Nikita Kucherov

Who is Nikita Kucherov?

Nikita Igorevich Kucherov is a Russian professional ice hockey Right Wing. He currently plays for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League.

Kucherov originally played professionally in his native Russia, for CSKA Moscow, of the Kontinental Hockey League. In the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Nikita was selected 58th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning. In an attempt to transition to the North American style, Kucherov played major junior hockey with Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

During the 2013–14 season, on November 25, 2013, with his first shot, on his first shift, against Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers, Kucherov became the seventh player in Lightning history to score a goal in his NHL debut.