Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov joined teammate Victor Hedman in an exclusive club during Saturday's win over the Detroit Red Wings.

Kucherov danced his way to the right faceoff dot, pulling a Detroit defender toward him before cutting back to the right center hashmark. Kucherov shelved his shot into the top right corner of the Detroit net for his 21 st goal of the season.

The Tampa Bay Lightning star Nikita Kucherov was widely criticized ... points between the third and seventh positions in the Atlantic Division, with teams starting to reach the 50-games mark.

How do you stop one of the greatest players of his generation? That’s what the Toronto Maple Leafs need to figure out against Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov on Monday night.

Tampa Bay does everything but score against Detroit and has nothing to show for it in another loss to a division opponent.

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

The Tampa Bay Lightning host the New York Islanders after Brandon Hagel's two-goal game against the Los Angeles Kings in the Lightning's 3-0 win.

BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Lightning take on the Toronto Maple Leafs in a matchup within the Atlantic Division Monday. Toronto is 29-16-2 overall with a 10-4-1 record against the Atlantic Division. The Maple Leafs have gone 12-5-1 in games they convert at least one power play.

The Red Wings got on the scoreboard with a power-play one-timer from Lucas Raymond late in period two. Raddysh’s power-play goal from the top of the setup extended the Lightning lead on a play in which Kucherov earned his 600th NHL assist.

TAMPA — As Nikita Kucherov crossed the blue ... The Lightning entered the night just 2-6-0 against Atlantic Division opponents. Kucherov also became the third-quickest player born outside ...

The Los Angeles Kings head into the matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning after losing three games in a row.