Who is Ilya Samsonov?

Ilya Samsonov is a goaltender from Russia who plays for HK Sochi in the KHL.

What team does Ilya Samsonov play for?

Ilya plays for HK Sochi in the KHL.

How tall is Ilya Samsonov?

Ilya Samsonov is 191 cm (6'3") tall.

How much does Ilya Samsonov weigh?

Ilya Samsonov weighs 93 kg (205 lbs).

When was Ilya Samsonov born?

Ilya Samsonov was born on 1997-02-22 in Magnitogorsk, RUS.

Ilya Samsonov

a.k.a. "Ilia, Il'ya Samsonov"

#35 HK Sochi / KHL - 25/26

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Date of Birth: Feb 22, 1997
Age: 29
Place of Birth: Magnitogorsk, RUS
Nation: Russia
Youth Team: Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Position: G
Height: 191 cm / 6'3"
Weight: 93 kg / 205 lbs
Catches: L
Contract: 25/26

Drafted: 2015 round 1 #22 overall by Washington Capitals
Agency: Premium
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S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	POST	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
13-14	Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk	MHL	0	-	-	-	-	Playoffs	0	-	-	-	-
	Russia U17	WHC-17	3	5.71	.887	-	-
14-15	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL	1	5.50	.500	0	0-0-0
	Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk	MHL	18	2.66	.918	2	11-4-1	Playoffs	2	2.83	.937	0	1-1-0
	Russia U18	WJC-18	3	2.67	.934	0	2-1-0
	Russia U18 (all)	International-Jr	7	1.87	.945	-	-
15-16	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL	19	2.04	.925	2	6-4-3	Playoffs	6	2.29	.916	0	2-2-0
	Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk	MHL	5	1.80	.935	0	5-0-0	Playoffs	1	2.82	.875	0	0-1-0
	Russia U20	WJC-20	2	1.00	.956	0	2-0-0
16-17	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL	27	2.13	.936	2	15-3-5	Playoffs	3	1.28	.949	0	1-0-0
	Russia U20	WJC-20	6	2.11	.930	2	3-3-0
	Russia (all)	International	7	-	-	-	-
17-18	Metallurg Magnitogorsk	KHL	26	2.31	.926	3	12-9-1	Playoffs	5	2.30	.913	0	1-2-0
	Russia II (all)	International	2	0.99	.956	-	-
18-19	Washington Capitals	NHL	0	-	-	-	-
	Hershey Bears	AHL	37	2.70	.898	3	20-14-3	Playoffs	5	2.99	.897	0	2-3-0
19-20	Washington Capitals	NHL	26	2.55	.913	1	16-6-2
20-21	Washington Capitals	NHL	19	2.69	.902	2	13-4-1	Playoffs	3	2.99	.899	0	0-3-0
	Hershey Bears	AHL	4	3.25	.869	0	2-1-1
21-22	Washington Capitals	NHL	44	3.02	.896	3	23-12-5	Playoffs	5	2.97	.912	0	1-3-0
22-23	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	42	2.33	.919	4	27-10-5	Playoffs	9	3.13	.898	0	4-4-0
23-24	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	40	3.13	.890	3	23-7-8	Playoffs	5	3.01	.896	0	1-4-0
24-25	Vegas Golden Knights	NHL	29	2.82	.891	2	16-9-4
25-26	HK Sochi	KHL	14	3.27	.903	1	3-8-0
	Russia 25 (all)	International	-	-	-	-	-

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S	Team	League	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
11-12	Team Urals U15	Districts Cup U15	1	-	-	-	-
14-15	Russia U18	WJAC-19	3	1.67	.952	-	-
16-17	Russia	EHT	1	2.00	.931	0	-

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2025-2026

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Wed 18/03		vs
Wed 11/03		vs
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League	Years	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T	Years	GP	GAA	SV%	SO	W-L-T
AHL	2	41	2.75	.895	3	22-15-4	1	5	2.99	.897	0	2-3-0
Districts Cup U15	1	1	-	-	-	-	0
EHT	1	1	2.00	.931	0	-	0
International	3	9*	0.99*	.956*	-	-	0
International-Jr	1	7	1.87	.945	-	-	0
KHL	5	87	2.37	.924	8	36-24-9	3	14	2.13	.920	0	4-4-0
MHL	3	23	2.47	.922	2	16-4-1	3	3	2.83	.924	0	1-2-0
NHL	7	200	2.77	.902	15	118-48-25	4	22	3.05	.901	0	6-14-0
WHC-17	1	3	5.71	.887	-	-	0
WJAC-19	1	3	1.67	.952	-	-	0
WJC-18	1	3	2.67	.934	0	2-1-0	0
WJC-20	2	8	1.84	.935	2	5-3-0	0

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Ilya Samsonov Career Totals

League

GAA

SV%

AHL

2.75

Districts Cup U15

EHT

2.00

International

0.99

International-Jr

1.87

KHL

2.37

MHL

2.47

NHL

200

2.77

WHC-17

5.71

WJAC-19

1.67

WJC-18

2.67

WJC-20

1.84

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Ilya Samsonov Career Highlights

Season	Awards by Season
2012-2013	Russia U16 Finals Best Goaltender
2014-2015	U18 WJC Best Goaltender U18 WJC Top 3 Player on Team
2015-2016	KHL Gagarin Cup Champion U20 WJC Silver Medal
2016-2017	U20 WJC All-Star Team U20 WJC Bronze Medal U20 WJC Top 3 Player on Team

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Ilya Samsonov Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2014, 1 #34 by Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the KHL Draft
2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #40 by FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS
2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #17 by MCKEEN'S HOCKEY
2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #1 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING
2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #19 by TSN/McKenzie