Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov exits game vs. Capitals with injury

Kucherov was shaken up on a hit by Tom Wilson that knocked him into the referee in the second period.

The two-time reigning (and three-time overall) Art Ross Trophy winner, Kucherov, has nine goals and 12 assists in 19 games this season.

The 32-year-old Russian won the Hart Trophy as the league’s MVP in 2018-19.