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The final day of the NHL regular season consisted of multiple milestone watches across the league’s four games in action on Wednesday. The Tampa Bay Lightning’s 6-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs was the main event, as superstars Nikita Kucherov and Auston Matthews vied for their 100th assist and 70th goal of the season, […]

When it comes to scoring in the NHL, the league goes through surges and depressions, similar to an electronic sine wave. There have been times when the Art Ross Trophy was awarded with relatively low scoring totals, such as the 2014-15 season when Jamie Benn led the league with 87 points. Connor McDavid was on […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are no stranger to deep Stanley Cup playoff runs, having made three of them in the last four seasons — and winning the franchise’s second and third championships in the process. The Bolts were two victories away from a three-peat in 2022, losing in a six-game battle to the Colorado Avalanche […]

It seems like almost any given night there is an unreal stat line to find across the NHL. Several such performances have come from Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov who delivered another stellar showing on Thursday night. Kucherov tallied five points on a goal and four assists as the Lightning scored four goals […]

As the unofficial halfway point of the NHL season approaches with the All-Star break next weekend, award races across the league are heating up as the stretch run looms. The Hart Trophy seems to be down to a two-man race at the moment, as Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov and Colorado Avalanche center Nathan […]

Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov notched his fifth career regular-season hat trick in a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. Kucherov totaled four points in the game, two of which came on the power play. Those two power-play points saw Kucherov pass franchise legend Martin St. Louis in that category. He now […]

Nikita Kucherov won the Hart Trophy as the NHL’s MVP at the conclusion of the 2018-19 season after a ridiculous 41-goal, 128-campaign helped the Tampa Bay Lightning win the President’s Trophy. Although the Bolts were shockingly swept in the first round, they would go on to win the next two Stanley Cups, and come within […]

Leading the NHL in shots on goal has prompted Tampa Bay Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov to give his Alex Ovechkin take on his accomplishment. Nikita Kucherov mentioned his compatriot Alex Ovechkin when reporters asked him to comment on leading the league in shots on goal, per Splittin’ Chiclets. “Trying to be Ovi.” Kucherov when […]

Tampa Bay Lightning star forward Nikita Kucherov has been playing in the NHL for over a decade now and he remains one of the best players in the league. And he added more to his growing list of milestones in the league Sunday night during a showdown against Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins on […]

The Colorado Avalanche entered the Stanley Cup Finals against the Tampa Bay Lightning looking like the more unhealthy team. That appears to have changed as Game 4 approaches Wednesday night in Tampa Bay. After Tuesday’s skate around, Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar updated the status of his star forward Nazem Kadri. Nazem Kadri on Tuesday […]

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews is not a popular man in Tampa Bay right now. After a dirty cross-check on Nikita Kucherov knocked the Lightning star out of Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, Toews opened up on the play and had a brutally honest reaction. Via Peter Baugh, Toews claims to have not […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning bounced back emphatically in Game 3, putting the humiliating 7-0 defeat in Game 2 behind them as they trounced the Avalanche 6-2 on Monday night. Not all went well for the Lightning, however, as Nikita Kucherov sustained a worrying injury in Game 3. Head coach Jon Cooper dropped a mixed bag […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning struck back against the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, cruising to a 6-2 victory to make it a 2-1 series lead for Colorado. While there wasn’t much drama when it came to the final outcome, there were some fireworks late in the game. Avalanche defenseman Devon […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning fell to the Colorado Avalanche in Game 1 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final. However, Nikita Kucherov still provided a historic moment. The 28-year-old superstar notched an assist in Wednesday’s game, bringing him into elite company in Stanley Cup Playoff history. According to ESPN Stats & Info, Kucherov now has 90 […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning managed to keep the dream of a three-peat alive after winning back-to-back elimination games against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first round. The 4-3 series win will see the Lightning take on the Florida Panthers in the second round of the playoffs, pinning the reigning Stanley Cup champions up against […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning have the chance to make some remarkable NHL history this season, should they manage to run the table en route to their third consecutive Stanley Cup Finals victory. No team in the history of the league has achieved the remarkable feat, and it’s easy to see why. Still, the Lightning have […]

Just like last season, the Tampa Bay Lightning will be without star forward Nikita Kucherov for an extended period because of an injury he suffered in a recent game against the Washington Capitals on Oct. 16. This time, though, Kucherov is not expected to be absent for the rest of the regular season. Instead, he’ll […]

In a Stanley Cup Finals that is already memorable in its own right, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov made it even more unforgettable with his best JR Smith-like celebration. After the Lightning completed their Stanley Cup title defense to become the first team to go back-to-back since the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016, Kucherov was […]

The Tampa Bay Lightning are trying to avoid a collapse in their semifinals series against the New York Islanders. The Bolts entered the series as the favorites in the matchup and even took  2-1 and 3-2 leads after three and five games. respectively. They had a chance to take out Barry Trotz’s pesky Islanders squad […]