Nikita Kucherov
Fantasy Hub Player Intelligence

Nikita Kucherov

TBL · R · Age 33
GP 3 · G-A-PTS 1-3-4
Limited sample STRONG UNDERPERFORMANCE VERY LOW confidence
Expected P/G 1,67 Limited sample · Rank appears after 20 GP
Current trajectory Early season 3 GP · 3Y baseline 1,68
Actual P/G 1,33 Limited sample
Deployment 99 #1 among F on team
Driver 99 #3 among F on team
Performance update pending Official deployment has observed 4 games this season, while Performance CURRENT currently contains 3.
3 GP current season Process: 15% current Role: 30% current
Team context
Tampa Bay Lightning Highest fantasy environment
Fantasy environment #1 of 32 NHL teams
Team xP/G #1 0,94 top-8 xP/G
Offensive environment Strong EV OZ #4 · shot diff #7
Power-play environment Average PP OZ #19
Pace & activity Below average #26 NHL · 17,3 bursts/g · 52,6 km/g · 42,5 attempts/g

Highest fantasy environment · strong offensive process · average power-play environment.

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Usage & Deployment
Overall usageSeason rate
TOI/G21:07
PP TOI/G5:03
SOG/G1,67
5v5 roleObserved role
L25v5 usage band

Nikita Kucherov · Brayden Point · Gage Goncalves

Line time · last game
10:04
TOI · With this line · last game
66%
TOI · With this line · last 3
67%
TOI · With this line · season
54%
Trend
+13 percentage points ↑+13 pts ↑
Power playObserved PP role
PP1Power-play unit

John Carlson · Nikita Kucherov · Jake Guentzel · Brayden Point · Anthony Cirelli

PP share · last game
72%
PP share · last 3
80%
PP share · season
75%
First-unit starts · last 3
8 / 9
Trend
+5 percentage points ↑+5 pts ↑
SituationalLast 5
Vs empty net
70% · 3:07
Own goalie pulled
93% · 3:07

Derived from official NHL shift charts + play-by-play · Established · High confidence · 16 recent PP opportunities

Production

2026–27 season

GP
3
G
1
A
3
PTS
4
P/G
1,33
SOG/G
1,67
TOI/G
21:07
PP TOI/G
5:03
Official NHL video

Recent highlights

Goals & assists · last 5 games
Performance

Process vs Deployment

0–100 · F/D percentile · sample-adjusted
Limited sample

The process-versus-Deployment profile is still sample-sensitive.

Process 99
Deployment 99
Offensive Driver Elite · limited sample
99
Shot Creation High-end · limited sample
80
Play Creation Elite · limited sample
98
Deployment Elite · limited sample
99
Median High-end Elite
Trajectory

Early season

Early season
3Y baseline 1,68 Historical P/G
2026–27 1,33 vs baseline −0,35
Expected P/G 1,67 vs baseline −0,02

Current-season production is still below the 20-game threshold; the historical baseline is shown without a strong trajectory call.

Intelligence

Model signals

MODEL

Elite Deployment strongly supports current fantasy value.

Deployment 99 is in the top range of the position group.

MODEL

Elite underlying offensive process supports the profile.

Offensive Driver 99 is in the top range of the position group.

MODEL

Play creation is the clearest offensive strength.

The playmaking-process profile is stronger than the shot-creation profile.

MODEL

Production is running below expectation.

Actual P/G trails Expected P/G by 0,33.

Current value

The current fantasy profile has both high-end process and high-end Deployment behind it. Expected P/G currently sits at 1,67.

Model details

Performance model
performance_v2_1_4

Scale
transition_ref_v2

Driver vs Deployment
-0,3

Published
2026-10-09 02:31:01