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Evgeny Kuznetsov

#92 · Centre · Carolina Hurricanes

Born May 19, 1992 in Chelyabinsk, RUS · 6'2", 207 lb · Shoots left · Drafted 26th overall in 2010 by WSH (round 1)

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Stanley Cup NHL Champion 2017-18

Compare with a similar player

The forwards closest to him in points in 2014-15. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Nino Niederreiter MIN · 37 P in 80 GP Sean Couturier PHI · 37 P in 82 GP Brad Richards CHI · 37 P in 76 GP James Neal NSH · 37 P in 67 GP Chris Stewart MIN · 36 P in 81 GP

Career

Regular season games only. Pick a season to see its game log below. Cap hit is what he counted against the salary cap that season, where it is known.

0204060802013-14: 9 points913-142014-15: 37 points3714-152015-16: 77 points7715-162016-17: 59 points5916-172017-18: 83 points8317-182018-19: 72 points7218-192019-20: 52 points5219-202020-21: 29 points2920-212021-22: 78 points7821-222022-23: 55 points5522-232023-24: 24 points2423-24

Points by season. The darker bar is the season shown below.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Cap hit
2013-14 WSH 17 3 6 9 -2 6 22 7 0.53
2014-15 WSH 80 11 26 37 10 24 127 43 0.46 $900K
2015-16 WSH 82 20 57 77 27 32 193 73 0.94 $3M
2016-17 WSH 82 19 40 59 18 46 170 57 0.72 $3M
2017-18 WSH 79 27 56 83 3 48 187 50 1.05 $7.8M
2018-19 WSH 76 21 51 72 7 50 193 46 0.95 $7.8M
2019-20 WSH 63 19 33 52 -2 40 129 35 0.83 $7.8M
2020-21 WSH 41 9 20 29 7 18 78 21 0.71 $7.8M
2021-22 WSH 79 24 54 78 7 44 208 42 0.99 $7.8M
2022-23 WSH 81 12 43 55 -26 56 172 43 0.68 $7.8M
2023-24 WSH 43 6 11 17 -11 24 69 10 0.40 $7.8M
2023-24 CAR 20 2 5 7 0 6 27 18 0.35
11 seasons Career 743 173 402 575 38 394 1575 445 0.77

Playoffs

Playoff games only. Pick a season to see that year's bracket.

Season Team GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP
2014-15 WSH 14 5 2 7 4 8 42 13 0.50
2015-16 WSH 12 1 1 2 -4 8 39 19 0.17
2016-17 WSH 13 5 5 10 -1 8 43 23 0.77
2017-18 WSH 24 12 20 32 12 16 89 22 1.33
2018-19 WSH 7 1 5 6 -1 2 18 2 0.86
2019-20 WSH 5 2 2 4 -3 0 15 3 0.80
2020-21 WSH 3 0 0 0 -1 0 8 2 0.00
2021-22 WSH 6 2 3 5 -3 2 16 2 0.83
2023-24 CAR 10 4 2 6 1 4 20 8 0.60
9 seasons Playoffs 94 32 40 72 4 48 290 94 0.77

2014-15 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
80 11 26 37 10 24 127 43 0.46 8.7 13:20

Contract

$900KCap hit2014-15
$24KCap dollars per point37 points in 80 games
$821KCap dollars per goal above replacement1.1 goals above replacement
$1.2MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$310KValueworth minus cap hit; below zero is overpaid

His cap hit for the whole season, set against what he did in the regular season. Lower is better value. In a season still being played the cost per point starts high and falls as the games add up. Value is coloured by where it ranks among the 649 ranked skaters whose contract is known. How value is worked out.

The contract

Who signed him to it, and when, are not on record. When it ends is not known.

Contracts he has signed

Signed Signed by Kind Seasons Years In all Cap hit
2022-23 to 2024-25 $7.8M
2020-21 to 2021-22 $7.8M
2018-19 to 2024-25 $7.8M
2017-18 to 2017-18 $7.8M
2015-16 to 2016-17 $3M
2014-15 to 2014-15 $900K

Every contract on record for him, newest first, with the team that signed him to it and the day it was signed. The one covering 2014-15 is marked. An extension is signed while the contract before it is still running, often a year ahead. A row with no team or date is a contract known only by its cap hit, most often one signed since October 2024.

2014-15 playoff analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+0.4Goals above replacementsix goals are worth about one win
+0.1Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
-0.3Goals above averagethe five parts below added up
Even-strength offence+1.1Even-strength defence-0.9Power play-0.2Penalty kill+0.0Penalties-0.3

The goals he added to his team's goal difference, compared with a spare-part player given the same ice time. Each part is measured against the league, so zero is an average skater. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. A playoff run is too short to rank anyone on. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

-10-5051015202013-142015-162017-182019-202021-222023-24Goals above replacementGoals above replacement, by season

On the ice

What happened at five-on-five while he was on the ice. What these numbers mean

49.7Corsi for %231 attempts for, 234 against
-0.6CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.7Expected goals for %9.5 expected for, 9.6 against
-2.7xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
49.0Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
66.7Goals for %8 for, 4 against
103.8PDO7.0% shooting + 96.8% saves
67Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 112 skaters who played enough to be ranked: green is in the top fifth and red the bottom fifth, with paler shades in between and amber for the middle. Hover over a tile for its percentile. PDO and attempts taken are left plain, since neither is good or bad on its own.

Who he played with

Forward lineGPTimeCF%xGF%Goals
Jason Chimera · Marcus Johansson · Evgeny Kuznetsov10104:1344.548.04-1
Jason Chimera · Joel Ward · Evgeny Kuznetsov321:2857.867.63-0
Joel Ward · Alex Ovechkin · Evgeny Kuznetsov819:3464.343.30-1
Troy Brouwer · Marcus Johansson · Evgeny Kuznetsov615:4748.429.60-0

The lines he spent the most time in at five-on-five, with the team's share of the shot attempts and expected goals, and the goals for and against, while they were out. The two shares are coloured as above, against the league's lines that played a fair amount together. Hover over one for its percentile.

Chances and finishing

Expected goals adds up how likely each of his shots was to go in, judged by where it came from, what kind of shot it was and whether it was a rebound. All situations, leaving out shots at an empty net. Before 2023-24 the NHL timed events less exactly, and differently from rink to rink, so expected goals for this season are rougher than for recent ones.

5Goalsnot counting empty-netters
3.9Expected goalsfrom 57 unblocked attempts
+1.1Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 1.00 expected goals per 60 minutes87th
Shot quality 6.8% chance per attempt43rd
Finishing +1.1 goals above expected70thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 63 who played at least a quarter as much as the busiest in these playoffs.

012345Goals 5Expected 3.9

His goals and his expected goals as the season went on. When the goals line pulls away above, he is scoring more than his chances were worth; below, less.

Where he shot from

Every attempt he took in these playoffs, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. There is a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. "Show as heat map" shades the ice by where the attempts came from. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 11, 2015 vs NYR L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 17:29
Apr 8, 2015 vs BOS W 3-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 16:13
Apr 5, 2015 @ DET W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 18:31
Apr 4, 2015 @ OTT L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 19:31
Apr 2, 2015 @ MTL W 5-4 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 17:39
Mar 31, 2015 vs CAR W 4-2 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 15:35
Mar 29, 2015 @ NYR W 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 14:35
Mar 28, 2015 vs NSH L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 12:58
Mar 26, 2015 vs NJD W 3-2 (OT) 1 0 1 2 0 2 0 15:13
Mar 21, 2015 @ WPG L 0-3 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 17:03
Mar 19, 2015 @ MIN W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 4 2 14:19
Mar 16, 2015 @ BUF W 4-3 (SO) 1 0 1 0 0 8 1 18:07
Mar 15, 2015 vs BOS W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:00
Mar 13, 2015 vs DAL L 2-4 1 1 2 1 2 4 1 13:29
Mar 11, 2015 vs NYR L 1-3 0 1 1 -1 0 5 4 15:24
Mar 7, 2015 vs BUF W 6-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11:57
Mar 5, 2015 vs MIN L 1-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 12:45
Mar 3, 2015 @ CBJ W 5-3 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 11:20
Mar 1, 2015 vs TOR W 4-0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 09:19
Feb 27, 2015 @ CAR L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 11:30
Feb 25, 2015 vs PIT L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 11:59
Feb 22, 2015 @ PHI L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14:55
Feb 21, 2015 vs NYI W 3-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17:16
Feb 19, 2015 vs WPG W 5-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14:51
Feb 17, 2015 @ PIT W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13:40
Feb 15, 2015 @ ANA W 5-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 11:59
Feb 14, 2015 @ LAK L 1-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 16:24
Feb 11, 2015 @ SJS W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15:32
Feb 8, 2015 vs PHI L 1-3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17:58
Feb 6, 2015 vs ANA W 3-2 (SO) 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 18:30
Feb 5, 2015 @ OTT W 2-1 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 10:33
Feb 3, 2015 vs LAK W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 14:05
Feb 1, 2015 vs STL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 12:58
Jan 31, 2015 @ MTL L 0-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 14:49
Jan 28, 2015 vs PIT W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13:13
Jan 27, 2015 @ CBJ L 3-4 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 14:09
Jan 20, 2015 vs EDM L 4-5 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:26
Jan 17, 2015 @ DAL L 4-5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 12:20
Jan 16, 2015 @ NSH L 3-4 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 13:10
Jan 14, 2015 vs PHI W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:40
Jan 12, 2015 vs COL W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 15:17
Jan 10, 2015 vs DET W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:18
Jan 8, 2015 @ PHI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:10
Jan 7, 2015 @ TOR W 6-2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 15:51
Jan 4, 2015 vs FLA W 4-3 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 12:35
Jan 1, 2015 vs CHI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 13:44
Dec 29, 2014 @ NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 4 1 0 12:57
Dec 27, 2014 @ PIT W 3-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 13:16
Dec 23, 2014 @ NYR L 2-4 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 11:41
Dec 22, 2014 vs OTT W 2-1 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 12:46
Dec 20, 2014 @ NJD W 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 13:31
Dec 18, 2014 @ CBJ W 5-4 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 11:34
Dec 16, 2014 @ FLA L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 14:21
Dec 13, 2014 vs TBL W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 13:32
Dec 11, 2014 vs CBJ L 2-3 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 11:54
Dec 9, 2014 @ TBL W 5-3 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 11:36
Dec 6, 2014 @ NJD W 4-1 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 10:26
Dec 2, 2014 vs VAN L 3-4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 14:22
Nov 29, 2014 @ TOR L 2-6 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 13:21
Nov 28, 2014 vs NYI W 5-2 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 15:57
Nov 26, 2014 @ NYI L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:16
Nov 22, 2014 vs BUF L 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:07
Nov 20, 2014 @ COL W 3-2 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 07:34
Nov 18, 2014 @ ARI W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:32
Nov 15, 2014 @ STL L 1-4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10:25
Nov 14, 2014 vs NJD L 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:39
Nov 11, 2014 vs CBJ W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 07:48
Nov 8, 2014 vs CAR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 09:23
Nov 4, 2014 vs CGY L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15:18
Nov 2, 2014 vs ARI L 5-6 0 1 1 0 4 3 0 12:22
Nov 1, 2014 @ TBL L 3-4 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 14:29
Oct 29, 2014 vs DET L 2-4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 16:00
Oct 26, 2014 @ VAN L 2-4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 12:38
Oct 25, 2014 @ CGY W 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:12
Oct 22, 2014 @ EDM L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11:57
Oct 18, 2014 vs FLA W 2-1 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10:08
Oct 16, 2014 vs NJD W 6-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 16:33
Oct 14, 2014 vs SJS L 5-6 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 11:50
Oct 11, 2014 @ BOS W 4-0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 11:09
Oct 9, 2014 vs MTL L 1-2 (SO) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 06:36