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Skaters
2023-2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	10.64	3.44
ADP	10.29	97.37
OFF	14	24
B2B	10	14
PROJ	814.00	570.00
G	32	13
AST	71	38
PTS	103	51
PIM	37	45
SOG	259	230
HIT	55	40
BLK	21	97

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Season Statistics
PROJ	1,095.5	520.6
G	44	10
AST	100	33
PTS	144	43
PIM	22	20
SOG	305	184
HIT	39	34
BLK	35	87

Recent News
	Watching Nikita Kucherov Endure A Lousy Bit At NHL Awards Is Guaranteed To Make You Cringe Published June 28th, 2024 via Outkick Lightning's Nikita Kucherov Falls Short at NHL Awards Published June 28th, 2024 via The Hockey News WATCH: Nikita Kucherov appears unimpressed after being grilled by comedian at NHL Awards Published June 27th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Nikita Kucherov Finished Second in Hart Trophy Voting Published June 27th, 2024 via Raw Charge Lightning's Nikita Kucherov snubbed by media, peers at NHL Awards Published June 27th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times Nikita Kucherov: The Tampa Bay Lightning Star Soaring to Success Published June 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports NHL: Lightning star Nikita Kucherov leaves Game 6 with injury Published May 23rd, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Lightning's Nikita Kucherov wins Art Ross Trophy Published May 21st, 2024 via MSN	Investing Target: Many Reasons to Buy Brent Burns Cards Now! Published June 7th, 2024 via The Hockey News Brent Burns Talks 20th Season and Rod Brind'Amour's Influence with Carolina Hurricanes Published May 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports 'You have to really embrace having the chance at it': Brent Burns on the Team, Rod Brind'Amour and His Future Published May 29th, 2024 via The Hockey News Brent Burns on his tremendous shiner after Columbus high-stick Published May 24th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports In The Room: Brent Burns \| Carolina Hurricanes Published May 18th, 2024 via NHL.com Hurricanes' Brent Burns: Generates assist Published May 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports Hurricanes' Brent Burns: Puts up helper in loss Published May 5th, 2024 via CBS Sports Marek vs. Wyshynski: Tyler Dellow on Leafs, Brent Burns and trade deadline (Podcast) Published May 5th, 2024 via Yahoo News UK

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