NikitaKucherov

Hunting down the best bargains for your cap league this holiday season.

Tis the season for bargain hunting both in the real world and fantasy hockey. Using Capgeek's Bargain Hunter feature, here are the top five bargains and their value prior to Wednesday's games. Their value is defined as cap dollars per goals, assists and their time on ice. They have to have played a minimum of five games to qualify.

Name	Pos	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	ATOI	Cap Hit 📢 advertisement:	Value
Nikita Kucherov	F	TBL	33	12	17	29	13.95	$894,167	$30,833
Riley Nash	F	CAR	30 📢 advertisement:	4	12	16	17.77	$575,000	$35,938
Tyler Toffoli	F	LAK	32	10	13	23	13.87	$870,000	$37,826
Blake Comeau	F	PIT	29	10	8	18	15.56	$700,000	$38,889
Mike Ribeiro	F	NSH	30	9	17	26	19.59	$1,050,000

Nikita Kucherov

Considering the limited ice time he receives each game, this kid is an obvious star in the making. The former second round draft pick in 2011 has seemed to find a home on the second line with Tyler Johnson and the results speak for themselves, for both players. The kid has a shot that most can only wish for, and combine that with his speed and hockey IQ, Tampa fans are going to be enjoying this young stud for years. He leads Tampa Bay's Corsi Relative which basically means when he is on the ice, Tampa Bay controls the puck the most. Considering Alex Killorn, Steven Stamkos, Ryan Callahan and Jonathan Drouin are all ahead of Kucherov when it comes to offensive start %, that's pretty impressive. He also hasn't gone more than a game without a point in his last 25 games. The second year player is only going to get better, and better.

It's almost scary to think how deep the Lightning are.

Riley Nash