When trades and signings happen in the NHL, a lot of us here in the media are in the business of making snap judgments. Heck, ...

At the end of the season, we got a taste of Ivan Demidov with the Canadiens. The talented young Russian forward only played a ...

Nikita Kucherov was booed by the Toronto crowd in the competition. NHLI via Getty Images “You sit there for like three hours and then you get to go stick-handle,” Kucherov said, ...

Nikita Kucherov has been leading Tampa Bay all season, so it’s no surprise the NHL’s top scorer stepped it up this weekend with the Lightning in the midst of a playoff chase.

BOSTON — Nikita Kucherov grew up with a poster of the “Russian Five” on the wall of his childhood bedroom, but the motivation derived from the Red Wings legends didn’t leave when he closed ...

Lightning wing Nikita Kucherov (86) is tied up by Panthers defenseman Niko Mikkola, left, and center Eetu Luostarinen during the first period in Game 2 Thursday night. Kucherov has failed to score ...

There might not be a NHL player more hated than Nikita Kucherov right now. First it was his epic tirade against Montreal Canadiens fans -- and Marc-Andre Fleury -- in his postgame press conference ...

Nikita Kucherov continued his historic season, becoming just the fifth player ever to reach 100 assists in a season. Kucherov picked up his 100th assist against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.

Like pretty much everyone else at Amalie Arena, NHL Network analyst Mike Rupp watched Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final with his eyes on Nikita Kucherov, trying to gauge how much he was playing ...