Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov headlined a group of players who were issued qualifying offers before the 5 p.m. ET deadline Monday.
Kucherov, 23, scored 30 goals and led the Lightning with 66 points, his second straight season of 60 or more points, in 77 games this season.
He played the final year of his entry-level contract in 2015-16, and like any player extended a qualifying offer, will become a restricted free agent July 1 if he rejects it. The Lightning can match any offer sheet another team gives Kucherov.
Other big-name players to receive qualifying offers Monday were Calgary Flames forwards Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan. Gaudreau, 22, had 30 goals and 78 points in 79 games this season. Monahan, 21, had 27 goals and a career-high 63 points in 81 games.
Here are the rest of those who were issued qualifying offers Monday:
Anaheim Ducks (3): F Stefan Noesen, F Rickard Rakell, D Hampus Lindholm
Arizona Coyotes (5): F Stefan Fournier, F Tyler Gaudet, F Tobias Rieder, D Connor Murphy, D Michael Stone
Boston Bruins (6): F Brian Ferlin, F Alexander Khokhlachev, D Chris Casto, D Torey Krug, D Colin Miller, D Joe Morrow
Buffalo Sabres (7): F Daniel Catenacci, F Marcus Foligno, F Zemgus Girgensons, D Jake McCabe, D Casey Nelson, D Rasmus Ristolainen, G Jason Kasdorf
Calgary Flames (4): F Johnny Gaudreau, F Freddie Hamilton, F Sean Monahan, D Tyler Wotherspoon
Carolina Hurricanes (7): F Patrick Brown, F Victor Rask, F Brody Sutter, F Brendan Woods, D Keegan Lowe, D Ryan Murphy, D Dennis Robertson
Colorado Avalanche (5): F Mikhail Grigorenko, F Nathan MacKinnon, D Tyson Barrie, D Duncan Siemens, G Calvin Pickard
Columbus Blue Jackets (4): F Alex Broadhurst, F T.J. Tynan, D Scott Harrington, D Seth Jones
Dallas Stars (4): F Valeri Nichushkin, F Matej Stransky, D Jamie Oleksiak, G Maxime Lagace
Edmonton Oilers (1): David Musil
New Jersey Devils: (5): F Reid Boucher, F Jacob Josefson, F Sergey Kalinin, F Kyle Palmieri, D Reece Scarlett
Ottawa Senators (7): F Casey Bailey, F Ryan Dzingel, F Mike Hoffman, F Max McCormick, F Matt Puempel, D Cody Ceci, D Fredrik Claesson
Philadelphia Flyers (5): F Nick Cousins, F Jordan Weal, F Brayden Schenn, F Petr Straka D Brandon Manning
Montreal Canadiens (3): F Daniel Carr, F Phillip Danault, F Andrew Shaw
Nashville Predators (4): F Calle Jarnkrok, D Taylor Aronson, D Stefan Elliott, D Petter Granberg
Pittsburgh Penguins (1): F Dom Uher
San Jose Sharks (4): F Ryan Carpenter, F Tomas Hertl, F Matt Nieto, D Dylan DeMelo
St. Louis Blues (8): F Jacob Doty, F Magnus Paajarvi, F Ty Rattie, F Jaden Schwartz, D Jordan Caron, G Jordan Binnington, G Pheonix Copley, G Anders Nilsson
Tampa Bay Lighting (7): F Yanni Gourde, F Alex Killorn, F Nikita Kucherov, F Vladislav Namestnikov, F Tye McGinn, D Nikita Nesterov, G Kristers Gudlevskis
Washington Capitals (3): F Marcus Johansson, F Tom Wilson, D Dmitry Orlov
Winnipeg Jets (8): F Joel Armia, F JC Lipon, F Adam Lowry, F Mark Scheifele, F Brandon Tanev, D Brenden Kichton, D Julian Melchiori, D Jacob Trouba
Teams that have not announced are the New York Rangers, New York Islanders, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings, Vancouver Canucks and Minnesota Wild.
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