TAMPA - The Nikita Kucherov experience returned to the ice on Thursday, and what an experience it turned out to be.
After missing nearly three months of action following surgery, Kucherov was back in the lineup for the Tampa Bay Lightning for the first time since he left the ice on October 16 in Washington in discomfort. He underwent surgery two weeks later.
As the Lightning hosted the Calgary Flames, Kucherov was back after missing 32 games and his full array of wizardry was on display - vision, creativity, shot, grit, the frustration and even a succinct postgame zoom appearance. About the on...
