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Skaters
2023-2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	10.64	10.14
ADP	10.29	14.34
OFF	14	24
B2B	10	12
PROJ	814.00	788.00
G	32	45
AST	71	46
PTS	103	91
PIM	37	40
SOG	259	292
HIT	55	59
BLK	21	27

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Season Statistics
PROJ	1,095.5	562.4
G	44	29
AST	100	27
PTS	144	56
PIM	22	43
SOG	305	246
HIT	39	73
BLK	35	29

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	Buffalo Sabres 2024 Player Report: Tage Thompson Shines with 56 Points in 71 Games Published June 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports 2024 Buffalo Sabres Player Report Card: Tage Thompson - Die by the Blade Published June 20th, 2024 via Die By The Blade Tage Thompson scores 4 goals, natural hat trick in Sabres comeback win Published June 8th, 2024 via MSN Tage Thompson isn't the only Sabres player on the rise Published June 2nd, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Jeff Skinner, Tage Thompson help Sabres beat Canadiens Published May 27th, 2024 via MSN Jeff Skinner, Tage Thompson help Sabres beat Canadiens Published May 27th, 2024 via MSN Sabres honour Bills' Damar Hamlin, Tage Thompson caps win with magical stat line Published May 27th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Fantasy Hockey: Tage Thompson tops trade targets Published May 26th, 2024 via Yahoo Singapore News

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