When a player racks up points at a rate that Nikita Kucherov does, the milestones can come fast and furious. So, after a 144-point season in 2023-24, it’s no surprise that the future hall-of-famer is staring at some more benchmarks in the not too distant future. All the better for the Lightning if he does hit them, because a good season for Kucherov should mean a good season for the Lightning.
First up is games played. Kucherov enters the season with 725 career regular season games under his belt, which is good for 6th all-time in franchise history.