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Russia Ilya Samsonov
#35 HK Sochi / KHL - 25/26
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Bronze Medal 1
1-time KHL Gagarin Cup Champion 1
1-time U18 WJC Best Goaltender 1
1-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Feb 22, 1997
Position
G
Age
28
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Magnitogorsk, RUS
Weight
205 lbs / 93 kg
Nation
Russia
Catches
L
Youth Team
Metallurg Magnitogorsk
Contract
26/27
Drafted
2015 round 1 #22 overall by Washington Capitals
Agency
PREMIUM

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Ilya Samsonov Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2013-14 Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk MHL 0* 2* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* | Playoffs 0 2 - - - - - - -
Russia U17 WHC-17 3* -* 5.71* .887* -* -* -* - * -* |
2014-15 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 1* 6* 5.50* .500* 2* 2* 0* 0-0-0 * 22* |
Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk MHL 18* 29* 2.66* .918* 46* 518* 2* 11-4-1 * 1 039* | Playoffs 2 3 2.83 .937 6 89 0 1-1-0 128
Russia U18 WJC-18 3* 4* 2.67* .934* 8* 113* 0* 2-1-0 * 180* |
Russia U18 (all) International-Jr 7* -* 1.87* .945* -* -* -* - * -* |
2015-16 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 19* 50* 2.04* .925* 29* 357* 2* 6-4-3 * 854* | Playoffs 6 23 2.29 .916 10 109 0 2-2-0 263
Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk MHL 5* 5* 1.80* .935* 9* 130* 0* 5-0-0 * 300* | Playoffs 1 1 2.82 .875 3 21 0 0-1-0 64
Russia U20 WJC-20 2* 7* 1.00* .956* 2* 43* 0* 2-0-0 * 120* |
2016-17 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 27* 43* 2.13* .936* 40* 589* 2* 15-3-5 * 1 128* | Playoffs 3 18 1.28 .949 2 37 0 1-0-0 94
Russia U20 WJC-20 6* 7* 2.11* .930* 13* 172* 2* 3-3-0 * 371* |
Russia (all) International 7* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2017-18 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 26* 56* 2.31* .926* 51* 639* 3* 12-9-1 * 1 325* | Playoffs 5 7 2.30 .913 9 94 0 1-2-0 235
Russia II (all) International 2* -* 0.99* .956* -* -* -* - * -* |
2018-19 Washington Capitals NHL 0* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
Hershey Bears AHL 37* -* 2.70* .898* 99* 868* 3* 20-14-3 * 2 203* | Playoffs 5 - 2.99 .897 17 148 0 2-3-0 342
2019-20 Washington Capitals NHL 26* -* 2.55* .913* 60* 629* 1* 16-6-2 * 1 412* |
2020-21 Washington Capitals NHL 19* -* 2.69* .902* 49* 450* 2* 13-4-1 * 1 093* | Playoffs 3 - 2.99 .899 10 89 0 0-3-0 201
Hershey Bears AHL 4* -* 3.25* .869* 13* 86* 0* 2-1-1 * 241* |
2021-22 Washington Capitals NHL 44* -* 3.02* .896* 119* 1 026* 3* 23-12-5 * 2 361* | Playoffs 5 - 2.97 .912 13 135 0 1-3-0 263
2022-23 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 42* -* 2.33* .919* 96* 1 088* 4* 27-10-5 * 2 476* | Playoffs 9 - 3.13 .898 26 229 0 4-4-0 499
2023-24 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 40* -* 3.13* .890* 120* 967* 3* 23-7-8 * 2 301* | Playoffs 5 - 3.01 .896 14 120 0 1-4-0 280
2024-25 Vegas Golden Knights NHL 29* -* 2.82* .891* 82* 670* 2* 16-9-4 * 1 746* |
2025-26 HK Sochi KHL 10* -* 3.11* .912* 25* 260* 1* 3-6-0 * 483* |
Russia 25 (all) International -* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |

Ilya Samsonov Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
2011-12 Team Urals U15 Districts Cup U15 1* -* -* -* -* -* -* - * -* |
2014-15 Russia U18 WJAC-19 3* -* 1.67* .952* -* -* -* - * -* |
2016-17 Russia EHT 1* -* 2.00* .931* -* -* 0* - * -* |

Ilya Samsonov Career Totals

League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 2 41* -* 2.75* .895* 112* 954* 3* 22-15-4* 2 443 | 1 5 - 2.99* .897* 17* 148* 0* 2-3-0* 342*
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 83* 155* 2.31* .926* 147* 1 847* 8* 36-22-9* 3 811 | 3 14 48 2.13* .920* 21* 240* 0* 4-4-0* 591*
MHL 3 23* 36* 2.47* .922* 55* 648* 2* 16-4-1* 1 339 | 3 3 6 2.83* .924* 9* 110* 0* 1-2-0* 191*
NHL 7 200* -* 2.77* .902* 526* 4 830* 15* 118-48-25* 11 387 | 4 22 - 3.05* .901* 63* 573* 0* 6-14-0* 1 242*
WHC-17 1 3* -* 5.71* .887* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 3* -* 1.67* .952* -* -* -* -* - | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 3* 4* 2.67* .934* 8* 113* 0* 2-1-0* 180 | 0 * * * * * * *
WJC-20 2 8* 14* 1.84* .935* 15* 215* 2* 5-3-0* 491 | 0 * * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Ilya Samsonov Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
11/01/2025
11/01/2025 Confirmed Vegas Golden Knights HK Sochi
11/01/2025 Confirmed Metallurg Magnitogorsk HK Sochi
07/02/2024
07/02/2024 Confirmed Toronto Maple Leafs Vegas Golden Knights
07/23/2023
07/23/2023 Extension Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs
07/13/2022
07/13/2022 Confirmed Washington Capitals Toronto Maple Leafs
08/09/2021
08/09/2021 Extension Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
05/04/2018
05/04/2018 Confirmed Metallurg Magnitogorsk Washington Capitals
Player Biography and Trivia

Drafted 2014, 1 #34 overall 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 (EU Goalies

2015 NHL Entry Draft: Ranked #19 by TSN/McKenzie