![]() ![]() Tweet from Kucherov with a nasty fake shot pass /lZykNYFbApīack in January, Tampa Bay forward Nick Paul said, "When you're on the ice with him, you expect the unexpected." "Wherever he's looking is where he's not passing." "He might be the most deceptive player in the NHL," Schenn said. If it looks like he's going to shoot, there's a good chance he's going to pass.įormer Bolts defenseman Luke Schenn was asked about Kucherov's game ahead of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. If he's looking left, he's probably passing right. Operating on the half wall with the man advantage, Kucherov's game is all about deception. In total, Kucherov factored into 70.4% of Tampa Bay's power-play tallies this season, making him just the 10th NHL player since 1940 to factor into greater than 70% of his team's power-play goals, excluding shortened seasons. He finished the year with 50 power-play points, the most in a single season in Lightning franchise history and tied for the 12th-most in a single season among all NHL skaters this century. Tampa Bay wrapped up the regular season with the third-best power play in the NHL at 25.4% and, unsurprisingly, Kucherov had his fingerprints all over it. Some really nice plays from Stamkos here as well. These three plays came in the span of four straight shifts, one of which was just 14 seconds to end the second period. Tweet from Nikita Kucherov leads the NHL with 38 assists & remains one of the most underrated passers of this generation. ![]() If he touches the puck, there's a good chance he'll make magic happen. When Kucherov is on the ice, don't blink. He was just the 18th player in NHL history to do so, and only the third player this century to hit that mark. Not only was Kucherov the only player this season to hit the 50-assist mark at home. In 41 home games, Kucherov recorded at least one point in 37 of them, including 18 multi-point efforts. Kucherov was unstoppable on home ice for the Bolts, collecting a franchise record 66 points in 41 games at AMALIE Arena with 16 goals and 50 helpers, making him the only player in the NHL to notch 50 assists at home. ![]() Among all NHL skaters, only Connor McDavid (89) finished the year with more helpers than Kucherov. Kucherov's 83 assists were also the second-most in a single season in franchise history, behind only his 87 assists from the aforementioned 2018-19 campaign. ![]()
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