14-12-2018 Player of the week: Nikita Kucherov (L)
NHL has awarded Nikita Kucherov (L) of Tampa Bay Lightning as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 points in 2 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 239 NHL games during his career, notching 80 goals and adding 98 assists along with 109 penalty minutes. The 25 year old left wing has played 28 games with the Tampa Bay Lightning this season, totalling 13+17=30 with 28 PIM.
