Nikita Kucherov had a third-period hat trick to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in the season ...

Kucherov notched a hat-trick, including a power-play goal, and added a power-play assist in Friday's 4-1 win over the Hurricanes.

Nikita Kucherov had a classic performance in the Tampa Bay Lightning's 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on opening night ...

The Lightning hope their victory can be a bright spot for the fans back home dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.

Nikita Kucherov was the hero for the Tampa Bay Lightning as he scored a hat trick in the final nine minutes to propel his team to a 4-1 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes in the season opener for bo ...

Seeing Kucherov start his season with a hat trick and four points is not surprising in the slightest. The 31-year-old winger ...

Kucherov beat Hurricane goaltender Frederick Andersen for the go-ahead power-play goal 11:06 into the third with a low ...

Nikita Kucherov scored a third-period hat trick to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 in Friday night's season opener for both teams.

Guentzel recorded two assists in Friday's 4-1 win over the Hurricanes.

Nikita Kucherov scored a third-period hat trick to help the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-1 on Friday ...

The Lightning fell short again last year of attaining the ultimate goal of winning the Stanley ... rely on his play now more than ever. Nikita Kucherov Tallies 120 Points for the Third Time ...

GOALIES: Andrei Vasilevskiy (30-20-2, 2.90 goals-against average ... And with a star-studded nucleus of Nikita Kucherov, Victor Hedman, Andrei Vasilevskiy and Brayden Point augmented by talented ...