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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 2015-16. Pick one to see the two side by side, or choose someone else.

Artemi Panarin CHI · 77 P in 80 GP Blake Wheeler WPG · 78 P in 82 GP Joe Pavelski SJS · 78 P in 82 GP Johnny Gaudreau CGY · 78 P in 79 GP Anze Kopitar LAK · 74 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

2015-16 season totals

GP G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits P/GP Shooting % Avg TOI
82 20 57 77 27 32 193 73 0.94 10.4 17:25

Contract

$3MCap hit2015-16
$39KCap dollars per point77 points in 82 games
$184KCap dollars per goal above replacement16.3 goals above replacement
$10.9MWorth at the going ratewhat teams paid for a season like his
+$7.9MValueworth 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 668 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 2015-16 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.

2015-16 analytics

Regular season Playoffs

Rating

+16.3Goals above replacement3rd of 675 skaters, 3rd of 445 forwards
+2.7Wins above replacementgoals above replacement divided by six
+12.4Goals above averagethe five parts below added up

Each number is coloured by where it ranks among the 445 ranked forwards: 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.

Even-strength offence+9.7 99th percentileEven-strength defence-0.3 39th percentilePower play+2.0 97th percentilePenalty kill+0.1 70th percentilePenalties+1.0 75th percentile

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, and the rank beside it is among forwards. A full season is about two-thirds the player and one-third chance. 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

52.6Corsi for %1141 attempts for, 1030 against
+2.2CF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
54.7Expected goals for %51.8 expected for, 42.9 against
+3.9xGF% relative to teamagainst the team without him
53.9Fenwick for %unblocked attempts
58.9Goals for %66 for, 46 against
101.6PDO10.2% shooting + 91.4% saves
224Attempts takenhis own shot attempts

Each share is coloured by where it ranks among the 561 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
Justin Williams · Evgeny Kuznetsov · Andre Burakovsky44380:3752.854.520-24
Justin Williams · Marcus Johansson · Evgeny Kuznetsov28206:4346.448.59-5
Alex Ovechkin · T.J. Oshie · Evgeny Kuznetsov37172:1354.461.410-6
T.J. Oshie · Evgeny Kuznetsov · Andre Burakovsky2168:0851.250.33-1

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.

19Goalsnot counting empty-netters
17.0Expected goalsfrom 248 unblocked attempts
+2.0Goals above expectedgoals minus expected goals
Chances created 0.72 expected goals per 60 minutes56th
Shot quality 6.9% chance per attempt33rd
Finishing +2.0 goals above expected77thOne season of finishing is mostly luck.

Each bar shows the share of forwards he is ahead of, among the 412 who played 300 minutes or more this season.

051015Game 20Game 40Game 60Game 80Goals 19Expected 17.0

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 this season, in all situations, attacking the net on the right. Darker red means more attempts from that spot, and each dot is a goal. "Show every shot" switches to a dot for each attempt, bigger for a better chance. Click a goal for its details.

Game log

Date Opponent Result G A P +/- PIM Shots Hits TOI
Apr 10, 2016 vs ANA L 0-2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 20:03
Apr 9, 2016 @ STL W 5-1 0 1 1 2 0 4 1 16:11
Apr 7, 2016 vs PIT L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 1 0 3 2 16:45
Apr 5, 2016 vs NYI L 3-4 (OT) 0 0 0 -1 0 9 0 17:19
Apr 2, 2016 @ ARI L 0-3 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 17:32
Apr 1, 2016 @ COL W 4-2 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 15:49
Mar 30, 2016 @ PHI L 1-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 20:37
Mar 28, 2016 vs CBJ W 4-1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 15:47
Mar 26, 2016 vs STL L 0-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 17:43
Mar 25, 2016 @ NJD W 1-0 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 18:09
Mar 22, 2016 @ OTT W 4-2 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 12:17
Mar 20, 2016 @ PIT L 2-6 0 0 0 -4 0 1 0 13:49
Mar 18, 2016 vs NSH W 4-1 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 17:30
Mar 15, 2016 vs CAR W 2-1 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17:16
Mar 12, 2016 @ SJS L 2-5 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 17:09
Mar 9, 2016 @ LAK L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 2 3 1 15:47
Mar 7, 2016 @ ANA W 2-1 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 18:32
Mar 5, 2016 @ BOS W 2-1 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 18:20
Mar 4, 2016 vs NYR L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16:40
Mar 2, 2016 vs TOR W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 15:27
Mar 1, 2016 vs PIT W 3-2 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 17:16
Feb 28, 2016 @ CHI L 2-3 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 15:48
Feb 26, 2016 vs MIN W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 16:32
Feb 24, 2016 vs MTL L 3-4 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 17:40
Feb 22, 2016 vs ARI W 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 3 2 18:31
Feb 20, 2016 vs NJD W 4-3 1 1 2 3 0 4 0 19:03
Feb 18, 2016 @ NYI W 3-2 (OT) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 20:05
Feb 16, 2016 vs LAK W 3-1 1 0 1 2 0 4 0 16:44
Feb 13, 2016 @ DAL L 3-4 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 15:46
Feb 11, 2016 @ MIN W 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12:47
Feb 9, 2016 @ NSH W 5-3 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 15:06
Feb 7, 2016 vs PHI W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 14:41
Feb 6, 2016 @ NJD W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 19:51
Feb 4, 2016 vs NYI W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 17:23
Feb 2, 2016 vs FLA L 2-5 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 21:31
Jan 27, 2016 vs PHI L 3-4 (OT) 0 1 1 -1 0 5 3 18:35
Jan 19, 2016 @ CBJ W 6-3 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 19:45
Jan 17, 2016 vs NYR W 5-2 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 14:04
Jan 16, 2016 @ BUF L 1-4 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 16:17
Jan 14, 2016 vs VAN W 4-1 2 1 3 4 0 6 0 18:33
Jan 10, 2016 vs OTT W 7-1 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 15:09
Jan 9, 2016 @ NYR W 4-3 (OT) 0 0 0 1 2 2 1 21:01
Jan 7, 2016 @ NYI W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 18:36
Jan 5, 2016 @ BOS W 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 4 0 20:41
Jan 2, 2016 @ CBJ L 4-5 (SO) 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 19:48
Dec 31, 2015 @ CAR L 2-4 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 14:26
Dec 30, 2015 vs BUF W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 6 0 18:46
Dec 28, 2015 @ BUF W 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 18:35
Dec 26, 2015 vs MTL W 3-1 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 16:45
Dec 21, 2015 @ CAR W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:22
Dec 20, 2015 @ NYR W 7-3 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 18:36
Dec 18, 2015 vs TBL W 5-3 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 16:14
Dec 16, 2015 vs OTT W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 16:46
Dec 14, 2015 @ PIT W 4-1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:41
Dec 12, 2015 @ TBL W 2-1 1 0 1 1 2 1 2 19:12
Dec 10, 2015 @ FLA L 1-4 0 0 0 -1 0 4 4 18:41
Dec 8, 2015 vs DET W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 20:46
Dec 5, 2015 @ WPG L 1-2 (OT) 0 0 0 0 2 6 3 18:02
Dec 3, 2015 @ MTL W 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17:34
Nov 28, 2015 @ TOR W 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:47
Nov 27, 2015 vs TBL W 4-2 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 16:31
Nov 25, 2015 vs WPG W 5-3 1 2 3 3 0 1 0 15:47
Nov 23, 2015 vs EDM W 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 19:57
Nov 21, 2015 vs COL W 7-3 1 2 3 2 2 3 0 17:46
Nov 19, 2015 vs DAL L 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:03
Nov 18, 2015 @ DET W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 16:42
Nov 13, 2015 vs CGY L 2-3 (OT) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 16:34
Nov 12, 2015 @ PHI W 5-2 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 14:43
Nov 10, 2015 @ DET L 0-1 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 18:17
Nov 7, 2015 vs TOR W 3-2 (SO) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 20:46
Nov 5, 2015 vs BOS W 4-1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 19:45
Nov 3, 2015 @ NYR L 2-5 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 17:56
Oct 31, 2015 @ FLA W 2-1 (OT) 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 15:08
Oct 30, 2015 vs CBJ W 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18:03
Oct 28, 2015 vs PIT L 1-3 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 16:22
Oct 23, 2015 @ EDM W 7-4 3 2 5 4 4 7 1 17:40
Oct 22, 2015 @ VAN W 3-2 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 16:29
Oct 20, 2015 @ CGY W 6-2 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 16:36
Oct 17, 2015 vs CAR W 4-1 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 15:52
Oct 15, 2015 vs CHI W 4-1 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 20:15
Oct 13, 2015 vs SJS L 0-5 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 21:52
Oct 10, 2015 vs NJD W 5-3 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 18:51