Lightning F Kucherov's early exit precautionary

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov left Tuesday's game against the Florida Panthers with a lower-body injury, but Bolts GM Julien BriseBois said it was precautionary.

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Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov left Tuesday's game against the Florida Panthers with a lower-body injury, but Bolts GM Julien BriseBois said it was precautionary.

Nikita Kucherov lower body injury not considered serious, more of a precaution. “He’s fine,” per GM Julien BriseBois. #TBLightning
— Joe Smith (@JoeSmithTB) September 26, 2018

Kucherov's injury is not considered to be serious, according to a report from The Athletic's Joe Smith, with BriseBois saying the foward is fine.

It's unclear when Kucherov got injured in the game, but he didn't return after the first period.

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Lightning F Kucherov's early exit precautionary

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov left Tuesday's game against the Florida Panthers with a lower-body injury, but Bolts GM Julien BriseBois said it was precautionary.