Kyle Connor didn’t want to get into whether the hit from Tampa Bay’s Nikita Kucherov, which led to quite the shiner below one eye, was dirty. The Winnipeg Jets’ leading scorer did a bit of ...

Kucherov picked up an assist Thursday in a 3-0 win over Los Angeles.

Nikita Kucherov scored a hat trick in the final nine minutes and the Tampa Bay Lightning posted a 4-1 victory against the Carolina Hurricanes in the season opener for both teams Friday night in ...

Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning ... Quinn Hughes, Vancouver Canucks, D7 24. Kyle Connor, Winnipeg Jets, LW5 25. Adrian Kempe, Los Angeles Kings, RW5 26. David Pastrnak, Boston Bruins ...

The Lightning right wing scores a highlight-reel goal and becomes the second player in team history to claim 600 assists.

The Winnipeg Jets are one of the best teams in the NHL this season, and their offense is being led by scoring winger Kyle Connor ... Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov.