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Kucherov slammed the rebound of a Steven Stamkos shot past Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard 1:47 into the third to snap a 2-2 tie. Kucherov has now scored in all six games this season, the first NHL player to do that since Keith Tkachuk of the St. Louis Blues in 2008-09. Continue to Article

October 16, 2017 11:53:pm EST

Nikita Kucherov joined some pretty big hockey names on Monday night with his first-period tally against the Red Wings in Detroit. The goal marked the sixth straight game with a goal to open the season for the Tampa Bay Lightning winger, making him just the fourth player in the last 30 years to accomplish the feat. "I'm not thinking about streaks," Kucherov said. Continue to Article

October 16, 2017 10:34:pm EST

The Tampa Bay Lightning have played six games this season. Forward Nikita Kucherov has scored a goal in all of them. With that win the Lightning now have the best record in the NHL, while Kucherov’s seven goals are the second most in the league, trailing only Alex Ovechkin (nine). Continue to Article

October 16, 2017 10:28:pm EST

The Detroit Red Wings and Tampa Bay Lightning aren't accustomed to what befell them last season, and the Atlantic Division rivals are both off to 4-1 starts as they strive to put the bad memories in the rear-view mirror. The Lightning, after reaching the Stanley Cup final in 2015 and the Eastern Conference final in 2016, suffered through an injury-riddled 2016-17 campaign and missed the playoffs by one point. The Red Wings also failed to qualify for the postseason, the first time that had happened to the team since the 1989-90 season. Continue to Article

October 15, 2017 4:10:pm EST

Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill put a lot of weight in this four-game road trip. A season after missing the playoffs for the first time in 25 years, Detroit was hoping a strong start could help chase away some of that disappointment. Gustav Nyquist scored twice and the Red Wings had four goals in the third period to beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6-3 on Friday night, handing the NHL's newest franchise its first loss. Continue to Article

October 14, 2017 2:52:am EST