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Russia Yevgeni Kuznetsov
#92 Metallurg Magnitogorsk / KHL - 25/26
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
2-time World Championship Gold Medal 2
1-time U18 WJC Silver Medal 1
1-time U20 WJC Silver Medal 1
3-time World Championship Bronze Medal 3
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time U18 WJC All-Star Team 1
2-time U20 WJC All-Star Team 2
1-time U20 WJC Best Forward 1
1-time U20 WJC Most Points 1
1-time U20 WJC Most Valuable Player 1
Date of Birth
May 19, 1992
Position
C/RW
Age
33
Height
6'1" / 186 cm
Place of Birth
Chelyabinsk, RUS
Weight
216 lbs / 98 kg
Nation
Russia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
Traktor Chelyabinsk
Contract
25/26
Drafted
2010 round 1 #26 overall by Washington Capitals
Agency
PREMIUM

Brothers-in-law: Ilya Zinovyev & Danil Zinovyev

© Photo: Dan Hickling

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Yevgeni Kuznetsov Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2007-08 Traktor Chelyabinsk-2 Russia3 2* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
Russia U16 (all) International-Jr -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2008-09 Traktor Chelyabinsk U17 Russia U17 23* 28* 26* 54* 58* -* |
Traktor Chelyabinsk-2 Russia3 21* 5* 10* 15* 38* -* |
Russia U17 WHC-17 5* 6* 4* 10* 6* -* |
Russia U18 WJC-18 7* 6* 7* 13* 10* 7* |
2009-10 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 35* 2* 6* 8* 10* -6* | Playoffs 4 1 0 1 0 1
Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk MHL 9* 4* 12* 16* 8* 12* | Playoffs 2 1 2 3 4 2
Russia U18 “C” WJC-18 7* 5* 7* 12* 6* 8* |
Russia U20 WJC-20 6* 2* 0* 2* 10* 1* |
2010-11 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 44* 17* 15* 32* 30* 7* |
Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk MHL 8* 10* 5* 15* 4* 8* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 10 -3
Russia U20 WJC-20 7* 4* 7* 11* 4* 7* |
Russia (all) International 5* 4* 2* 6* 2* -* |
2011-12 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 49* 19* 22* 41* 30* 5* | Playoffs 12 7 2 9 10 3
Russia U20 “C” WJC-20 7* 6* 7* 13* 4* 6* |
Russia WC 10* 2* 4* 6* 4* 3* |
Russia (all) International 21* 6* 5* 11* 8* 3* |
2012-13 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL 51* 19* 25* 44* 42* -1* | Playoffs 25 5 6 11 28 -5
Russia WC 3* 1* 0* 1* 2* 1* |
Russia (all) International 12* 3* 2* 5* 10* 1* |
2013-14 Traktor Chelyabinsk “A” KHL 31* 8* 13* 21* 12* -10* |
Washington Capitals NHL 17* 3* 6* 9* 6* -2* |
Russia WC 10* 1* 1* 2* 4* 3* |
Russia (all) International 18* 2* 3* 5* 8* -* |
2014-15 Washington Capitals NHL 80* 11* 26* 37* 24* 10* | Playoffs 14 5 2 7 8 4
2015-16 Washington Capitals NHL 82* 20* 57* 77* 32* 27* | Playoffs 12 1 1 2 8 -4
Russia WC 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* 4* |
Russia (all) International 6* 1* 1* 2* 0* 4* |
2016-17 Washington Capitals NHL 82* 19* 40* 59* 46* 18* | Playoffs 13 5 5 10 8 -1
Russia WC 5* 1* 2* 3* 6* 0* |
Russia WCup 4* 2* 0* 2* 6* 0* |
Russia (all) International 12* 3* 3* 6* 16* 1* |
2017-18 Washington Capitals NHL 79* 27* 56* 83* 48* 3* | Playoffs 24 12 20 32 16 12
2018-19 Washington Capitals NHL 76* 21* 51* 72* 50* 7* | Playoffs 7 1 5 6 2 -1
Russia WC 10* 2* 4* 6* 6* 7* |
Russia (all) International 12* 4* 7* 11* 8* 12* |
2019-20 Washington Capitals NHL 63* 19* 33* 52* 40* -2* | Playoffs 8 3 2 5 4 -4
2020-21 Washington Capitals NHL 41* 9* 20* 29* 18* 7* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 -1
2021-22 Washington Capitals NHL 79* 24* 54* 78* 44* 7* | Playoffs 6 2 3 5 2 -3
2022-23 Washington Capitals NHL 81* 12* 43* 55* 56* -26* |
2023-24 Washington Capitals NHL 43* 6* 11* 17* 24* -11* |
Carolina Hurricanes NHL 20* 2* 5* 7* 6* 0* | Playoffs 10 4 2 6 4 1
2024-25 SKA St. Petersburg “A” KHL 39* 12* 25* 37* 38* 13* | Playoffs 6 1 2 3 6 -2
Russia 25 (all) International 3* 1* 2* 3* 0* -* |
2025-26 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 13* 0* 7* 7* 6* -1* |
Projected KHL 47* 0* 25* 25* 22* -4* |

Yevgeni Kuznetsov Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2006-07 Team Urals U15 Districts Cup U15 -* 0* 1* 1* -* -* |
2007-08 Team Urals U16 Districts Cup U16 5* 3* 5* 8* 10* -* |
2008-09 Team Urals U17 “C” Districts Cup U17 5* 5* 8* 13* 16* 5* |
Russia U17 EYOF -* -* -* -* -* -* |
Russia U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial 4* 2* 2* 4* 10* 2* |
Russia U18 WJAC-19 4* 2* 2* 4* 18* -* |
2010-11 Russia EHT 3* 2* 1* 3* 2* 2* |
2011-12 Russia EHT 9* 4* 1* 5* 4* 0* |
2012-13 Russia EHT 9* 2* 2* 4* 8* 1* |
2013-14 Russia EHT 6* 1* 2* 3* 4* 3* |
2018-19 Russia EHT 2* 2* 3* 5* 2* 5* |

Yevgeni Kuznetsov Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Districts Cup U15 1 -* 0* 1* 1* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Districts Cup U16 1 5* 3* 5* 8* 1.60* 10* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Districts Cup U17 1 5* 5* 8* 13* 2.60* 16* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 5 29* 11* 9* 20* 0.69* 20* 11* | 0 * * * * * *
EYOF 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Ivan Hlinka Memorial (Hlinka Gretzky Cup) 1 4* 2* 2* 4* 1.00* 10* 2* | 0 * * * * * *
International 8 89* 24* 25* 49* 0.55* 52* 21* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 7 262* 77* 113* 190* 0.73* 168* 7* | 4 47 14 * 10 * 24 * 0.51 * 44 * -3 *
MHL 2 17* 14* 17* 31* 1.82* 12* 20* | 2 7 1 * 4 * 5 * 0.71 * 14 * -1 *
NHL 11 743* 173* 402* 575* 0.77* 394* 38* | 9 97 33 * 40 * 73 * 0.75 * 52 * 3 *
Russia U17 1 23* 28* 26* 54* 2.35* 58* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Russia3 2 23* 5* 10* 15* 0.65* 38* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 6 44* 8* 12* 20* 0.45* 22* 18* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 4* 2* 0* 2* 0.50* 6* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 5* 6* 4* 10* 2.00* 6* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJAC-19 1 4* 2* 2* 4* 1.00* 18* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 2 14* 11* 14* 25* 1.79* 16* 15* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 3 20* 12* 14* 26* 1.30* 18* 14* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Yevgeni Kuznetsov Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
10/01/2025
10/01/2025 Confirmed SKA St. Petersburg Metallurg Magnitogorsk
04/08/2025
04/08/2025 Confirmed SKA St. Petersburg Unknown
07/31/2024
07/31/2024 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes SKA St. Petersburg
07/17/2024
07/17/2024 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes Unknown
03/08/2024
03/08/2024 Confirmed Washington Capitals Carolina Hurricanes
07/03/2017
07/03/2017 Confirmed Traktor Chelyabinsk SKA St. Petersburg
07/03/2017 Extension Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
07/07/2015
07/07/2015 Extension Washington Capitals Washington Capitals
03/08/2014
03/08/2014 Confirmed Traktor Chelyabinsk Washington Capitals
Player Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Washington Capitals