Bolts Best Player of the Month: Nikita Kucherov

Nikita Kucherov was the Lightning's leading scorer in March, scoring five goals and adding 13 assists.

With assists in games against Pittsburgh and Buffalo to open the month, Kucherov extended his point streak to 8 games. To that time, Kucherov had recorded at least a point in 19 of 20 games dating back to mid-January.

Kucherov's best two-game stretch of March came in back-to-back three-point performances against the Flyers and Golden Knights. On March 7 against Philadelphia, Kucherov recorded a pair of power play goals and added a primary assist. Two nights later against Vegas, Kucherov again scored and picked up two assists, one of which was the primary helper on Brayden Point's last-minute equalizer.
Kucherov's +6 rating was the third highest on the team in March.