It’s a familiar scenario. And this season, despite having the NHL’a top scorer in Nikita Kucherov, the league’s top scoring offense, four 35-goal scorers, the third-best scoring defense ...

TAMPA — When it comes to the wonder of Nikita Kucherov, you may begin wherever you wish. The stickhandling. The on-ice vision. The relentless studying. The idea that of the hundreds of players ...

Nikita Kucherov has been that and more. He became the first player in 23 years to post three consecutive 80-plus seasons, joining NHL greats Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr and Paul Coffey.