Kucherov danced his way to the right faceoff dot, pulling a Detroit defender toward him before cutting back to the right center hashmark. Kucherov shelved his shot into the top right corner of the Detroit net for his 21 st goal of the season.

Nikita Kucherov had a goal and an assist in Tampa Bay's three-goal, second-period outburst over a 3:42 span as the host Lightning cooled off the torrid Detroit Red Wings, 5-1, on Saturday night.

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Detroit Red Wings after the Lightning knocked off the Anaheim Ducks 4-3 in a shootout.

PITTSBURGH — Nikita Kucherov had two goals and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Sunday. Brandon Hagel also scored for the Lightning, and Anthony Cirelli ...

Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Darren Raddysh (43) celebrates his goal against the Detroit Red Wings with right wing Mitchell Chaffee (41) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Let's take Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond out of the equation ... Tampa leads the NHL scoring 3.63 goals per game. RW Nikita Kucherov (45 assists, 65 points) is having another sensational ...

Connor Hellebuyck will surely start getting some additional rest later in the season, so the race at the top right now is between Nikita Kucherov ... D19 71. Lucas Raymond, Detroit Red Wings ...

Detroit — Todd McLellan knew about Lucas Raymond, heard all the positives associated with the Red Wings' young forward, but McLellan had to plead some ignorance. Having been a head coach for ...

Raymond provided two assists, including one on the power play, in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Panthers. Raymond added three shots on net and two PIM in the win. During his six-game point streak ...

Raymond scored a goal on five shots in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Sharks. Raymond extended his point streak to five games (three goals, six assists) with a tally midway through the third period ...

Clayton Keller had a goal and three assists as the Utah Hockey Club beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2 on Saturday night. Logan Cooley had a goal and two assists, and Michael Kesselring and Nick Schmaltz also scored to help Utah snap a three-game losing streak with just its second