Recent seasons
| Season | GP | G | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | 78 | 37 | 84 | 121 |
| 2025–26 | 76 | 44 | 86 | 130 |
| 2026–27 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Career | 886 | 402 | 730 | 1132 |
Career
1.28
P / GP
1132P in 886 GP
Archetype
Depth Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$9.5M
Signed through 2027
Career points
1132
Regular season
Shot quality · 2026-27
Individual xG
1.8
31 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
-0.8
vs expected
5v5 ixG
1.0
19 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
-0.0
even-strength finishing
On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26
On-ice xGF (5v5)
5.4
141 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
3.5
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
60.7
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+0
3 GF · 3 GA
Statistical comparables
Closest active NHL forwards by career P/GP. Click a card to open the side-by-side comparison.
Career journey
Rookie
2013–14 · age 20
Tampa Bay Lightning
0.35 P/GP
52 GP · 9G · 9A
Emerging
2014–15 → 2016 · age 21–22
Tampa Bay Lightning
0.82 P/GP
159 GP · 59G · 72A
Prime
2016–17 → 2024 · age 23–30
Tampa Bay Lightning
1.41 P/GP
514 GP · 252G · 472A
Veteran
2024–25 → 2027 · age 31–33
Tampa Bay Lightning
1.61 P/GP
161 GP · 82G · 177A
Nikita Kucherov, a right wing for the Tampa Bay Lightning, is entering his age-33 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 8 points (1 goal, 7 assists) in 7 games, a 1.14 points-per-game pace, 2 of them on the power play. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 60.7% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -0.8. HighDanger's model projects 128 points for 2026-27, in a 122 to 134 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.
Recent Season Stats
| Season | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | TOI/GP | P/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 82 | 30 | 83 | 113 | -2 | 36 | 50 | 20:08 | 1.38 |
| 2023–24 | 81 | 44 | 100 | 144 | +8 | 22 | 53 | 21:40 | 1.78 |
| 2024–25 | 78 | 37 | 84 | 121 | +22 | 45 | 46 | 21:11 | 1.55 |
| 2025–26 | 76 | 44 | 86 | 130 | +43 | 50 | 37 | 20:20 | 1.71 |
| 2026–27 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 21:52 | 1.14 |
| Career | 886 | 402 | 730 | 1132 | +201 | 436 | 403 | — | 1.28 |
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Trajectory
Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected
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Side-by-side stat matchups, points, xG and finishing.
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