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Evgeny Kuznetsov

Position	Center	Current Team
Shoots	Left	Current Contract
Height	6'2"	Expires
Weight (lbs)	207	Expiry Age (Jun 30)
Age	33 (May 19, 1992)	Expiry Status
Drafted	2010, Round 1, Overall 26 (WSH)

Date	Team	Transaction
Jul 2, 2017	Washington Capitals	Signed 8 years @ $7.800M AAV starting in 2017-18
Jul 6, 2015	Washington Capitals	Signed 2 years @ $3.000M AAV starting in 2015-16
Mar 8, 2014	Washington Capitals	Signed to an entry level contract.

Status History Coming Soon

5v5 Individual Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	G/60	A/60	Pts/60	xG/60	GAE/60	Sh%	xSh%	Sh%AE	%SA Rush	%SA Reb.
2015-16	WSH	81	1126:09	0.53	1.97	2.50	0.62	-0.09	7.30	8.56	-1.26	5.65	3.95
2016-17	WSH	82	1129:37	0.80	1.33	2.12	0.72	0.07	11.36	10.31	1.06	5.82	1.59
2017-18	WSH	79	1111:38	0.81	1.51	2.32	0.64	0.17	12.10	9.53	2.57	6.02	4.82
2018-19	WSH	76	1024:14	0.47	1.99	2.46	0.60	-0.13	7.55	9.63	-2.08	5.03	3.14
2019-20	WSH	63	835:53	0.86	1.44	2.30	0.59	0.27	15.00	10.28	4.72	6.67	0.95
2020-21	WSH	41	537:53	0.89	1.23	2.12	0.56	0.34	14.55	9.05	5.50	5.56	5.56
2021-22	WSH	78	1086:16	0.72	1.16	1.88	0.54	0.18	12.04	9.06	2.98	1.94	2.58
2022-23	WSH	81	1032:37	0.35	1.39	1.74	0.47	-0.12	6.00	8.12	-2.12	2.92	2.92
2023-24	WSH	43	556:57	0.43	0.65	1.08	0.37	0.06	9.52	8.09	1.43	0.00	6.45
2023-24	CAR	20	256:32	0.23	0.47	0.70	0.58	-0.35	5.00	12.47	-7.47	2.86	11.43
2023-24	CAR, WSH	63	813:29	0.37	0.59	0.96	0.43	-0.07	8.06	9.51	-1.44	1.03	8.25

5v5 On Ice Stats

Season	Team(s)	GP	TOI	SAF/60	GF/60	xGF/60	SAA/60	GA/60	xGA/60	GF%	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2015-16	WSH	81	1126:09	44.70	3.25	2.85	39.16	2.34	2.37	58.10	54.64	0.52	0.10	3.88
2016-17	WSH	82	1129:37	41.64	3.13	2.53	39.15	1.97	2.34	61.46	51.91	0.09	0.03	0.50
2017-18	WSH	79	1111:38	41.56	3.08	2.69	46.09	2.48	2.79	55.34	49.14	0.33	0.14	1.97
2018-19	WSH	76	1024:14	43.35	3.46	2.62	48.80	2.52	3.22	57.84	44.79	0.15	0.74	-5.00
2019-20	WSH	63	835:53	37.25	3.16	2.35	46.87	3.01	2.76	51.16	46.01	-0.34	0.34	-6.70
2020-21	WSH	41	537:53	41.83	3.68	2.56	40.05	1.78	2.30	67.35	52.69	0.35	0.11	2.42
2021-22	WSH	78	1086:16	41.21	2.93	2.55	40.65	2.38	2.57	55.21	49.80	0.05	0.25	-1.98
2022-23	WSH	81	1032:37	39.92	2.61	2.43	45.38	2.91	3.05	47.37	44.39	-0.21	0.58	-7.34
2023-24	WSH	43	556:57	34.04	1.40	1.90	47.19	2.91	2.80	32.50	40.38	-0.50	0.24	-7.99
2023-24	CAR	20	256:32	46.31	1.87	2.81	43.50	2.10	2.75	47.06	50.54	-0.20	0.90	-11.33
2023-24	CAR, WSH	63	813:29	37.91	1.55	2.19	46.02	2.66	2.79	36.84	43.97	-0.41	0.45	-8.72

NHL Edge Stats

		Skating				Shooting					Zone Time
Season	GP	Top Speed	Bursts>20/mi	Avg. Speed	ES Avg. Speed	Top Speed	Avg. Speed	%Long Range	%Mid Range	%High Danger	ES DZ%	ES NZ%	ES OZ%
2021-22	79	23.2	1.1	7.1	7.0	91.4	47.4	13.5	38.3	48.2	39.7	19.0	41.3
2022-23	81	22.7	0.6	10.3	10.7	93.9	23.7	14.6	52.8	32.5	41.6	19.0	39.4
2023-24	63	23.4	0.5	10.3	10.5	86.7	45.6	11.5	48.1	40.4	43.0	18.7	38.3
2024-25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Percentile 25-50

Percentile 50-75

Percentile 75-100

Forwards are compared with forwards and Defensemen are are compared with Defensemen.

5v5 Lines

Season

Season	Teammate	Teammate	Team	TOI	GF/60	GA/60	GF%	xGF/60	xGA/60	xGF%	xGF Rel	xGA Rel	xGF% Rel
2023-24	Ovechkin, A	Wilson, T	WSH	126:00	1.43	4.29	25.00	1.53	3.62	29.69	-0.74	1.01	-16.80
2023-24	Oshie, T	Milano, S	WSH	64:29	1.86	2.79	40.00	2.30	1.75	56.88	-0.19	-0.88	8.20
2023-24	Necas, M	Svechnikov, A	CAR	59:09	1.01	4.06	20.00	2.43	4.27	36.28	-0.53	2.30	-23.70
2023-24	Teravainen, T	Necas, M	CAR	39:26	1.52	1.52	50.00	2.95	1.99	59.66	0.04	0.00	0.28
2023-24	Guentzel, J	Necas, M	CAR	36:55	3.25	1.63	66.67	3.54	1.19	74.79	0.73	-0.96	18.24
2023-24	Oshie, T	McMichael, C	WSH	36:50	0.00	4.89	0.00	4.05	2.54	61.46	1.92	0.12	14.70
2023-24	Martinook, J	Necas, M	CAR	28:26	2.11	0.00	100.00	2.65	3.99	39.87	-0.29	1.94	-18.98
2023-24	Wilson, T	McMichael, C	WSH	27:22	0.00	2.19	0.00	1.44	2.37	37.88	-0.87	-0.18	-9.68
2023-24	Noesen, S	Necas, M	CAR	27:08	0.00	0.00	-	2.50	3.81	39.62	-0.47	1.90	-21.33
2022-23	Ovechkin, A	Sheary, C	WSH	129:49	4.62	2.31	66.67	2.65	2.84	48.28	-0.03	0.40	-4.01
2022-23	Ovechkin, A	Wilson, T	WSH	93:03	2.58	5.16	33.33	2.02	3.68	35.49	-0.68	1.07	-15.43
2022-23	Oshie, T	Milano, S	WSH	90:08	2.00	3.99	33.33	2.08	2.90	41.78	-0.56	0.37	-9.35
2022-23	Mantha, A	Milano, S	WSH	81:13	3.69	2.22	62.50	2.69	1.98	57.68	0.01	-0.54	6.06
2022-23	Smith, C	Mantha, A	WSH	43:22	1.38	2.77	33.33	2.57	2.15	54.39	0.03	-0.54	5.82
2022-23	Mantha, A	Sheary, C	WSH	41:02	1.46	2.92	33.33	2.01	2.90	40.92	-0.71	0.32	-10.36
2022-23	Oshie, T	Mantha, A	WSH	36:19	3.30	1.65	66.67	2.35	3.38	40.97	-0.24	0.77	-8.84
2022-23	Johansson, M	Hathaway, G	WSH	29:27	2.04	4.07	33.33	3.40	4.40	43.62	0.57	2.07	-11.23
2022-23	Ovechkin, A	Milano, S	WSH	29:07	4.12	2.06	66.67	4.39	3.59	54.98	1.67	1.24	1.41
2022-23	Wilson, T	Milano, S	WSH	28:39	2.09	6.28	25.00	2.26	3.11	42.09	-0.18	0.27	-4.10
2022-23	Oshie, T	Johansson, M	WSH	28:12	2.13	0.00	100.00	1.88	3.25	36.66	-0.88	0.79	-16.19
2022-23	Ovechkin, A	Mantha, A	WSH	26:46	4.48	4.48	50.00	3.19	4.05	44.07	0.59	1.62	-7.65
2022-23	Milano, S	Protas, A	WSH	20:53	0.00	2.87	0.00	2.09	3.66	36.35	-0.69	0.98	-14.63
2022-23	Johansson, M	Mantha, A	WSH	20:08	0.00	2.98	0.00	3.04	1.74	63.61	0.43	-0.79	12.85
2022-23	Oshie, T	Wilson, T	WSH	20:03	0.00	2.99	0.00	3.16	2.26	58.35	0.52	-0.37	8.29
2021-22	Ovechkin, A	Wilson, T	WSH	466:03	3.48	2.19	61.36	2.50	2.65	48.61	-0.00	0.31	-3.08
2021-22	Ovechkin, A	Sheary, C	WSH	161:06	2.61	3.72	41.18	2.78	2.49	52.75	0.21	0.18	0.05
2021-22	Ovechkin, A	Protas, A	WSH	86:47	2.77	1.38	66.67	2.42	2.94	45.22	-0.26	0.31	-5.26
2021-22	Ovechkin, A	Hathaway, G	WSH	52:36	3.42	2.28	60.00	3.40	3.22	51.38	0.83	0.79	-0.09
2021-22	Ovechkin, A	Oshie, T	WSH	31:27	1.91	5.72	25.00	2.74	1.95	58.37	0.16	-0.33	5.32
2021-22	Ovechkin, A	Johansson, M	WSH	29:36	2.03	4.05	33.33	2.70	2.41	52.89	0.54	0.13	4.12
2021-22	Ovechkin, A	Sprong, D	WSH	28:37	4.19	0.00	100.00	3.98	1.95	67.07	1.55	-0.42	16.52
2021-22	Wilson, T	Snively, J	WSH	24:12	7.44	4.96	60.00	3.54	2.41	59.48	1.24	-0.11	11.70
2021-22	Wilson, T	McMichael, C	WSH	22:16	0.00	2.69	0.00	1.58	2.27	41.01	-0.82	-0.20	-8.15
2020-21	Ovechkin, A	Oshie, T	WSH	107:04	2.80	1.68	62.50	2.67	2.93	47.69	0.56	0.75	-1.54
2020-21	Ovechkin, A	Wilson, T	WSH	79:21	3.78	3.02	55.56	3.04	2.12	58.85	0.82	-0.15	9.47
2020-21	Vrana, J	Sprong, D	WSH	63:43	4.71	0.94	83.33	1.96	2.02	49.31	-0.08	-0.06	-0.28
2020-21	Wilson, T	Sprong, D	WSH	41:59	7.15	4.29	62.50	2.76	2.03	57.68	-0.00	-0.29	3.30
2020-21	Ovechkin, A	Sheary, C	WSH	37:07	0.00	3.23	0.00	3.21	2.43	56.93	0.91	0.13	6.94
2020-21	Wilson, T	Vrana, J	WSH	32:55	3.65	1.82	66.67	1.46	2.75	34.70	-0.76	0.47	-14.56
2020-21	Ovechkin, A	Sprong, D	WSH	32:42	9.17	1.83	83.33	2.05	3.39	37.67	-0.27	1.12	-12.80
2020-21	Sheary, C	Vrana, J	WSH	25:19	4.74	0.00	100.00	2.39	2.25	51.52	0.02	0.05	-0.28
2019-20	Oshie, T	Vrana, J	WSH	256:32	3.51	3.27	51.72	2.25	3.02	42.75	-0.40	0.65	-10.04
2019-20	Ovechkin, A	Wilson, T	WSH	228:58	1.83	2.36	43.75	2.13	2.90	42.33	-0.53	0.41	-9.32
2019-20	Wilson, T	Vrana, J	WSH	106:58	5.61	5.61	50.00	3.24	2.53	56.09	0.75	-0.04	6.91
2019-20	Hagelin, C	Wilson, T	WSH	43:30	1.38	2.76	33.33	1.51	3.10	32.75	-1.14	0.67	-19.42
2019-20	Ovechkin, A	Oshie, T	WSH	27:30	2.18	0.00	100.00	0.55	2.94	15.81	-2.06	0.41	-34.91
2019-20	Hagelin, C	Panik, R	WSH	21:49	5.50	0.00	100.00	2.07	3.86	34.85	-0.48	1.46	-16.62
2018-19	Ovechkin, A	Wilson, T	WSH	313:15	3.83	2.49	60.61	2.60	3.03	46.19	0.12	0.45	-2.78
2018-19	Wilson, T	Vrana, J	WSH	146:17	4.51	1.23	78.57	3.33	3.14	51.48	0.70	0.51	1.39
2018-19	Oshie, T	Vrana, J	WSH	92:57	1.29	1.29	50.00	2.02	2.73	42.49	-0.48	0.10	-6.19
2018-19	Connolly, B	Vrana, J	WSH	65:27	5.50	1.83	75.00	3.25	3.16	50.72	0.84	0.26	5.34
2018-19	Ovechkin, A	Connolly, B	WSH	60:44	5.93	3.95	60.00	2.82	4.10	40.77	0.31	1.39	-7.36
2018-19	Ovechkin, A	Vrana, J	WSH	51:04	4.70	7.05	40.00	1.89	3.36	36.05	-0.75	0.50	-11.97
2018-19	Ovechkin, A	Jaskin, D	WSH	37:02	0.00	0.00	-	1.62	3.84	29.58	-0.90	0.78	-15.46
2018-19	Ovechkin, A	Stephenson, C	WSH	33:20	1.80	5.40	25.00	2.11	3.65	36.62	-0.34	0.81	-9.73
2018-19	Ovechkin, A	Smith-Pelly, D	WSH	26:27	2.27	0.00	100.00	2.51	2.28	52.43	0.06	-0.27	3.46
2018-19	Ovechkin, A	Oshie, T	WSH	23:47	5.05	0.00	100.00	1.82	3.18	36.41	-0.78	0.50	-12.76
2018-19	Oshie, T	Hagelin, C	WSH	22:23	5.36	0.00	100.00	1.56	3.73	29.50	-0.80	0.96	-16.53
2017-18	Oshie, T	Vrana, J	WSH	250:52	2.63	1.91	57.89	3.03	2.25	57.41	0.71	-0.46	11.22
2017-18	Ovechkin, A	Wilson, T	WSH	224:48	4.00	2.67	60.00	2.73	2.86	48.85	0.24	0.22	0.32
2017-18	Ovechkin, A	Smith-Pelly, D	WSH	147:58	2.03	2.43	45.45	2.75	3.27	45.66	0.26	0.71	-3.55
2017-18	Ovechkin, A	Vrana, J	WSH	91:56	4.57	1.96	70.00	2.89	2.81	50.74	0.52	-0.17	6.41
2017-18	Wilson, T	Vrana, J	WSH	67:54	1.77	1.77	50.00	2.68	2.73	49.53	0.17	0.12	0.52
2017-18	Chiasson, A	Vrana, J	WSH	64:04	1.87	2.81	40.00	1.79	2.39	42.76	-0.57	-0.46	-2.47
2017-18	Oshie, T	Connolly, B	WSH	29:36	4.05	0.00	100.00	2.87	2.12	57.47	0.16	-0.54	6.98
2017-18	Ovechkin, A	Oshie, T	WSH	27:57	8.59	4.29	66.67	4.27	1.88	69.47	1.86	-0.76	21.68
2017-18	Ovechkin, A	Chiasson, A	WSH	23:39	5.07	10.15	33.33	2.83	2.88	49.53	0.34	0.20	1.40
2016-17	Williams, J	Johansson, M	WSH	506:24	3.44	1.42	70.73	2.52	2.03	55.35	0.06	-0.28	3.81
2016-17	Williams, J	Ovechkin, A	WSH	117:27	4.09	4.09	50.00	3.13	2.83	52.58	0.75	0.58	1.09
2016-17	Johansson, M	Wilson, T	WSH	88:07	2.72	2.04	57.14	2.10	2.04	50.75	-0.41	-0.31	-0.93
2016-17	Ovechkin, A	Oshie, T	WSH	77:51	3.85	0.00	100.00	3.00	1.96	60.55	0.56	-0.32	8.84
2016-17	Ovechkin, A	Burakovsky, A	WSH	66:06	4.54	4.54	50.00	2.50	4.20	37.34	-0.08	1.90	-15.49
2016-17	Burakovsky, A	Vrana, J	WSH	30:54	0.00	0.00	-	2.08	1.82	53.33	-0.36	-0.78	4.91
2016-17	Williams, J	Burakovsky, A	WSH	25:27	0.00	2.36	0.00	3.98	3.68	51.96	1.45	1.34	0.05
2016-17	Ovechkin, A	Wilson, T	WSH	23:42	0.00	5.06	0.00	1.40	2.58	35.16	-0.98	0.41	-17.15
2015-16	Williams, J	Burakovsky, A	WSH	377:52	3.18	3.65	46.51	3.03	2.54	54.41	0.65	0.26	3.32
2015-16	Williams, J	Johansson, M	WSH	192:32	2.49	1.56	61.54	2.51	2.75	47.76	-0.03	0.39	-4.16
2015-16	Ovechkin, A	Oshie, T	WSH	173:08	3.47	1.73	66.67	2.93	1.89	60.83	0.43	-0.43	8.95
2015-16	Oshie, T	Burakovsky, A	WSH	70:50	2.54	0.85	75.00	2.05	1.73	54.16	-0.50	-0.54	1.33
2015-16	Williams, J	Ovechkin, A	WSH	64:58	6.46	2.77	70.00	3.56	2.10	62.87	1.07	-0.15	10.34
2015-16	Johansson, M	Burakovsky, A	WSH	53:41	1.12	2.24	33.33	2.38	2.29	50.93	-0.06	-0.07	0.11
2015-16	Ovechkin, A	Johansson, M	WSH	26:34	0.00	0.00	-	2.32	2.73	45.98	-0.06	0.53	-6.07

Glossary

Type	Statistic	Definition
Individual	G/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes.
Individual	A/60	Assists per 60 minutes.
Individual	Pts/60	Points per 60 minutes.
Individual	xG/60	Expected Goals per 60 minutes.
Individual	GAE/60	Goals Above Expected (G/60 - xG/60).
Individual	Sh%	Shooting Percentage.
Individual	xSh%	Expected Shooting Percentage.
Individual	Sh%AE	Shooting percentage above expected (Sh% - xSh%).
Individual	%SA Rush	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be on the rush.
Individual	%SA Reb.	Percentage of shot attempts determined to be from rebounds.
On Ice	SAF/60	Shot Attempts For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	GF/60	Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	xGF/60	Expected Goals For per 60 minutes.
On Ice	SAA/60	Shot Attempts Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GA/60	Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	xGA/60	Expected Goals Against per 60 minutes (lower is better).
On Ice	GF%	Goals For Percentage = Goals For / (Goals For + Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF%	Expected Goals For Percentage = Expected Goals For / (Expected Goals For + Expected Goals Against)
On Ice	xGF Rel	xGF/60 when On Ice - xGF/60 when not On Ice.
On Ice	xGA Rel	xGA/60 when On Ice - xGA/60 when not On Ice (lower is better).
On Ice	xGF% Rel	xGF% when On Ice - xGF% when not On Ice.

Individual and On-Ice stats from Puckalytics.com (starting in 2015-16). NHL Edge Stats from edge.nhl.com (starting in 2021-22). Edge statistic definitions can be found at the Edge Stats Glossary.

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L'agent d'Evgeny Kuznetsov fait le point sur son possible retour dans la LNH at HABSolument Fan (Mon Sep 1, 2025)
Evgeny Kuznetsov has held contract talks with more than 10 NHL teams, still wants to play for Traktor Chelyabinsk again in the future at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Mon Sep 1, 2025)
Evgeny Kuznetsov meets with Viktor Kozlov, former Capitals winger and head coach of KHL’s Salavat Yulaev at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Thu Aug 28, 2025)
Les meilleurs agents libres encore disponibles at HABSolument Fan (Sun Aug 24, 2025)
Capitals Russians gave Daniel Sprong advice about which KHL team to sign with at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sat Aug 23, 2025)
Alex Alexeyev praises Capitals head coach Spencer Carbery for how hard he works: ‘He’s just obsessed with hockey. Lives and breathes it. Hates to lose.’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Mon Aug 18, 2025)
An update on Evgeny Kuznetsov’s contract negotiations a month and a half into free agency at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sat Aug 16, 2025)
Calgary Flames’ 4 Potential PTO Targets at The Hockey Writers (Wed Aug 6, 2025)
Evgeny Kuznetsov and TJ Oshie rank among the Top 10 best shootout performers in NHL history at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Wed Aug 6, 2025)
Une soirée inoubliable : Evgeny Kuznetsov débarque dans une ligue de garage at HABSolument Fan (Wed Aug 6, 2025)
Flames Would Be a Great Fit for Free Agent Evgeny Kuznetsov at The Hockey Writers (Tue Aug 5, 2025)
Evgeny Kuznetsov est allé jouer dans une ligue de garage à Washington at Dans Les Coulisses (Mon Aug 4, 2025)
Evgeny Kuznetsov suits up in another beer league hockey game at MedStar Capitals Iceplex: ‘He made everyone feel special’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sun Aug 3, 2025)
Edmonton Oilers Should Strongly Consider Signing Kuznetsov at The Hockey Writers (Fri Aug 1, 2025)
Veteran Forward Packs His Bags and Returns Home After Kent Hughes Shows No Interest in Signing Him at Habs Fanatics (Thu Jul 31, 2025)
Deen’s Daily: Next Bruins Captain; Avalanche Bringing Back Nordiques Jersey? at Colorado Hockey Now (Thu Jul 31, 2025)
NJHN Daily: Devils Debate; Acquitted Hockey Canada Update; Nordiques are Back! at New Jersey Hockey Now (Wed Jul 30, 2025)
Vancouver Canucks to Use Dakota Joshua's Shed Contract to Target Former Washington Capitals Star at Canucks Daily (Wed Jul 30, 2025)
Deen’s Daily: Kuznetsov Wants Back in NHL; Kadri a Fit in New Jersey? at Colorado Hockey Now (Tue Jul 29, 2025)
Is Evgeny Kuznetsov a Fit for the Avalanche? at Colorado Hockey Now (Tue Jul 29, 2025)
Vancouver Canucks Emerge as Likely Landing Spot for Former Capitals Stanley Cup Champion at Canucks Daily (Tue Jul 29, 2025)
John Carlson, Logan Thompson, and Evgeny Kuznetsov bring out hundreds of Capitals fans to Southern Maryland for autograph signing at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Tue Jul 29, 2025)
Three Potential NHL Landing Spots For Evgeny Kuznetsov In 2025-26 at The Hockey News (Mon Jul 28, 2025)
The Zachary Bolduc Trade Quietly Blocked Another Move by the Canadiens at Habs Fanatics (Mon Jul 28, 2025)
Evgeny Kuznetsov to appear at public autograph signing in Prince Frederick, MD, alongside John Carlson, Logan Thompson, and Al Iafrate at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Wed Jul 23, 2025)
Matvei Michkov describes his disbelief when he was first told to dump and chase: ‘I’d hit the ice and still do my own thing’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Tue Jul 22, 2025)
Canadiens Reportedly Changed Their Mind on Evgeny Kuznetsov After Major Roster Move at Habs Fanatics (Tue Jul 22, 2025)
Best of the rest: Who's left in NHL free agency? at ESPN (Tue Jul 22, 2025)
Talking about targeting Chinakhov, Kuznetsov or Roslovic at The Malik Report (Tue Jul 22, 2025)
Alex Ovechkin on whether Evgeny Kuznetsov could return to the Capitals this summer: ‘He has his own head on his shoulders. I’m not a manager.’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Sat Jul 19, 2025)
Evgeny Kuznetsov : l’arrivée de Zachary Bolduc a fermé la porte à une entente avec le CH at Dans Les Coulisses (Sat Jul 19, 2025)
Evgeny Kuznetsov’s agent says he speaks to 2-3 NHL teams a day and a contract resolution should be reached by early August: ‘He is motivated to come back’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Fri Jul 18, 2025)
Stanley Cup Champion Eyeing Big NHL Comeback, and It Could Be with the Vancouver Canucks at Canucks Daily (Thu Jul 17, 2025)
Evgeny Kuznetsov Reveals His Contract Demands to Join the Canadiens or Another Team at Habs Fanatics (Thu Jul 17, 2025)
Evgeny Kuznetsov returns to MedStar Capitals Iceplex and dominates a beer league hockey game: ‘I doubt he broke a sweat’ at Russian Machine Never Breaks (Thu Jul 17, 2025)
Why Evgeny Kuznetsov to the Canadiens Makes Sense at A Winning Habit (Tue Jul 8, 2025)
3 free agents the Rangers should clear cap space to sign right away at Blue Line Station (Mon Jul 7, 2025)

Previous Contracts (show) (hide)

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Clause	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2017-18	25		$7,800,000	$7,800,000	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	RFA-arb
2018-19	26		$7,800,000	$7,800,000	-	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	$10,000,000	$10,000,000	RFA-arb
2019-20	27	M-NTC	$7,800,000	$7,800,000	-	$5,000,000	$3,400,000	$8,400,000	$8,400,000	UFA
2020-21	28	M-NTC	$7,800,000	$7,800,000	-	$2,000,000	$3,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
2021-22	29	M-NTC	$7,800,000	$7,800,000	-	$5,000,000	$3,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	UFA
2022-23	30	M-NTC	$7,800,000	$7,800,000	-	$2,000,000	$3,000,000	$5,000,000	$5,000,000	UFA
2023-24	31	M-NTC	$7,800,000	$7,800,000	-	$2,000,000	$6,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	UFA
2024-25	32	M-NTC	$7,800,000	$7,800,000	-	$2,000,000	$6,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	UFA
Total					-	$28,000,000	$34,400,000	$62,400,000	$62,400,000

Signed: July 2, 2017

Team: Washington Capitals

GM: -

Exp. Status: UFA

Cap %: 10.4

Clause: In 2019-20. 2020-21 and 2021-22 player has a 15 team no trade list. In 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25 player has a 10 team no trade list.

Retained Salary: Washington Capitals retained 50.0% of total salary on March 8, 2024

Termination: This contract was terminated by Carolina Hurricanes on July 17, 2024

Standard Contract (RFA) ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2015-16	23	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	-	$400,000	$2,200,000	$2,600,000	$2,600,000	RFA-arb
2016-17	24	$3,000,000	$3,000,000	-	-	$3,400,000	$3,400,000	$3,400,000	RFA-arb
Total				-	$400,000	$5,600,000	$6,000,000	$6,000,000

Signed: July 6, 2015

Team: Washington Capitals

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Cap %: 4.2

Entry Level Contract ( ) (0 ratings)

Season	Age*	Cap Hit	AAV	Perf. Bonus	Sign. Bonus	Salary	Compensation	Minors Salary	Status
2013-14	21	$900,000	$2,825,000	$1,000,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
2014-15	22	$900,000	$2,825,000	$2,825,000	$90,000	$810,000	$900,000	$67,500	ELC
Total				$3,825,000	$180,000	$1,620,000	$1,800,000	$135,000

Signed: Mar 8, 2014

Team: Washington Capitals

GM: -

Exp. Status: RFA-arb

Career Statistics

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	League	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	Shots	Sh%	TOI/G
2007-08	Russia-3	Chelyabinsk 2	2	0	0	0
2008-09	Russia-3	Chelyabinsk 2	22	5	11	16		40
2008-09	WJ18-A	Russia	7	6	7	13		10
2009-10	Russia-Jr.	Chelyabinsk Jr.	9	4	12	16		8				2	1	2	3		4		0.0
2009-10	Rus-KHL	Chelyabinsk	35	2	6	8		10				4	1		1				0.0
2009-10	WJ18-A	Russia	7	5	7	12		6
2010-11	Rus-KHL	Chelyabinsk	44	17	15	32		30
2010-11	Russia-Jr.	Chelyabinsk Jr.	8	10	5	15		4				5		2	2		10
2010-11	WJC-A	Russia	7	4	7	11	+7	4
2011-12	KHL	Chelyabinsk	49	19	22	41		30				12	7	2	9		10
2011-12	WC-A	Russia	10	2	4	6	+3	4
2011-12	WJC-A	Russia	7	6	7	13	+6	4
2012-13	KHL	Chelyabinsk	51	19	25	44		42				25	5	6	11		28
2012-13	WC-A	Russia	3	1	0	1	+1	2
2013-14	NHL	Washington Capitals	17	3	6	9	-2	6	22	13.6	13:28
2013-14	WC-A	Russia	10	1	1	2	+3	4	8
2013-14	KHL	Chelyabinsk	31	8	13	21	-10	12
2014-15	NHL	Washington Capitals	80	11	26	37	+10	24	127	8.7	13:20	14	5	2	7	+4	8	42	11.9	16:37
2015-16	NHL	Washington Capitals	82	20	57	77	+27	32	193	10.4	17:25	12	1	1	2	-4	8	39	2.6	17:27
2015-16	WC-A	Russia	6	1	1	2	+4		16
2016-17	NHL	Washington Capitals	82	19	40	59	+18	46	170	11.2	16:57	13	5	5	10	-1	8	43	11.6	19:49
2016-17	WC	Russia	5	1	2	3		6
2016-17	WCup	Russia	4	2	0	2		6
2017-18	NHL	Washington Capitals	79	27	56	83	+3	48	187	14.4	18:49	24	12	20	32	+12	16	89	13.5	20:33
2018-19	NHL	Washington Capitals	76	21	51	72	+7	50	193	10.9	18:47	7	1	5	6	-1	2	18	5.6	19:57
2018-19	WC	Russia	10	2	4	6	+7	6
2018-19	EHT	Russia	2	2	3	5	+5	2
2019-20	NHL	Washington Capitals	63	19	33	52	-2	40	129	14.7	17:51	8	3	2	5	-4	4	20	15.0	19:57
2020-21	NHL	Washington Capitals	41	9	20	29	+7	18	78	11.5	16:34	3				-1		8	0.0	21:04
2021-22	NHL	Washington Capitals	79	24	54	78	+7	44	208	11.5	20:17	6	2	3	5	-3	2	16	12.5	19:05
2022-23	NHL	Washington Capitals	81	12	43	55	-26	56	172	7.0	18:04
2023-24	NHL	Washington Capitals	43	6	11	17	-11	24	69	8.7	18:47
2023-24	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	20	2	5	7		6	27	7.4	14:54	10	4	2	6	+1	4	20	20.0	11:30
2024-25	KHL	SKA St. Petersburg	39	12	25	37	+13	38				6	1	2	3	-2	6
NHL Career			743	173	402	575	+38	394	1575	11.0	17:30	97	33	40	73	+3	52	295	11.2	18:24