Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov will miss Sunday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes due to a lower-body injury, the team announced.
It will be Kucherov's first missed game of the season and he is considered day to day.
The 22-year-old leads the Lightning with 49 points in 58 games this season, and is tied with captain Steven Stamkos with a team-leading 24 goals. It is not believed he was injured during Saturday's 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, as he took his last shift during the game's final minute.
With Kucherov out, Jonathan Marchessault will slot into the team's top six forwards. The 25-year-old winger has seven goals and seven assists in 30 games this season.
