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Evgeny Kuznetsov

#92

age32

posC

shotl

h6'1"

w205lbs

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$7,800,000$7.80M

Year 8 of 8

17/18

24/25

Expiry Status

UFA 2025 age 33

Profile

Draft Position round1 pick26

Draft Class 2010

Draft Team Capitals

Birthdate May 19, 1992

Nationality Russia

Agent Craig Oster

UFA Year 2019

ELC Year 22

Waivers Age 21

Est Career Earnings $70,200,000

2023-24 Stats

Regular Season

GP43

A11

P17

PPG0.4

PIM24

EV TOI/GM 12.74

G60 0.94

P60 2.35

GF% 47.10

DFF% 51.00

REL DFF% -10.90

CF% 53.60

REL CF% -7.50

Regular Season

GP20

PPG0.35

PIM6

EV TOI/GM 13.00

G60 0.43

P60 1.07

GF% 35.00

DFF% 41.90

REL DFF% -6.80

CF% 43.30

REL CF% -3.70

2017-2025 Standard Contract

term8yrs

value$62,400,000$62.40M

cap hit$7,800,000$7.80M

Signed On Jul 2 2017

Signing Agent Craig Oster

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 10.40%

Signing Status

RFA

age 25

Notes

Contract was mutually terminated prior to 24-25 season

* Retained Salary Mar 8, 2024

50% of contract was retained by Washington Capitals in trade to Carolina Hurricanes

Trade Details

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025
Cap Hit	$7,800,000$7.80M	$7,800,000$7.80M	$7,800,000$7.80M	$7,800,000$7.80M	$7,800,000$7.80M	$7,800,000$7.80M	$7,800,000$7.80M	$7,800,000$7.80M	UFAage 33
AAV	$7,800,000$7.80M	$7,800,000$7.80M	$7,800,000$7.80M	$7,800,000$7.80M	$7,800,000$7.80M	$7,800,000$7.80M	$7,800,000$7.80M	$7,800,000$7.80M
Base	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$3,400,000$3.40M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M	$6,000,000$6.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M
Total Salary	$10,000,000$10.00M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$8,400,000$8.40M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M
Minors Salary	$10,000,000$10.00M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$8,400,000$8.40M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M	$8,000,000$8.00M
Clauses	-	-	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC	M-NTC
UFA Year
Buy Out								Buy Out

Career Stats By Contract

2023-24 Stats

Regular Season

GP43

A11

P17

PPG0.4

PIM24

EV TOI/GM 12.74

G60 0.94

P60 2.35

GF% 47.10

DFF% 51.00

REL DFF% -10.90

CF% 53.60

REL CF% -7.50

Regular Season

GP20

PPG0.35

PIM6

EV TOI/GM 13.00

G60 0.43

P60 1.07

GF% 35.00

DFF% 41.90

REL DFF% -6.80

CF% 43.30

REL CF% -3.70

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2023-24	$7,800,000 $7.80M	NHL	Carolina Hurricanes	20	2	5	7	6	255	47.10	51.00	-10.90	53.60	-7.50	0.94	2.35	Playoffs	10	4	2	6	0
2023-24	$7,800,000 $7.80M	NHL	Washington Capitals	43	6	11	17	24	559	35.00	41.90	-6.80	43.30	-3.70	0.43	1.07
2022-23	$7,800,000 $7.80M	NHL	Washington Capitals	81	12	43	55	56	1,047	46.30	44.50	-7.40	47.90	-2.60	0.34	1.78
2021-22	$7,800,000 $7.80M	NHL	Washington Capitals	79	24	54	78	44	1,119	55.40	49.80	-1.60	49.80	-0.90	0.70	1.98	Playoffs	6	2	3	5	0
2020-21	$7,800,000 $7.80M	NHL	Washington Capitals	41	9	20	29	18	544	65.40	52.70	2.00	51.20	0.20	0.88	2.10	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
2019-20	$7,800,000 $7.80M	NHL	Washington Capitals	63	19	33	52	40	845	51.10	46.40	-6.40	45.40	-8.10	0.92	2.34	Playoffs	8	3	2	5	0
2018-19	$7,800,000 $7.80M	International	Russia (all)	12	4	7	11	8
2018-19	$7,800,000 $7.80M	EHT	Russia	2	2	3	5	2
2018-19	$7,800,000 $7.80M	WC	Russia	10	2	4	6	6
2018-19	$7,800,000 $7.80M	NHL	Washington Capitals	76	21	51	72	50	1,046	57.69	44.85	-3.84	47.33	-2.75	0.46	2.47	Playoffs	7	1	5	6	0
2017-18	$7,800,000 $7.80M	NHL	Washington Capitals	79	27	56	83	48	1,133	55.66	47.45	0.98	48.16	-0.48	0.85	2.38	Playoffs	24	12	20	32	0
2016-17	$3,000,000 $3.00M	International	Russia (all)	12	3	3	6	16
2016-17	$3,000,000 $3.00M	WC	Russia	5	1	2	3	6
2016-17	$3,000,000 $3.00M	NHL	Washington Capitals	82	19	40	59	46	1,144	61.46	51.75	1.18	53.63	0.29	0.79	2.10	Playoffs	13	5	5	10	0
2016-17	$3,000,000 $3.00M	WCup	Russia	4	2	0	2	6
2015-16	$3,000,000 $3.00M	International	Russia (all)	6	1	1	2	0
2015-16	$3,000,000 $3.00M	WC	Russia	6	1	1	2	0
2015-16	$3,000,000 $3.00M	NHL	Washington Capitals	82	20	57	77	32	1,160	58.93	53.43	1.11	53.04	2.00	0.57	2.64	Playoffs	12	1	1	2	0
2014-15	$900,000 $900K	NHL	Washington Capitals	80	11	26	37	24	911	57.38	48.42	-6.15	49.93	-2.84	0.26	1.32	Playoffs	14	5	2	7	0
2013-14	$900,000 $900K	WC	Russia	10	1	1	2	4
2013-14	$900,000 $900K	International	Russia (all)	18	2	3	5	8
2013-14	$900,000 $900K	NHL	Washington Capitals	17	3	6	9	6	202	41.18	36.79	-10.33	42.96	-3.18	0.59	1.78
2013-14	$900,000 $900K	EHT	Russia	6	1	2	3	4
2013-14	$900,000 $900K	KHL	Traktor Chelyabinsk	31	8	13	21	12
2012-13	-	International	Russia (all)	12	3	2	5	10
2012-13	-	WC	Russia	3	1	0	1	2
2012-13	-	EHT	Russia	9	2	2	4	8
2012-13	-	KHL	Traktor Chelyabinsk	51	19	25	44	42									Playoffs	25	5	6	11	0
2011-12	-	International	Russia (all)	21	6	5	11	8
2011-12	-	WC	Russia	10	2	4	6	4
2011-12	-	WJC-20	Russia U20	7	6	7	13	4
2011-12	-	EHT	Russia	9	4	1	5	4
2011-12	-	KHL	Traktor Chelyabinsk	49	19	22	41	30									Playoffs	12	7	2	9	0
2010-11	-	International	Russia (all)	5	4	2	6	2
2010-11	-	EHT	Russia	3	2	1	3	2
2010-11	-	MHL	Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk	8	10	5	15	4									Playoffs	5	0	2	2	0
2010-11	-	WJC-20	Russia U20	7	4	7	11	4
2010-11	-	KHL	Traktor Chelyabinsk	44	17	15	32	30
2009-10	-	WJC-18	Russia U18	7	5	7	12	6
2009-10	-	MHL	Belye Medvedi Chelyabinsk	9	4	12	16	8									Playoffs	2	1	2	3	0
2009-10	-	WJC-20	Russia U20	6	2	0	2	10
2009-10	-	KHL	Traktor Chelyabinsk	35	2	6	8	10									Playoffs	4	1	0	1	0
2008-09	-	Districts Cup U17	Team Urals U17	5	5	8	13	16
2008-09	-	Russia U17	Traktor Chelyabinsk U17	23	28	26	54	58
2008-09	-	Hlinka Gretzky Cup	Russia U18	4	2	2	4	10
2008-09	-	WJAC-19	Russia U18 \|WJAC-19\|	4	2	2	4	18
2008-09	-	WHC-17	Russia U17	5	6	4	10	6
2008-09	-	Russia3	Traktor Chelyabinsk-2	21	5	10	15	38
2008-09	-	WJC-18	Russia U18	7	6	7	13	10
2007-08	-	Districts Cup U16	Team Urals U16	5	3	5	8	10
2007-08	-	Russia3	Traktor Chelyabinsk-2	2	0	0	0	0
2006-07	-	Districts Cup U15	Team Urals U15	0	0	1	1	0
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Contract History

2015-2017 Standard Contract

term2yrs

value$6,000,000$6.00M

cap hit$3,000,000$3.00M

expiry 2017 RFA age 25

Signed On Jul 6 2015

Signing Agent Maxim Moliver

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 4.20%

Signing Status

RFA

age 23

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2015-16	2016-17	2017
Cap Hit	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M	RFAage 25
AAV	$3,000,000$3.00M	$3,000,000$3.00M
Base	$2,200,000$2.20M	$3,400,000$3.40M
Performance Bonuses	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$400,000$400K	-
Total Salary	$2,600,000$2.60M	$3,400,000$3.40M
Minors Salary	$2,600,000$2.60M	$3,400,000$3.40M
Clauses	-	-
UFA Year

2013-2015 Entry Level Contract

term2yrs

value$5,650,000$5.65M

cap hit$2,825,000$2.83M

expiry 2015 RFA age 23

Signed On Mar 8 2014

Signed By

% Cap Contract Start 1.40%

Signing Status age 22

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2013-14	2014-15	2015
Cap Hit	$900,000$900K	$900,000$900K	RFAage 23
AAV	$2,825,000$2.83M	$2,825,000$2.83M
Base	$810,000$810K	$810,000$810K
Performance Bonuses	$1,000,000$1.00M	$2,850,000$2.85M
Signing Bonuses	$90,000$90K	$90,000$90K
Total Salary	$900,000$900K	$900,000$900K
Minors Salary	$67,500$68K	$67,500$68K
Clauses	-	-
UFA Year

Evgeny Kuznetsov Updates

Jul 17 2024

Kuznetsov was put on unconditional waivers for the purpose of terminating his contract, the Carolina Hurricanes announced Wednesday.

May 14 2024

Kuznetsov potted the game-winning goal in Monday's 4-1 victory over the New York Islanders in Game 5.

May 11 2024

Kuznetsov scored a goal on three shots in Saturday's 4-3 win over the New York Rangers in Game 4.

May 7 2024

Although an initial report suggested Kuznetsov was unavailable for Tuesday's Game 2 versus the New York Rangers because of an undisclosed injury, he is actually a healthy scratch for the contest, per Tom Gulitti of NHL.com

May 7 2024

Kuznetsov (undisclosed) won't play Tuesday in Game 2 versus the New York Rangers, Walt Ruff of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site reports.

May 1 2024

Kuznetsov collected a goal and an assist Tuesday in a 6-3 win over the New York Islanders in Game 5.

Apr 20 2024

Kuznetsov scored a power-play goal on two shots and added an assist in Saturday's 3-1 win over the New York Islanders in Game 1.

Mar 29 2024

Kuznetsov snapped a four-game pointless streak with an assist in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

Mar 18 2024

Kuznetsov recorded a goal and an assist in Sunday's 7-2 win over the Ottawa Senators.

Mar 15 2024

Kuznetsov scored his seventh goal of the season in Thursday's 4-0 win over the Florida Panthers.

Mar 8 2024

$3,900,000

$-3,900,000

The Carolina Hurricanes acquired Evgeny Kuznetsov from the Washington Capitals for 2025 3rd round pick

Full Details

Mar 8 2024

Kuznetsov (personal) will make his Hurricanes debut Saturday against the New Jersey Devils, per Cory Lavalette of the North State Journal.

Mar 8 2024

Kuznetsov was traded to Carolina from Washington in exchange for a 2025 third-round pick Friday, Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic reports. The Capitals will retain 50 percent of Kuznetzov's $7.8 million annual salary.

Mar 2 2024

Kuznetsov (personal) was put on waivers Saturday, per Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Mar 2 2024

Kuznetsov (personal) was cleared to practice Saturday by the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program.

Feb 5 2024

Kuznetsov (personal) entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program on Monday.

Jul 2 2017

Evgeny Kuznetsov

Standard | 8 yrs

$62,400,000

Cap Hit

$7,800,000

Craig Oster | Newport Sports Management Inc.

Jul 6 2015

Evgeny Kuznetsov

Standard | 2 yrs

$6,000,000

Cap Hit

$3,000,000

Maxim Moliver | Moliver Sports Management

Mar 8 2014

Evgeny Kuznetsov

Entry Level | 2 yrs

$5,650,000

Cap Hit

$2,825,000

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