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Nikita Kucherov

A. Captain

#86

age32

posRW

shotl

h5'11"

w181lbs

Depth Chart RW1

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$9,500,000$9.50M

Year 7 of 8

19/20

25/26

26/27

Expiry Status

UFA 2027 age 34

Profile

Draft Team

Round2

Pick58

Year2011

Agent Daniel Milstein

Birthdate Jun 17, 1993

Birthplace Maykop

Nationality Russia

Stick Bauer Vapor HyperLite

UFA Year 2020

ELC Year 19

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $77.98M

Regular Season

GP4

PPG0.75

PIM2

5x5 TOI/GP 14:52

PP TOI/GP 3:07

PK TOI/GP 0:00

G60 0.00

P60 0.00

GF% 14.3

xGF% 45.0

RELxGF% -0.7

CF% 40.0

REL CF% -7.4

Pen Diff 0

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP807

G359

A638

P997

NHL POINTS PER GAME 1.24

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.44

Career Statline Details

2019-2027 Standard Contract

term8yrs

value$76,000,000$76.00M

cap hit$9,500,000$9.50M

Nikita Kucherov is signed to a 8 year, $76,000,000 contract with a cap hit of $9,500,000 per season, playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning. His contract expires at the end of the 2026-27 season, making Kucherov an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jul 10 2018

Signing Agent Daniel Milstein

Signed By

Signing GM Steve Yzerman

% Cap Contract Start 11.66%

Signing Status RFAage 25

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027
Cap Hit	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	UFAage 34
AAV	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M
Base	$1,000,000$1.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$3,500,000$3.50M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$11,000,000$11.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$8,500,000$8.50M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M
Total Salary	$12,000,000$12.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$12,000,000$12.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M
Minors Salary	$12,000,000$12.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$12,000,000$12.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$9,000,000$9.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M
Clauses		NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
Year Type	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out								Buy Out

Notes

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Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP4

PPG0.75

PIM2

5x5 TOI/GP 14:52

PP TOI/GP 3:07

PK TOI/GP 0:00

G60 0.00

P60 0.00

GF% 14.3

xGF% 45.0

RELxGF% -0.7

CF% 40.0

REL CF% -7.4

Pen Diff 0

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP807

G359

A638

P997

NHL POINTS PER GAME 1.24

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.44

Career Statline Details

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Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	GF%	xGF%	RelxGF%	CF%	RelCF%	G60	P60	Pen Dif	TOI 5v5/GP	TOI PP/GP	TOI PK/GP	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2025-26	32	$9,500,000 $9.50M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	4	2	1	3	2	14.3	45.0	-0.7	40.0	-7.4	0.00	0.00	0	14:52	3:07	0:00
2024-25	31	$9,500,000 $9.50M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	78	37	84	121	45	62.6	54.0	3.9	52.0	2.6	1.12	2.85	-12	16:29	3:33	0:00	Playoffs	5	0	4	4	0
2023-24	30	$9,500,000 $9.50M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	81	44	100	144	22	51.6	53.0	5.2	54.0	5.0	0.94	3.01	-11	16:29	3:49	0:01	Playoffs	5	0	7	7	0
2022-23	29	$9,500,000 $9.50M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	30	83	113	36	55.0	54.0	4.2	54.0	3.3	0.72	2.44	-18	15:16	3:41	0:00	Playoffs	6	1	5	6	0
2021-22	28	$9,500,000 $9.50M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	47	25	44	69	22	55.6	50.0	-2.4	51.0	1.4	1.18	2.94	-4	15:12	3:43	0:00	Playoffs	23	8	19	27	0
2020-21	27	$9,500,000 $9.50M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	0	0	0	0	0												Playoffs	23	8	24	32	0
2019-20	26	$9,500,000 $9.50M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	68	33	52	85	38	64.0	58.0	5.4	55.0	3.7	1.23	2.89	0	14:21	3:20	0:01	Playoffs	25	7	27	34	0
2018-19	25	$4,766,667 $4.77M	WC	Russia	10	6	10	16	4
2018-19	25	$4,766,667 $4.77M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	41	87	128	62												Playoffs	3	0	2	2	0
2018-19	25	$4,766,667 $4.77M	International	Russia (all)	13	7	10	17	10
2018-19	25	$4,766,667 $4.77M	EHT	Russia	3	1	0	1	6
2017-18	24	$4,766,667 $4.77M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	80	39	61	100	42												Playoffs	17	7	10	17	0
2016-17	23	$4,766,667 $4.77M	WCup	Russia	4	2	1	3	0
2016-17	23	$4,766,667 $4.77M	WC	Russia	10	7	8	15	8
2016-17	23	$4,766,667 $4.77M	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	74	40	45	85	38
2016-17	23	$4,766,667 $4.77M	International	Russia (all)	19	11	10	21	10
2016-17	23	$4,766,667 $4.77M	EHT	Russia	2	0	0	0	0
2015-16	22	$711,667 $712K	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	77	30	36	66	30												Playoffs	17	11	8	19	0
2014-15	21	$711,667 $712K	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	82	29	36	65	37												Playoffs	26	10	12	22	0
2013-14	20	$711,667 $712K	NHL	Tampa Bay Lightning	52	9	9	18	14												Playoffs	2	1	0	1	0
2013-14	20	$711,667 $712K	AHL	Syracuse Crunch	17	13	11	24	10
2012-13	19	$742,500 $743K	WJC-20	Russia U20	7	5	3	8	4
2012-13	19	$742,500 $743K	QMJHL	Rouyn-Noranda Huskies	27	26	27	53	12												Playoffs	14	9	15	24	0
2012-13	19	$742,500 $743K	QMJHL	Québec Remparts	6	3	7	10	2
2011-12	18		WJC-20	Russia U20	7	2	5	7	2
2011-12	18		MHL	Krasnaya Armiya Moskva	23	24	19	43	40												Playoffs	7	3	1	4	0
2011-12	18		KHL	CSKA Moskva	18	1	4	5	4
2011-12	18		Jr Super Series	Russian Selects U20	6	4	3	7	2
2010-11	17		WJC-18	Russia U18	7	11	10	21	6
2010-11	17		WJAC-19	Russia U18	4	2	5	7	2
2010-11	17		MHL	Krasnaya Armiya Moskva	41	27	31	58	81												Playoffs	10	5	8	13	0
2010-11	17		KHL	CSKA Moskva	9	0	2	2	0
2010-11	17		Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Russia U18	4	1	1	2	2
2009-10	16		Russia U17 Finals	CSKA Moskva U17	6	7	2	9	16
2009-10	16		MHL	Krasnaya Armiya Moskva	53	29	25	54	40												Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0
2009-10	16		Districts Cup U17	Team Moskva U17	2	0	0	0	0
2008-09	15		MosJHL	Belye Medvedi Moskva	22	20	18	38	10
2007-08	14		MosJHL	Belye Medvedi Moskva	3	1	0	1	2
2007-08	14		Districts Cup U15	Team Moskva U15	5	2	2	4	14
2006-07	13		Districts Cup U14	Team Moskva U14	5	1	1	2	0
NHL Totals					807	359	638	997
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Player Updates

Signings & Trades

07/10

2018

Kucherov, Nikita

8yrs

'27

$9,500,000

Cap Hit

10/11

2016

Kucherov, Nikita

3yrs

$4,766,667

Cap Hit

09/11

2012

Kucherov, Nikita

3yrs

$925,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Oct

Kucherov, Nikita

Kucherov tallied an assist Tuesday in a 3-2 OT loss to Washington.

Oct

Kucherov, Nikita

Kucherov scored twice Thursday in a 5-4 loss to Ottawa.

Apr

Kucherov, Nikita

Kucherov delivered three assists Saturday in a 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers in Game 3.

Apr

Kucherov, Nikita

Kucherov notched a power-play assist and two shots on goal in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 1.

Apr

Kucherov, Nikita

Kucherov had a goal and an assist in a 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday.

All Transactions

Contract History

2016-2019 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$14,300,001$14.30M

cap hit$4,766,667$4.77M

expiry 2019 RFA age 26

Signed On Oct 11 2016

Signing Agent Daniel Milstein

Signed By

Signing GM Steve Yzerman

% Cap Contract Start 6.53%

Signing Status RFAage 23

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$4,766,667$4.77M	$4,766,667$4.77M	$4,766,667$4.77M	RFAage 26
AAV	$4,766,667$4.77M	$4,766,667$4.77M	$4,766,667$4.77M
Base	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$5,550,000$5.55M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-
Total Salary	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$5,550,000$5.55M
Minors Salary	$4,250,000$4.25M	$4,500,000$4.50M	$5,550,000$5.55M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2012-2016 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,775,000$2.78M

cap hit$925,000$925K

expiry 2016 RFA age 23

Signed On Sep 11 2012

Signed By

Signing GM Steve Yzerman

% Cap Contract Start 1.24%

Signing Status age 19

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15	2015-16	2016
Cap Hit	$742,500$743K	$711,667$712K	$711,667$712K	$711,667$712K	RFAage 23
AAV	$925,000$925K	$894,167$894K	$894,167$894K	$894,167$894K
Base	-	$600,000$600K	$650,000$650K	$700,000$700K
Performance Bonuses	-	$232,500$233K	$182,500$183K	$132,500$133K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	-
Total Salary	-	$692,500$693K	$742,500$743K	$700,000$700K
Minors Salary	-	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year
Slide Year