11-3-2022 Player of the week: Nikita Kucherov (L)
NHL has awarded Nikita Kucherov (L) of Carolina Hurricanes as Player Of The Week He registered 6 goals and 2 assists for 8 points in 4 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.
A native of Russia, Nikita Kucherov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2nd round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 608 NHL games during his career, notching 256 goals and adding 263 assists along with 127 penalty minutes. The 28 year old left wing has played 69 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 34+30=64 with 40 PIM.
