92OVR Darren Raddysh Lightning

73 GP · 22 G · 48 A · 70 PTS

C 90OVR Anthony Cirelli Lightning

71 GP · 23 G · 29 A · 52 PTS

D 89OVR J.J. Moser Lightning

79 GP · 7 G · 22 A · 29 PTS