TAMPA, Fla. — It might be easy to put the blame on Nikita Kucherov for the Lightning’s third straight first-round playoff exit, but just know that he’s taking it harder than you. And don’t ...

It’s not as if Kucherov has always struggled in postseason situations. He led the NHL in points in both the 2020 and 2021 playoffs, and had 21 goals in 43 games as far back as the 2015 and 2016 ...