RW · TBL · #86
Nikita Kucherov
- Height
- HT 5'11"
- Weight
- WT 172 lbs
- Birth date
- Jun 17, 1993 (age 33)
- Bio
- RUS · Shoots L
He ranks RW1 among 137 right wings in 2025–26 NHL standard scoring (goal = 3).
Aging — counting volume usually fades before skill.
Dynasty Value Score
9,369
#4 overall · RW1 of 129
2025–26 scoring
446.6 pts
76 GP · 5.9 PPG
2026–27 Engine Projections
403.4 pts
76.0 games · 5.3 PPG
30 G · 86.4 A · 116.4 P · 20:52 TOI · 4:05 PP · 21.2 xG
Projection range
342.9–435.4
If the season runs shorter or longer at the same per-game pace.
Ice time and shot quality
Last season vs the 2026–27 Engine line. Expected goals use NHL EDGE shot location and league shooting rates.
| TOI | PP | OZ | G | xG | Top speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 20:20 | 4:15 | 45.7% | 44 | 19.7 | 22.4 mph |
| 2026–27Proj | 20:52 | 4:05 | 45.7% | 30.0 | 21.2 | 22.7 mph |
NHL standard (goal = 3) over time
Hatched bar is the 2026–27 Engine projection.
Career (NHL standard (goal = 3))
| Season | GP | FP | PPG | TOI | PP | G | A | P | PPP | SHP | SOG | Hits | Blk | +/− | PIM | FO | xG | HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27Proj | 76.0 | 403.4 | 5.3 | 20:52 | 4:05 | 30.0 | 86.4 | 116.4 | 42.0 | 0.5 | 250.9 | 33.2 | 30.7 | 14.5 | 42.0 | 0.7 | 21.2 | 76.0 |
| 2025–26 | 76 | 446.6 | 5.9 | 20:20 | 4:15 | 44 | 86 | 130 | 37 | 1 | 231 | 36 | 29 | 43 | 50 | 0 | 19.7 | 70 |
| 2024–25 | 78 | 428.9 | 5.5 | 21:11 | 3:50 | 37 | 84 | 121 | 46 | 0 | 265 | 23 | 33 | 22 | 45 | 1 | 22.6 | 84 |
| 2023–24 | 81 | 505.9 | 6.2 | 21:40 | 4:03 | 44 | 100 | 144 | 53 | 0 | 306 | 45 | 35 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 25.2 | 87 |
| 2022–23 | 82 | 405.6 | 4.9 | 20:08 | 4:00 | 30 | 83 | 113 | 50 | 0 | 271 | 61 | 28 | -2 | 36 | 2 | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 47 | 245.3 | 5.2 | 19:59 | 3:53 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 30 | 0 | 156 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 1 | — | — |
| 2019–20 | 68 | 319.9 | 4.7 | 18:52 | 3:33 | 33 | 52 | 85 | 25 | 0 | 210 | 37 | 19 | 26 | 38 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018–19 | 82 | 440.2 | 5.4 | 19:58 | 3:44 | 41 | 87 | 128 | 48 | 0 | 246 | 44 | 31 | 24 | 62 | — | — | — |
| 2017–18 | 80 | 379.3 | 4.7 | 19:49 | 3:31 | 39 | 61 | 100 | 36 | 0 | 279 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 42 | 3 | — | — |
| 2016–17 | 74 | 337.4 | 4.6 | 19:26 | 3:22 | 40 | 45 | 85 | 32 | 0 | 246 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 38 | — | — | — |
| 2015–16 | 77 | 281.3 | 3.7 | 18:13 | 3:16 | 30 | 36 | 66 | 25 | 0 | 209 | 61 | 28 | 9 | 30 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014–15 | 82 | 279.6 | 3.4 | 14:57 | 2:12 | 29 | 36 | 65 | 15 | 0 | 191 | 65 | 28 | 38 | 37 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013–14 | 52 | 98.3 | 1.9 | 13:07 | 1:11 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 102 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | — |
Engine nhl-v0.3 · value board nhl-dvs-v0.2.
FAQ
- How are Nikita Kucherov's fantasy points calculated?
- This public page uses NextDyne's NHL standard scoring (a goal is 3 points). It is not half-PPR and it is not your league's custom scoring. League scoring shows up inside the NHL app.
- What is Kucherov's Dynasty Value Score?
- Kucherov scores 9,369 out of 10,000 (#4 on the NHL board). The score is hockey VORP from NHL-standard projections and a 3-year age horizon — not the football board and not half-PPR. Version nhl-dvs-v0.2.
- What is Kucherov's 2026–27 Engine projection?
- We project 403.4 NHL-standard fantasy points over 75.97999999999999 games. Counting stats (goals, assists, and the rest of the template) feed both this line and Dynasty Value Score.