Posts About "Nikita Kucherov"
Evgeni Malkin is Putting the NHL on Notice
February 20th, 2018 A few short months ago, prior to the calendar flipping to 2018, the Pittsburgh Penguins and their 'big three' — Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Phil Kessel — were struggling. They were on the outside of the Eastern Conference playoff picture, and, despite their absurd amount of offensive talent, they couldn't score. The Penguins'...
Who's Really Carrying Their Teams?
February 10th, 2018 Which players have been best at carrying their teams this season? To me, carrying one's team means that a player produces in wins and when he doesn't produce, the team suffers. This is a question I wanted to know the answer to, so I decided to research it and learn what percentage of games a team wins when a particular player scores. I...
Lightning Need Post-All-Star Spark
January 30th, 2018 With the All-Star Game in the rearview mirror, it is already time for the Tampa Bay Lightning to put the excitement of the weekend behind them and look to build upon their current high-level of play. Not only did the team string together three consecutive wins against strong opponents before the break, they looked like the Lightning of...
Hockey Family Tales: Nikita Kucherov's Mom & First Coach
January 23rd, 2018 From time to time, THW translates Russian materials where the focus is less on great hockey players, but is rather on their family. We already published stories about Alexander Radulov and Artemi Panarin, and also a talk with Kirill Kaprizov's first coach. This time, Nikita Kucherov's mother, Svetlana, and first coach, Gennadi Kurdin,...2018 NHL All-Star Game Rosters
January 11th, 2018 The 2018 NHL All-Star Game is set to take place over the weekend of Jan. 27-28. As per tradition, the 63rd edition of the All-Star game will have its skills competition held the night before the games. This will be the third consecutive year the league will have a four-team divisional format. The Metropolitan Division won last year's...
Lightning Viewership Reaches Historic Highs
January 10th, 2018 It is no secret that this has been a big year for hockey in Tampa. Between the upcoming NHL All-Star game and the Lightning playing like one of the best teams in the NHL all season long, Tampa fans have had hockey on their minds. This hockey awareness is not only shown by the Lightning selling out Amalie Arena night in and night out,...
