The Tampa Bay Lightning are on the verge of losing their fourth straight playoff series. Nikita Kucherov’s performance — specifically his inability to score goals — is a big reason for that.

Kucherov delivered three assists Saturday in a 5-1 win over the Panthers in Game 3. It was Kucherov's 11th three-assist playoff game to tie Paul Coffey and Doug Gilmour for third-most all time.

Nikita Kucherov was a major reason for the Lightning's victory, as No. 86 recorded three assists in the matchup. With this, he joined some elite company with a truly incredible stat. According to ...

What the Lightning need more than anything is a series-saving performance from their MVP candidate and superstar forward, Nikita Kucherov. The Panthers have kept the NHL's leading scorer during ...

The Tampa Bay Lightning picked up a massive 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers in Game 3 of their first-round series. This was undoubtedly needed for the Lightning, as a loss would have put them ...

Instead, they only trail 2-1 now and have the chance to tie up the series in Game 4 with another victory. Nikita Kucherov was a major reason for the Lightning's victory, as No. 86 recorded three ...

We’ll never know. Had a penalty shot been awarded to Nikita Kucherov when his stick was shattered from behind by Gustav Forsling on a breakaway in front of the net, would it have made a ...

In order to bounce back this afternoon, the Lightning will need to rely on their star forward Nikita Kucherov. He ended the regular season with 121 points, which led the NHL. However, Kucherov has ...

When asked about containing Tampa Bay’s star player Nikita Kucherov, he said, “The only players we hit are the ones with pucks.” After Florida star Matthew Tkachuk received a five-minute ...