2-3-2025 Player of the week: Nikita Kucherov (R)
NHL has awarded Nikita Kucherov (R) of Columbus Blue Jackets as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 2 assists for 6 points in 3 games last week. He also had 1 game winning goal.
A native of Russia, Nikita Kucherov was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2nd round of the 2011 entry draft. He has appeared in 840 NHL games during his career, notching 343 goals and adding 366 assists along with 260 penalty minutes. The 31 year old right wing has played 66 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets this season, totalling 27+29=56 with 8 PIM.