Kucherov (upper body) won't play against Montreal on Sunday, per Benjamin Pierce of the Lightning's official site. After participating in pregame warmups, Kucherov was a late scratch for Sunday's ...

While it is unfortunate that Kucherov suffered an injury, the Lightning, thankfully, do not play another game until Feb. 23 against the Seattle Kraken due to the 4 Nations Face-Off break.

The Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov was widely criticized for a dirty play on Detroit Red Wings forward Michael Rasmussen last night. This season, the battle for playoff spots in the ...