After Friday’s goal against the Columbus Blue Jackets, Nikita Kucherov has now scored a goal against every single team in the NHL.
Dynamic right winger Kucherov started his NHL journey less than three years ago. He scored on the first shift of his first game. Suffice to say, hockey fans should have known then that he was something special (and the broadcasters probably should have learned how to pronounce his name).
Let’s take a quick trip down memory lane and review our favorite right winger’s first goal against each of the 29 teams not named the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Goal #1:: November 25, 2013 vs New York Rangers (Henrik Lundqvist)
Goal #2: December 10, 2013 vs Washington Capitals (Braden Holtby)
Goal #3: December 12, 2013 vs Detroit Red Wings (Jonas Gutavsson)
Goal #4: January 1, 2014 vs Vancouver Canucks (Eddie Lack)
Goal #5: January 3, 2014 vs Calgary Flames (Karri Romo)
Goal #6: January 5, 2014 vs Edmonton Oilers (Ilya Bryzgalov)
Goal #7: January 19, 2014 vs Carolina Hurricanes (Anton Khudobin)
Goal #8: March 24, 2014 vs Ottawa Senators (Robin Lehner)
Goal #9: April 16, 2014 vs Montreal Canadiens (Carey Price)
Goal #10: October 25, 2014 vs Minnesota Wild (Darcy Kuemper)
Goal #11: October 28, 2014 vs Arizona Coyotes (Mike Smith)
Goal #12: November 11, 2014 vs Chicago Blackhawks (Corey Crawford)
Goal #13: December 15, 2014 vs Pittsburgh Penguins (Marc-Andre Fleury)
Goal #14: December 19, 2014 vs New Jersey Devils (Keith Kinkaid)
Goal #15: December 31, 2014 vs Buffalo Sabres (Jhonas Enroth)
Goal #16: February 5, 2015 vs Dallas Stars (Empty Net)
Goal #17: February 7, 2015 vs Los Angeles Kings (Jonathan Quick)
Goal #18: February 8, 2015 vs Anaheim Ducks (Frederik Andersen)
Goal #19: February 10, 2015 vs Nashville Predators (Pekka Rinne)
Goal #20: February 22, 2015 vs Colorado Avalanche (Semyon Varlamov)
Goal #21: March 3, 2015 vs Toronto Maple Leafs (Jonathan Bernier)
Goal #22: March 14, 2015 vs Winnipeg Jets (Ondrej Pavelec)
Goal #23: March 24, 2015 vs Florida Panthers (Roberto Luongo)
Goal #24: April 11, 2015 vs Boston Bruins (Tuukka Rask)
Goal #25: December 12, 2015 vs San Jose Sharks (Alex Stalock)
Goal #26: February 14, 2016 vs St. Louis Blues (Brian Elliott)
Goal #27: March 25, 2016 vs New York Islanders (Thomas Greiss)
Goal #28: November 23, 2016 vs Philadelphia Flyers (Steve Mason)
Goal #29: November 25, 2016 vs Columbus Blue Jackets (Sergei Bobrovsky)
Vegas Golden Knights – you’re next!
