NHL2013–presentActive

Nikita Kucherov

Tampa's franchise scoring leader — two Cups and back-to-back Art Ross titles

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Career snapshot

Stats updated annually

Career: 2013–present · Currently with the Tampa Bay Lightning

Accolades

★ 2× Stanley Cup champion (2020, 2021)

★ Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP (2021)

★ Hart Trophy as NHL MVP (2019)

★ 3× Art Ross Trophy as NHL scoring leader (2019, 2024, 2025)

★ Ted Lindsay Award as players' MVP (2019, 2025)

★ Tampa Bay Lightning franchise all-time scoring leader

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The card collector's view

Kucherov's flagship rookie is his 2013-14 Upper Deck Young Guns, once a value pick that's appreciated dramatically as he stacked Art Ross trophies and back-to-back Cup runs. His SP Authentic Future Watch rookie autograph and The Cup rookie patch autograph are the premium chases, with Lightning collectors building around his playoff heroics from 2020-21.

About Nikita Kucherov at FreshDCards

Nikita Kucherov has won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL's scoring leader in back-to-back seasons, posting 144 points in 2023-24 and 121 in 2024-25. The Tampa Bay Lightning's 2011 second-round pick has become the franchise's all-time scoring leader and the engine of its championship era — back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2020 and 2021, the 2019 Hart Trophy, and the 2021 Conn Smythe as playoff MVP. His 128 points in 2018-19 broke the modern-era Russian scoring record.