Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov exited Tuesday's contest versus the St. Louis Blues after a monstrous hit from Brayden Schenn.

The hit came in the second period and Kucherov missed the remainder of the contest.

Lightning head coach Jon Cooper said postgame that the star winger's absence wasn't concussion-related, according to The Athletic's Joe Smith.

Kucherov, the reigning NHL MVP, has posted 18 points in 18 games this year.

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