For what it is worth, because it’s been brought up a few times here, being on the ice to score an empty netter is not a defacto indicator that a player is good defensively. There are plenty of players who get put on late for their puck skills and not defensive aptitude, Kucherov is one of them. There certainly are lots of players who do get icetime in those moments because they are good defensively, but most teams give their stars some of those minutes regardless of where they fall for defensive play, so it shouldn’t be read too much into.