Right wing · #86 · TBL

Nikita Kucherov

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Shoots: Left
Height: 5′11″
Weight: 172 lb
Born: Jun 17, 1993 (age 33)
Birthplace: Maykop, Russia
Draft: 2011, TBL, round 2, 58th overall

On-ice shot attempts, shots and goals in all situations. With or without you →

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2026-27 · All situations

GP: 17; TBL
TOI: 362; 21:17 a game
CF%: 61.9; 441–272
xGF%: 64.4; 29.7–16.4
GF%: 69.0; 29–13

2026-27 individual

G: 5
A1: 12
A2: 5
P: 22
iSF: 51
Sh%: 9.8
ixG: 6.41
G−ixG: -1.41

Shooting luck

2026-27 in all situations, beside his record before (his seasons since 2019-20) and the league's forwards.

Measure	2026-27	Before	Δ	League
Sh%	9.8	14.8	-5.0	13.3
On-ice Sh%	14.4	14.5	-0.1	11.7
PDO	104.0	103.1	+0.9	100.3
G−ixG	-1.41	–	–	–

Sh% z -1.0. Within what chance gives: at the 14.7% expected of him, his 51 shots could well have brought this. Expected: his record before blended with 100 shots at the league rate; past ±2 is about one time in twenty by chance.

2026-27 shot maps

Unblocked attempts in all situations, the net attacked at the top. A blocked attempt has no shot location, so these are goals, shots on goal and misses. Shots at an empty net are left out.

2026-27 shot maps

On the ice, against the league

For · his team's attempts52.6 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Against · at his net30.8 FF/60 · league 40.2

−1.3+1.3

Per 60 vs league average; darker = bigger gap. Green is better for him, red worse. 362 min.

His attempts

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Area = xG:0.050.200.50smallest ≤ 0.04

Excluding 1 empty-net attempt: 86 unblocked · 51 SOG · 5 G · 6.04 ixG. The density is shaded against his own busiest spot, blank under a quarter of it.

His unblocked attempts, shots on goal, goals and shooting percentage by zone, beside the league's
Zone	FF	SOG	G	Sh%	Lg Sh%
Inner slot	7	1	1	100.0	20.6
High slot	5	2	1	50.0	18.2
Circles	47	30	1	3.3	9.9
Point and perimeter	25	16	1	6.3	4.4
Behind the net	2	2	1	50.0	4.7

By season

Season	Team	GP	TOI	CF%	GF%	xGF%	xGF% Rel	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2019-20 TBL	TBL	68	1283	61.8	69.0	64.9	+19.6	88.09	47.68	12.9	91.4	104.3
2021-22 TBL	TBL	47	939	59.9	62.9	61.9	+15.0	80.20	49.43	14.6	87.4	102.0
2022-23 TBL	TBL	82	1651	60.8	61.8	62.3	+16.8	137.18	83.15	13.0	88.7	101.7
2023-24 TBL	TBL	81	1755	61.1	62.8	62.2	+19.7	145.15	88.12	15.2	86.8	102.0
2024-25 TBL	TBL	78	1653	59.3	65.7	62.7	+16.3	129.92	77.33	15.0	89.0	104.1
2025-26 TBL	TBL	76	1545	62.5	69.4	65.5	+20.6	136.73	72.05	16.3	88.5	104.8
2026-27 TBL	TBL	17	362	61.9	69.0	64.4	+15.4	29.66	16.43	14.4	89.6	104.0
Total TBL	TBL	449	9188	61.0	65.2	63.2	+17.9	746.93	434.19	14.5	88.6	103.1

Among the league's forwards

On-ice rates per 60, in all situations, as percentiles among 385 forwards with 100+ minutes. Right is better.

With or without you

WOWY at 5v5, 2026-27: his on-ice shares with each teammate, and each without the other. A clue, not a verdict. Read at 5v5: All situations mixes power-play units with lines.

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Teammate	Minutes			xGF%			CF%			GF%
Teammate	With	Kucherov without	Without Kucherov	With	Kucherov without	Without Kucherov	With	Kucherov without	Without Kucherov	With	Kucherov without	Without Kucherov
PointBrayden Point C	160	91	65	61.0 9.0–5.8	48.4 +12.6	54.2 +6.7	56.0 188–148	56.0 -0.0	58.2 -2.2	73.7 14–5	28.6 2–5	60.0 6–4
CarlsonJohn Carlson D	151	100	98	58.9 8.7–6.1	51.6 +7.3	51.3 +7.7	56.8 179–136	54.4 +2.4	57.9 -1.0	69.2 9–4	53.8 7–6	42.9 3–4
MoserJ.J. Moser D	116	134	136	57.7 6.5–4.8	54.7 +3.0	51.0 +6.7	58.4 142–101	53.6 +4.9	58.5 -0.0	57.1 4–3	63.2 12–7	50.0 5–5
GuentzelJake Guentzel C	94	157	145	55.5 5.0–4.0	56.5 -1.0	58.9 -3.3	54.3 102–86	57.0 -2.7	61.3 -7.1	76.9 10–3	46.2 6–7	63.2 12–7
D'AstousCharle-Edouard D'Astous D	85	166	132	52.5 4.4–4.0	58.1 -5.6	56.2 -3.7	49.1 83–86	59.5 -10.4	55.4 -6.3	60.0 6–4	62.5 10–6	41.7 5–7
HagelBrandon Hagel LW	65	185	166	59.2 4.1–2.8	54.9 +4.4	60.8 -1.5	58.7 71–50	55.1 +3.6	60.1 -1.4	37.5 3–5	72.2 13–5	54.5 12–10
GoncalvesGage Goncalves C	63	187	143	58.8 3.1–2.2	55.4 +3.4	59.3 -0.5	56.1 74–58	55.9 +0.1	56.4 -0.4	75.0 3–1	59.1 13–9	50.0 5–5
CirelliAnthony Cirelli C	62	188	142	55.1 3.7–3.0	56.5 -1.4	58.2 -3.1	59.0 69–48	55.0 +3.9	57.3 +1.7	40.0 2–3	66.7 14–7	52.9 9–8

Under each without share: with minus without, in points (green: better together). 14 teammates under the floor are not shown: pick them above.

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2026-27 game by game

Date	Opponent	Result	CF%	GF%	xGF%	TOI	xGF	xGA	Sh%	Sv%	PDO
2026-11-08 @ WPG · L 3-4	@ WPG	L 3-4	53.8	–	41.0	22	0.44	0.63	0.0	100.0	100.0
2026-11-07 @ MIN · W 4-3 OT	@ MIN	W 4-3 OT	74.5	80.0	78.7	26	2.54	0.69	21.1	87.5	108.6
2026-11-05 vs CHI · W 4-1	vs CHI	W 4-1	61.1	50.0	57.5	20	0.98	0.72	11.1	85.7	96.8
2026-11-03 vs DET · W 4-2	vs DET	W 4-2	65.1	100.0	61.1	22	1.61	1.02	18.2	100.0	118.2
2026-10-31 @ NSH · L 4-5 SO	@ NSH	L 4-5 SO	54.3	100.0	72.5	24	1.51	0.57	23.1	100.0	123.1
2026-10-29 vs WPG · W 6-4	vs WPG	W 6-4	57.1	50.0	72.8	16	2.12	0.79	7.1	85.7	92.9
2026-10-24 @ UTA · L 4-5 OT	@ UTA	L 4-5 OT	50.0	50.0	55.7	20	2.12	1.69	20.0	83.3	103.3
2026-10-23 @ COL · L 3-6	@ COL	L 3-6	61.0	50.0	52.3	21	1.74	1.58	18.2	75.0	93.2
2026-10-20 @ VGK · W 6-2	@ VGK	W 6-2	48.6	100.0	48.8	18	1.26	1.32	50.0	100.0	150.0
2026-10-17 vs VAN · W 4-2	vs VAN	W 4-2	66.7	66.7	78.5	21	1.95	0.54	13.3	75.0	88.3
2026-10-15 vs SEA · W 4-3 OT	vs SEA	W 4-3 OT	63.0	0.0	65.7	22	2.28	1.19	0.0	80.0	80.0
2026-10-13 @ NYR · L 1-4	@ NYR	L 1-4	62.2	0.0	48.1	23	1.13	1.21	0.0	85.7	85.7
2026-10-10 @ NYI · W 5-3	@ NYI	W 5-3	56.0	100.0	90.5	18	1.36	0.14	33.3	100.0	133.3
2026-10-08 vs MIN · W 3-2	vs MIN	W 3-2	63.0	100.0	53.7	21	1.50	1.29	15.4	100.0	115.4
2026-10-05 vs PHI · W 4-1	vs PHI	W 4-1	81.0	100.0	86.5	22	3.16	0.49	11.8	100.0	111.8
2026-10-03 vs WSH · W 3-1	vs WSH	W 3-1	58.8	100.0	78.3	23	2.64	0.73	8.3	100.0	108.3
2026-10-01 @ NYR · L 1-5	@ NYR	L 1-5	64.6	33.3	42.6	24	1.35	1.82	9.1	71.4	80.5