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89-701: The current holder is Nikita Kucherov of the Tampa Bay Lightning . The Art Ross Trophy was presented to the National Hockey League (NHL) in 1947 by Arthur Howey "Art" Ross , former general manager and head coach of the Boston Bruins and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee as a player. Elmer Lach of the Montreal Canadiens was awarded the first Art Ross Trophy at the conclusion of the 1947–48 season. Players from

178-687: A +13 rating. He led the team during the 2016 playoffs in goals and points. On 11 October 2016, the Lightning re-signed Kucherov to a three-year, $ 14.3 million contract. On 29 December, Kucherov recorded his 100th assist on a goal by Ondřej Palát in a 3–2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs . On 10 January 2017, Kucherov was named to the 2017 NHL All-Star game as a member of the Atlantic Division team. On 21 February, Kucherov recorded his 200th career NHL point with an assist on

267-534: A 2–1 overtime win over the Washington Capitals, Kucherov suffered a groin injury and missed 32 games before returning to the lineup on 6 January 2022, in a 4–1 win over the Calgary Flames and scoring his 4th career hat trick in that game. He finished the 2021–22 season playing in 47 games with 25 goals, 44 assists and 69 points. On 15 June, in game 1 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals against

356-471: A 40-goal season at age 23 or younger. Kucherov finished the 2016–17 season with 40 goals, 45 assists and 85 points in 74 contests played as the Lightning missed the 2017 playoffs by one point in the league standings, marking the first time in Kucherov's career where he missed the playoffs. His 40 goals led the team in goals and tied Toronto Maple Leafs rookie forward Auston Matthews as the runner-up to

445-525: A 5–1 Lightning win over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena . Three of his five points came as assists, which gave Kucherov the Lightning single-season record for assists (70), breaking the mark of 68, by Brad Richards and Martin St. Louis. On 9 March, Kucherov set the Lightning single season record for points in a season with his 109th point. The point came in a 3–2 Lightning win over

534-718: A 6–3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers . On 17 April, Kucherov recorded his 100th assist of the 2023–24 season on a Brayden Point goal in the game of the season in a 6–4 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs, becoming the first winger, second in the 2023–24 season (besides Edmonton Oilers forward and captain Connor McDavid ) and fifth overall player in NHL history (besides Connor McDavid, Wayne Gretzky , Mario Lemieux and Bobby Orr ), with 100 assists in

623-512: A combination of two of them in the same season, but never all three together). Orr is the only defenseman to win the scoring title, doing so in 1970 and 1975 with Boston, and in 1970 he became the first player to capture four individual awards in a single season as he won the Hart, Norris , and Conn Smythe Trophies that year as well. In 2007 , Sidney Crosby became the youngest player to win

712-711: A conference ranking between 1 and 3 regardless of overall points. The Pittsburgh Penguins placed fourth yet had more points than the Boston Bruins, but the Bruins placed first in the Northeast Division to get the third-place ranking. In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and

801-409: A contest called Kraft Hockeyville , where small Canadian towns compete against each other for the title of Hockeyville. The winning town also gets to host an NHL preseason game in a local arena, as well as hosting an event called the 'Stanley Cup Jamboree'. Dundas, Ontario , a suburb of Hamilton (which itself has been the subject of numerous efforts at potential National Hockey League expansion ) won

890-675: A double header featuring four Canadian teams. The first game saw the eastern Canadian Original Six -era rivalry rekindled, with the Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Montreal Canadiens . This game was followed by the Battle of Alberta when the Calgary Flames visited the Edmonton Oilers . In the United States, both 2010 Stanley Cup Finalists were in action as well on Versus. Besides the previously mentioned Philadelphia Flyers-Pittsburgh Penguins game to open Consol Energy Center ,

979-788: A fantasy draft days prior to the game. CBC hosted its 11th annual Hockey Day in Canada event on February 12, 2011, in Whitehorse, Yukon . The network broadcast a triple header of games featuring all six Canadian teams. The Edmonton Oilers hosted the Ottawa Senators, the Toronto Maple Leafs visited the Montreal Canadiens and the Vancouver Canucks welcomed the Calgary Flames. For the first time ever,

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1068-634: A goal by Brayden Point in a 6–1 victory over the Florida Panthers . On 6 February 2020, Kucherov played his 500th NHL game in a 4–2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. On 19 August, Kucherov recorded three assists in a Lightning first-round series-clinching win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on goals by Anthony Cirelli , Kevin Shattenkirk and Brayden Point, respectively. The three assists moved Kucherov past Martin St. Louis for

1157-612: A goal by Ondřej Palát. On 27 February, Kucherov recorded his second career hat-trick against the Ottawa Senators , which was the 10th natural hat-trick in Lightning history. It was also the first ever in team history to have all three goals scored during the power plays. On 18 March, Kucherov recorded his 100th career NHL goal in a 5–3 loss to the Washington Capitals on goaltender Braden Holtby . On 23 March, Kucherov also recorded his second hat trick in less than

1246-539: A goal in a 3–1 Lightning series-clinching over the New Jersey Devils in the first round of the 2018 playoffs . The goal was his 10th point of the series, which established a new franchise record for most points in a single series. After defeating the Devils in the opening round in five games, Kucherov and the Lightning would eventually defeat the Boston Bruins in the second round in five games before losing in

1335-474: A goal scored by Brayden Point in a 4–3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. In December 2018, Kucherov set the franchise record for most assists (21) and points (30) in a single calendar month. On 2 January 2019, Kucherov was named to the 2019 National Hockey League All-Star Game . This was Kucherov's third consecutive selection to the All-Star Game. On 18 February, Kucherov recorded a five-point night in

1424-494: A month apart from his first in the 2016–17 season against the Boston Bruins . This also became his third hat trick in his NHL career. On 27 March, Kucherov had two assists on goals by Ondřej Palát and Jonathan Drouin in a 5–4 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks , setting a Lightning record for most points in a single month with 22. On 7 April, Kucherov scored his 40th goal of the season against Carey Price of

1513-411: A new franchise record for points in a single playoff game. Kucherov's 4 assists set a new franchise record for most assists in a single playoff season (16). Kucherov's goal in that game moved him past St. Louis for the most goals in Lightning playoff history (34). On 21 September, Kucherov recorded two assists in game 2 of the 2020 Stanley Cup Finals . The two points moved Kucherov past Brad Richards for

1602-410: A single season (47). Kucherov scored his 40th goal of the season for his 126th point on Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen on 5 April, setting the record for most points in an NHL season during the salary cap era (since 2005–06 ), a record previously held by Joe Thornton , who recorded 96 assists in 2005–06 and 92 in 2006–07 , respectively. After the 2018–19 season , the Lightning won

1691-424: A single season. Kucherov ended the season with a career high in goals (44), assists (100), and points (144) in 81 games played. His 144 points earned him his second career Art Ross Trophy. Kucherov was unanimously named to the 2023–24 NHL first All-Star team at right wing, becoming the first unanimous All-Star team selection since Jarome Iginla in 2002 . Kucherov played in several international tournaments with

1780-678: A two-game premiere. On October 9–10, 2010, the Boston Bruins and the Phoenix Coyotes played two games at the O2 Arena in Prague , Czech Republic . The two teams also split a two-game premiere. The first Premiere Games goal was scored by Minnesota Wild forward Guillaume Latendresse . The regular season also began in North America on October 7 with four additional games. In Canada, CBC 's Hockey Night in Canada broadcast

1869-555: Is a Colonel in the Russian Army . Bold indicates led league 2010%E2%80%9311 NHL season The 2010–11 NHL season was the 94th season of operation (93rd season of play) of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Boston Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks in the Stanley Cup Finals four games to three, being the sixth Cup win in Bruins' franchise history. For the fourth consecutive season,

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1958-510: Is a list of notable players who played their first NHL game in 2010–11, listed with their first team: The following is a list of players of note who played their last NHL game in 2010–11, listed with their team: This was the third season of the league's Canadian national broadcast rights deals with CBC and TSN . During the regular season, CBC continued to air Saturday night Hockey Night in Canada games while TSN aired games on Wednesdays and other selected weeknights. CBC and TSN then split

2047-667: Is set at US$ 59.4 million, while the salary cap floor is US$ 43.4 million. The 2010 NHL Entry Draft took place on June 25–26, 2010, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, home arena of the Los Angeles Kings . Taylor Hall was selected first overall in the draft by the Edmonton Oilers , Tyler Seguin was picked second by the Boston Bruins and Erik Gudbranson was chosen third by the Florida Panthers . Tom Golisano , Larry Quinn and Daniel DiPofi, owners of

2136-571: Is the only American-born player to win the trophy, doing so in 2016. Gretzky is the only player to win the trophy for more than one team, while Thornton is the only player to win it while playing for two different teams in one season. Stan Mikita is the only player in NHL history to win the Art Ross, Hart , and Lady Byng Trophies all in the same season, which he did twice ( 1966–67 and 1967–68 , with Chicago; Gretzky, Bobby Hull , and Martin St. Louis all won each of those awards at least once and won

2225-490: The 1961–62 , 1979–80 , and 1994–95 seasons, all of them being decided by the first tiebreaker of scoring more goals. In those respective seasons, Hull won over Andy Bathgate , Dionne over Gretzky, and Jagr over Eric Lindros . The NHL's award to recognize the leading goal-scorer, the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy , does not have a tiebreaker, allowing multiple winners to be recognized in any one season. Bold Player with

2314-477: The 2014–15 season , Kucherov's sophomore NHL campaign, Kucherov had a breakout season and spent the bulk of the season playing on the second line with Tyler Johnson and Ondřej Palát (later dubbed as the "Triplets" line by Lightning head coach Jon Cooper and the media). On 28 October 2014, he recorded his first career hat trick in a game against the Arizona Coyotes . Kucherov played in all 82 games in

2403-680: The 2015 playoffs in a 5–1 win over the Detroit Red Wings . On 20 May, Kucherov joined Martin St. Louis as the only players in Lightning history to record two game-winning goals in overtime in a single playoff year, having scored a winner that evening in game three of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Presidents' Trophy -winning New York Rangers on goaltender Henrik Lundqvist; he had scored one in Game 1 of

2492-462: The 2017 World Championship , where Russia won a bronze medal. He returned for the 2019 World Championship , again winning a bronze medal. Kucherov was born in Maykop in southern Russia but moved with his family to Moscow at a young age. His mother took up a job at a hockey rink, which is how Kucherov first started to play. Kucherov has a wife, Anastasiya, and a son. Kucherov's father, Igor,

2581-481: The 2021 Stanley Cup Finals on 7 July 2021, in which the Lightning defeated the Montreal Canadiens to clinch the series 4–1, Kucherov appeared at the podium drunk and shirtless to answer reporters' questions, during which time he expressed his elation at the Lightning's defense of the Stanley Cup and praised the performance of the Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy . During the conference, Kucherov also coined

2670-542: The Art Ross Trophy . On 12 April, following the Lightning's game one loss in the first round of the 2019 playoffs against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Kucherov was suspended one game for boarding Markus Nutivaara during the team's game two loss. After missing game three due to the suspension, Kucherov returned to the Lightning lineup for game four where the Blue Jackets defeated the Lightning 7–3 to complete

2759-487: The Buffalo Sabres , sold their franchise to Terrence Pegula during the course of the 2010–11 season. The league approved the sale February 18, 2011. Prior to the 2010–11 season, the first tie-breaker to separate teams with equal number of points in a conference was the number of games won, no matter how the wins were obtained. Starting in the 2010–11 season, the league made a modification to this rule, stating that

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2848-570: The Chicago Blackhawks . The Los Angeles Kings added a throwback purple and gold uniform, with the original 1967 style of purple, gold and white crown graphic on the jersey front for up to four games, and the Dallas Stars swapped designations on their two white jerseys. The Vancouver Canucks , like the Sabres, were celebrating their 40th anniversary and wore replicas of their original 1970–71 white jerseys for several home games as well. Despite

2937-559: The Colorado Avalanche , Kucherov recorded his 100th playoff assist on a goal by Ondřej Palát. The Lightning would go on to lose the finals in six games. Kucherov was named alternate captain for the 2022–23 season after Ryan McDonagh was traded in the 2022 off-season. On 13 December 2022, Kucherov recorded his 400th assist on a goal scored by Erik Černák in a 6–2 win over the Seattle Kraken . Kucherov finished

3026-483: The Detroit Red Wings at Amalie Arena. On 14 March, Kucherov recorded his 80th assist of the season on a Brayden Point goal in a 5–4 win over the Detroit Red Wings, becoming the first player since Henrik Sedin in 2009–10 to hit the mark. On 20 March, Kucherov recorded two power-play goals against Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby to give him the most power-play points by a Lightning player in

3115-403: The Montreal Canadiens , setting a new career high in goals. With his 40th goal, Kucherov joined Steven Stamkos, Vincent Lecavalier , Martin St. Louis , and Brian Bradley as the only players in Lightning history with 40-goal seasons. Additionally, Kucherov joined Alexander Ovechkin , Evgeni Malkin , Ilya Kovalchuk , Pavel Bure , and Alexander Mogilny as the only Russian-born players with

3204-631: The Pittsburgh Penguins won the trophy 15 times and the Edmonton Oilers have won the trophy 13 times, while the Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks are tied for third with nine times each. Although Joe Thornton , winner from the 2005–06 season, started the season playing for the Boston Bruins , he finished with the San Jose Sharks and the award counts for the Sharks. Therefore, Boston Bruins have seven players winning

3293-404: The Presidents' Trophy as the regular season champions and Kucherov had amassed 128 points (41 goals and 87 assists) in all 82 games played, surpassing Alexander Mogilny for most points in a season by a Russian-born player. Kucherov's 87 assists also tied Jaromír Jágr for the most assists in a single NHL season by a wing. Having amassed the most points for the regular season Kucherov was awarded

3382-542: The Rocket Richard Trophy only behind the league-leading 45 goals by Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby . On 21 June, Kucherov was named an NHL second team All-Star for the 2016–17 season. On 12 October 2017, Kucherov also became the first player in franchise history to record a goal in five consecutive games to start a season. On 16 October, Kucherov recorded two more goals, which extended

3471-459: The Russian national junior team , including the 2012 and 2013 World Junior Championships , where Russia won a silver and then bronze medal. In 2016 Kucherov made his debut for the Russian national team , joining Lightning teammates Nikita Nesterov , Vladislav Namestnikov , and Andrei Vasilevskiy at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey . Kucherov, along with Vasilevskiy and Namestnikov played at

3560-541: The Winnipeg Jets , after the 1995–96 NHL season to Phoenix, Arizona , and were renamed " Phoenix Coyotes ." This was the second time the city of Atlanta lost an NHL franchise, having previously lost the Atlanta Flames to Calgary , Alberta after the 1979–80 season . On June 23, 2010, the NHL announced that the salary cap would be increased by US$ 2.6 million. As a result, the new salary cap ceiling

3649-626: The 106-point, 47-win (44-ROW) Philadelphia Flyers the Atlantic Division title over the 106-point, 49-win (39-ROW) Pittsburgh Penguins , who were seeded fourth rather than second based on the new rule. Prior to the 2010–11 season, the Board of Governors, General Managers and the Competition Committee unanimously agreed to implement a new penalty. An illegal hit to the head is a lateral or blind side hit to an opponent where

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3738-405: The 1972–73 season. The New York Rangers inaugurated a new third jersey. The jersey resembled the one worn by the team in its early years, notably during their Stanley Cup championship years of 1928 and 1933 , but with "NEW YORK" across the jersey, instead of "RANGERS." The Toronto Maple Leafs unveiled new home and road jerseys on June 14, 2010, seeing the return of the horizontal stripes on

3827-479: The 2010 contest, and hosted the pre-season game between the Ottawa Senators and the Buffalo Sabres on September 28, 2010. The six teams going to Europe to open their regular seasons there as part of the NHL Premiere games also played exhibition games against European teams under the banner of NHL Premiere Challenge to close out their pre-seasons, finishing with a 6–1–0 record. A record six teams opened

3916-491: The 2010–11 season. The Buffalo Sabres , as part of their 40th anniversary season, reverted to the classic crossed swords insignia (replacing the infamous "Buffaslug" logo) and a slightly updated uniform based upon the style they wore from 1970 through 1996, when they left Buffalo Memorial Auditorium and moved down the street to the HSBC Arena with blue and gold trim. The blue version was previously their third jersey for

4005-522: The 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic playing the Washington Capitals at Heinz Field on January 1, 2011. The game was telecast on NBC in the USA and on CBC and RDS in Canada. The Washington Capitals won the game 3–1. The game was originally scheduled to be played at 1 pm. However, inclement weather in Pittsburgh forced the NHL to move the game into prime-time at 8 pm. A second outdoor game,

4094-687: The 2011 NHL Heritage Classic, was held in Canada at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta , on February 20, 2011, between the Calgary Flames and the Montreal Canadiens. CBC, RDS and Versus telecasted the game. This was the second outdoor game held in Canada following the Heritage Classic in 2003 when the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Edmonton Oilers 4–3 at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta . The Heritage classic resulted in

4183-536: The 2022–23 season with 30 goals, 83 assists and 113 points in all 82 games played. On 27 December 2023, Kucherov scored his 300th NHL goal on goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky in a 3–2 loss to the Florida Panthers. On 18 January 2024, Kucherov recorded his 500th NHL assist on a Steven Stamkos goal in a 7–3 victory over the Minnesota Wild . On 23 January, Kucherov recorded his fifth career hat-trick in

4272-560: The 50,000th game in the NHL's history was played, counting all regular season and playoff games, going back to the league's inaugural season in 1917 . The Vancouver Canucks placed first overall, winning the Presidents' Trophy and home advantage throughout the playoffs. The Washington Capitals placed first in the Eastern Conference, earning home advantage in Eastern Conference playoffs. Note: Bolded teams qualified for

4361-587: The Art Ross Trophy at age 19, and also became the youngest scoring champion in any major North American professional sport. At almost twice Crosby's age, Martin St. Louis became the oldest player to capture the Art Ross at the age of 37, also having the longest gap between scoring titles (nine years). Henrik and Daniel Sedin are the only siblings to win the award, in 2010 and 2011 , respectively. Since 2001, only five players, Connor McDavid , Crosby, Evgeni Malkin , St. Louis and Nikita Kucherov have won

4450-553: The Art Ross Trophy: Gretzky, Lemieux, and Jagr. The streak ended when Jarome Iginla won the trophy in 2002 . Gretzky has won the trophy a record ten times, seven consecutively, during his 20-year NHL career. Gordie Howe and Lemieux have each won it six times, while Esposito, Jagr and McDavid each have five. Jagr, from the Czech Republic, has won the award the most times as a non-Canadian. Patrick Kane

4539-520: The Blackhawks 3–2. The event was part of the broader Hockey Weekend Across America organized by USA Hockey . On October 30, 2010, four penalty shot goals were scored on one night for the first time in league history. David Booth , Frans Nielsen , Ryan Callahan and Dave Steckel were the scorers. The previous record was three penalty shot goals in one night. Four penalty shot attempts in one night had occurred previously. On November 20, 2010,

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4628-458: The Blue Jackets hosted the Detroit Red Wings . The Philadelphia Flyers adopted their 2010 NHL Winter Classic white uniforms as their new road uniform and dropped the black third jersey they wore since changing to Reebok 's "NHL Edge" template. The New York Islanders reverted to the uniforms they made their debut back in 1972–73; their royal blue uniforms were their third jersey for the past two seasons. The road white uniforms are also from

4717-482: The Eastern Conference Finals in seven games to the eventual Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals, one win short from reaching the Stanley Cup Finals once more. Kucherov ended the playoffs with seven goals, 10 assists and 17 points in all 17 games played On 10 July 2018, Kucherov signed an eight-year, $ 76 million contract extension with the Lightning. On 15 November, Kucherov recorded his 200th assist on

4806-712: The Flames defeating the Canadiens 4–0. This event was recorded as the first shutout in any NHL outdoor game. The All-Star Game was played on January 30, 2011, at at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina , the home of the Carolina Hurricanes . A new format to select the teams were introduced: instead of using conferences or player nationalities as in past All-Star Games, teams were selected by captains in

4895-534: The Lightning's lengthy playoff run with 10 goals and 12 assists for 22 points in all 26 contests played. In the 2015–16 season , Kucherov led the team in points (66) and was second in assists (36) and goals (30), playing in 77 games while playing most of the season on the first line with Alex Killorn and captain Steven Stamkos . Kucherov also set a career-high in goals (30), points (36), power-play goals (9) and game-winning goals (4). He also ranked second on

4984-722: The NHL and NBC hosted a Hockey Day in America event on February 20, 2011, featuring eight of the most popular American NHL teams. The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Rangers 4–2, the Washington Capitals defeated the Buffalo Sabres 2–1, the Red Wings defeated the Minnesota Wild 2–1, and the highlight game of the afternoon, a meeting of the last two Stanley Cup champions, as the Penguins were defeated by

5073-539: The NHL's most valuable player, Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer, and the Ted Lindsay Award as the best player voted by fellow NHL players, for the 2018–19 season . Kucherov won the Stanley Cup twice with the Lightning, in 2020 and 2021 , leading the playoffs in scoring both times. Kucherov holds the record for most points by a Russian-born player in a single season (144), as well as Lightning franchise playoff records for most points, most goals, and most assists. Kucherov played for Krasnaya Armiya of

5162-430: The North American style, Kucherov played major junior hockey with the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). He signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Lightning on 10 September 2012 while playing in the QMJHL. Kucherov made his NHL debut on 25 November 2013 against the New York Rangers . He scored a goal on his first shot, on his first shift, against Henrik Lundqvist ; he

5251-405: The Russian Junior Hockey League , the junior team of CSKA Moscow starting in the 2009–10 . He spent three seasons with the team and made his professional debut in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) during this time, playing 27 KHL games over the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons. In the 2011 NHL Entry Draft , he was selected 58th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning. In an attempt to transition to

5340-458: The Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks played against the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center in the nightcap. The Blackhawks had their home opener two nights later against their Central Division rivals, the Detroit Red Wings , and hoisted their first Stanley Cup championship banner in 49 years in a pre-game ceremony . The first NHL Face-off games goal was scored by Tim Brent of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Pittsburgh Penguins hosted

5429-414: The award more than once: Crosby in 2007 and 2014 , Malkin in 2009 and 2012 , St. Louis in 2004 and 2013 , McDavid in 2017 , 2018 , 2021 , 2022 and 2023 and Kucherov in 2019 and 2024 . McDavid and Gretzky are the only players to win multiple Art Ross trophies before age 21. The NHL rules stipulate three tiebreakers in case two or more players are tied in points: Scoring ties happened in

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5518-430: The bottom of the jersey and the "veined leaf" logo on both shoulders. The jersey also includes a white collar with string lace-up instead of a V-shaped collar. In third jersey items, the Calgary Flames used the third jerseys they debuted in the 2009–10 season onto the Edge template in a retro style from the 1988–89 season . After a three-year hiatus, the Anaheim Ducks unveiled a new third jersey on November 26 against

5607-504: The conclusion of the regular season. GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/– = P Plus–minus ; PIM = Penalty minutes Source: NHL The following goaltenders led the league in goals against average at the end of the regular season while playing at least 1800 minutes. GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage ; GAA = Goals against average The following

5696-504: The first three rounds of the playoffs, selecting the rights to individual series using a draft-like setup. The Stanley Cup Finals aired exclusively on CBC. This was the sixth and final season of the league's U.S. national broadcast rights deals with NBC and Versus before the two networks reached a new deal in April 2011. Under the previous deal expiring at the end of the 2010–11 season, Versus aired games generally on Monday and Tuesday nights, while NBC had games on selected weekends. During

5785-415: The four game sweep. On 19 June, Kucherov was awarded the Hart Memorial Trophy , voted by hockey writers and the Ted Lindsay Award , voted by the players, as the most valuable player at the 2019 NHL awards for 2018–19. On 21 December 2019, Kucherov scored his 200th goal on goaltender Braden Holtby in a 3–1 loss to the Washington Capitals. On 23 December, Kucherov recorded his 300th assist and 500th point on

5874-424: The greater number of games won, excluding wins obtained in the shootout, will be ranked higher. The change was made to reward in-play team victories (regulation or overtime) instead of a win obtained via an individual skill contest. This figure will be tracked in an additional column in the official league standings called ROW (Regulation and overtime wins) . In its first year, the tie-breaker proved critical, giving

5963-467: The head is targeted and/or is the principal point of contact is not permitted. Any player who incurs a total of two game misconducts under this rule shall be suspended automatically for the next game his team plays. For each subsequent game misconduct penalty, the automatic suspension shall be increased by one game. The commissioner of the league can increase the suspension longer due to his discretion. Several teams announced plans to change their uniforms in

6052-461: The league rules stating that all team jerseys must have nameplates on the back, both the Canucks and Kings were granted permission to wear jerseys without nameplates. The Washington Capitals, the road team in the 2011 Winter Classic, wore their Winter Classic jerseys in a home game vs. the Montreal Canadiens in honor of former Capital Dino Ciccarelli and his 2010 induction to the Hockey Hall of Fame . Every year since 2006, Kraft Foods has sponsored

6141-497: The merging of all its sports properties with the NBC Sports division. The merged company then signed a new 10-year, US$ 2 billion deal with the NHL in April 2011, extending and unifying the broadcast and cable television rights held by NBC and Versus. Notable changes under the new deal included an increase in nationally televised games on Versus (which was to be renamed under the NBC name), a new Thanksgiving Friday game on NBC, holding exclusive rights to all playoff games beginning with

6230-450: The most points (70) in Lightning playoff history. On 26 August, Kucherov recorded his first career four-point playoff game in a 7–1 Lightning victory over the Boston Bruins in the third game of their second-round series. On 8 September, Kucherov recorded a goal and four assists for a five-point night in an 8–2 Lightning win over the New York Islanders in the first game of the Eastern Conference Final. Kucherov's five-point game established

6319-401: The most points ever scored in a season. Nikita Kucherov Nikita Igorevich Kucherov ( Russian : Никита Игоревич Кучеров ; born 17 June 1993) is a Russian professional ice hockey right winger and alternate captain for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). Regarded as one of the best players in the world, Kucherov won the Hart Memorial Trophy as

6408-616: The most points in a single playoff season in franchise history. That same day Kucherov was named as a Second Team All-Star for the 2019–20 season . Kucherov eventually won the Stanley Cup on 28 September after the Lightning defeated the Dallas Stars in six games. He led the league in points (34) and assists (27) in the 2020 playoffs . Kucherov and Brayden Point also became the first teammates to have 30 playoff points (34 and 33 respectively) since Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin (31 and 37 respectively) in 2009 . On 23 December 2020, it

6497-408: The other team played at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top eight teams in each conference made the playoffs, with the three division winners seeded 1–3 based on regular season record, and the five remaining teams seeded 4–8. The NHL used "re-seeding" instead of a fixed bracket playoff system. During the first three rounds, the highest remaining seed in each conference

6586-460: The past three seasons. A new third jersey, also in blue, featured the city's name in white script on the chest, along with "quilted" numbers on the back and a gold nameplate with blue lettering fashioning the look of the AHL's former Buffalo Bisons . The Columbus Blue Jackets unveiled a third jersey November 24 as part of their 10th season celebration. The new jersey made its debut on November 26 when

6675-486: The playoffs, NBC had the rights to air selected weekend games during the first three postseason rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs, while Versus televised selected first and second round playoff games and all Conference Finals games not aired on NBC. Due to NBC's scheduling, the network broadcast the first two and final three games of the Stanley Cup Finals, while Versus broadcast games 3 and 4. In January 2011, Comcast , owner of Versus, acquired NBCUniversal , resulting in

6764-506: The playoffs. bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Placed first in conference (and division) AT – Atlantic Division, NE – Northeast Division, SE – Southeast Division bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL) CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division Under NHL rules, first-place teams in each division receive

6853-475: The prior round against the Montreal Canadiens on goaltender Carey Price. After defeating the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers in the first three rounds, Kucherov and the Triplets would prove to be one of the most dangerous lines in the NHL as Lightning clinched a spot in the 2015 Stanley Cup Finals , in which they would lose to the Chicago Blackhawks in six games. Kucherov would finish

6942-836: The regular season in Europe, in a series branded the "2010 Compuware NHL Premiere Games." On October 7–8, 2010, the Carolina Hurricanes and the Minnesota Wild played two games at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki , Finland. The Hurricanes swept the Wild. On October 8–9, 2010, the Columbus Blue Jackets and the San Jose Sharks played two games at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm , Sweden. The two teams split

7031-528: The season started with games in Europe. The 58th All-Star Game was held at RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina , home arena of the Carolina Hurricanes , on January 30, 2011. This was the final season of operation for the Atlanta Thrashers , who were sold to True North Sports and Entertainment out of Winnipeg , Manitoba, and moved from Atlanta to Winnipeg to become the "new" Winnipeg Jets . Winnipeg had lost its previous NHL team, also called

7120-447: The season, posting 29 goals, 36 assists and 65 points. Kucherov also tied for the NHL lead in plus-minus with Montreal Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty at a +38 rating. The +38 rating also set the Lightning single-season franchise record for +/- rating. On 18 April 2015, Kucherov recorded his first career playoff assist on a goal by Tyler Johnson in the second game of the opening round of

7209-445: The streak to six games. In doing so, Kucherov joined Mario Lemieux , Keith Tkachuk , and Steve Yzerman as the only players in the last 30 years to score a goal in each of their first six games. On the very next night, Kucherov extended his goal-scoring streak to seven games. In doing so, Kucherov became the sixth player in the modern era (since 1943−44) to score in each of their team's first seven games. Kucherov's goal scoring streak

7298-454: The team in shots (209) and power-play goals, while also leading the team with 19 multi-point games. He also skated in all 17 Stanley Cup playoff games with the Lightning last season in their run to the Eastern Conference Finals where the Lightning would fall to the Pittsburgh Penguins in seven games, coming just one win short from a second straight appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals, scoring 11 goals, eight assists and 19 points to go along with

7387-518: The term "number one bullshit" about Vasilevskiy losing the Vezina Trophy as the league's top goaltender that season to Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Marc-André Fleury and to Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck the year prior. At the ensuing Stanley Cup parade on 12 July, Kucherov and several Lightning players wore shirts depicting Kucherov during his interview next to his famous "number one bullshit" quote. On 16 October 2021 in

7476-441: The trophy, fifth overall. From 1951 to 2001, Jean Beliveau , Marcel Dionne , and Bryan Trottier were the only single-time winners of the scoring title, while Gordie Howe , Bernie Geoffrion , Dickie Moore , Bobby Hull , Stan Mikita , Phil Esposito , Bobby Orr , Guy Lafleur , Wayne Gretzky , Mario Lemieux , and Jaromir Jagr all won it on multiple occasions. For two decades, from 1981 to 2001 , only three players won

7565-459: Was announced that Kucherov would undergo hip surgery and would miss the entirety of the pandemic -shortened 2020–21 season . After missing all 56 regular season games, returned for the 2021 playoffs , playing in all 23 games, and leading the league in playoff scoring with 32 points (eight goals, 24 assists), as the Lightning repeated as Stanley Cup champions. Kucherov also led his team in playoff assists (24) and shots on goal (62). After Game 5 of

7654-510: Was ended the following game on 19 October in a 2–0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets . On 26 October, Kucherov recorded a point in his 11th consecutive game to start the season. In doing so, Kucherov tied Martin St. Louis for the longest season-opening point streak in Lightning history. Kucherov's streak was ended the following game on 28 October with no points recorded against 4–1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks . On 10 January 2018, Kucherov

7743-402: Was matched against the lowest remaining seed, the second-highest remaining seed played the second-lowest remaining seed, and so forth. The higher-seeded team was awarded home ice advantage. The two conference winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals, where home ice advantage was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record. The following players led the league in points at

7832-500: Was named to the 2018 NHL All-Star Game , which was played at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida . On 8 February, Kucherov recorded a three-point night in a 5–2 Lightning victory over the visiting Vancouver Canucks . Kucherov finished the 2017–18 season playing 80 contests and lead the team in goals, assists and points with 39 goals, 61 assists and 100 points recorded to mark his first career 100-point season. On 22 April, Kucherov recorded

7921-515: Was the seventh player in Lightning history to score a goal in his NHL debut. On 23 December 2013, Kucherov recorded his first NHL assist on a goal by J. T. Brown . His rookie season would end with Kucherov playing in 52 games with nine goals and nine assists for 18 points. Kucherov made his playoff debut in the opening game in the opening round of the 2014 playoffs against the Montreal Canadiens on 16 April 2014, where he would score his first career playoff goal on goaltender Carey Price . During

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