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The Bolts Best Player of the Month for January is none other than the Player of the Month King himself, Nikita Kucherov.

The All-Star winger tallied 6 goals and 15 assists over the last 16 games, carrying the Lightning through one of the harshest month-long stretches of any team in the NHL this season. Kucherov notched three 3-point games during January, all coming in wins for Tampa Bay, including a Top Ten-worthy goal in a 5-1 win over Detroit.

Kuch is now up to a 23-52-75 line on the season, once again on pace to be in the Art Ross conversation come season’s end. The Bolts will look to build on a big 3-0 shutout over the Kings Thursday with a conference rival matchup against the Islanders at Amalie Arena Saturday night.