Nikita Kucherov registered two assists Thursday night to become the first player to 50 points this season, and the speed with which he hit the 50-point plateau is a rare feat in today's game.

The Tampa Bay Lightning superstar looked like his old self in Game 1, but a lot of hard work went into his return. Nikita Kucherov missed all of training camp and the entire 56-game regular season ...

Jan. 12—For 56 minutes and 52 seconds, the Penguins could feel good about the way they responded to Saturday's shutout loss to Ottawa, their worst game in quite a while. Sunday at PPG Paints ...

PITTSBURGH — Nikita Kucherov scored twice ... Brandon Hagel scored at 4-on-4, faking out Erik Karlsson off the rush then wiring one upstairs. Kucherov’s one-timer gave the visitors a 2-1 ...