Before Nikita Kucherov was the hero of Wednesday night's 6-5 overtime win over the Rangers, the 21-year-old wing blamed himself for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final getting to overtime in the first place.
Kucherov said he was in good position but failed to properly defend Dan Boyle, who poked a rebound past Ben Bishop to tie the game at 5 with 1:56 left in regulation.
"It was my mistake," Kucherov said. "I didn't see the puck. I should have probably boxed him out, but I didn't. I've got to learn from it."
If nothing else, he atoned for it.