Evgeny
Kuznetsov
C · Limited · Very poor
- PAL
- 0
- WAR
- -2.1
- PTS
- 7
2023-24№ 608 / 608
Evgeny Kuznetsov stats and profile: offensive production, ice time, advanced stats, WAR and PAL rating.
Evgeny Kuznetsov
#92C
HEIGHT : 188 cm · WEIGHT : 94 kg · SHOOTS : L
Born : May 18, 1992 · Chelyabinsk, Russia
Drafted : 2010 · WSH · round 1, pick #26
NHL record
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Carolina Hurricanes | 20 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023-24 | Washington Capitals | 43 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 24 |
| 2022-23 | Washington Capitals | 81 | 12 | 43 | 55 | 56 |
| 2021-22 | Washington Capitals | 79 | 24 | 54 | 78 | 44 |
| 2020-21 | Washington Capitals | 41 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 18 |
| 2019-20 | Washington Capitals | 63 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 40 |
| 2018-19 | Washington Capitals | 76 | 21 | 51 | 72 | 50 |
| 2017-18 | Washington Capitals | 79 | 27 | 56 | 83 | 48 |
| 2016-17 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 19 | 40 | 59 | 46 |
| 2015-16 | Washington Capitals | 82 | 20 | 57 | 77 | 32 |
| 2014-15 | Washington Capitals | 80 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 24 |
| 2013-14 | Washington Capitals | 17 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
| NHL totals | 743 | 173 | 402 | 575 | 394 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Carolina Hurricanes | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | Washington Capitals | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | Washington Capitals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | Washington Capitals | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | Washington Capitals | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 2017-18 | Washington Capitals | 24 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 16 |
| 2016-17 | Washington Capitals | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
| 2015-16 | Washington Capitals | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2014-15 | Washington Capitals | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| Playoff totals | 97 | 33 | 40 | 73 | 52 | |
Honours
- 🏆 Stanley Cuponce · 2017-18
Evgeny Kuznetsov: our analysis
2023-24 season: 20 GP, 2 G, 5 A, 7 PTS, 0 +/-, 14:54 TOI. WAR -2.1 (608th of 608) · PAL 0, very poor.
In 2023-24, Evgeny Kuznetsov, 34, posts a PAL Rating of 0 out of 100 (very poor), and his WAR of -2.1 ranks 608th among 608 regulars, in the bottom quarter.
His strengths: penalty kill (79, well above average). On the other hand, power play (1, among the weakest in the league) and defense (1, among the weakest in the league) hold him back.
Breaking down his WAR (goals above average), his biggest contribution: penalty kill (+0.3); his biggest cost: EV defense (-5.0).
A season in line with 2022-23 (PAL of 2); his WAR went from -2.7 to -2.1.
Advanced stats
- TOI/GP
- 17:33
- PP TOI/GP
- 2:21
- SH TOI/GP
- 1:19
- Pts/GP
- 0.38
- EV points
- 17
- Hits
- 28
- Blocks
- 18
- Takeaways
- 29
- Corsi % (SAT)
- 47.2 %
- Off. zone starts
- 38.5 %
- Faceoffs
- 45.0 %
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Player ratings, 2023-24
All ratings →Fourteen ratings from 0 to 100 drawn from data, never by hand: 75 = established NHL player, 95+ = elite.
OV · OverallConfidence 71 %
48
Replacement or prospect
- SK
- Skating
- 88
- Confidence 67 %
- ST
- Strength
- 63
- Confidence 75 %
- EN
- Endurance
- 80
- Confidence 67 %
- DU
- Durability
- 77
- Confidence 67 %
- CK
- Checking
- 60
- Confidence 75 %
- FG
- Fighting
- 66
- Confidence 47 %
- DI
- Discipline
- 49
- Confidence 75 %
- FO
- Faceoffs
- 67
- Confidence 82 %
- PA
- Passing
- 71
- Confidence 71 %
- SC
- Scoring
- 48
- Confidence 71 %
- DF
- Defense
- 42
- Confidence 67 %
- PS
- Penalty shot
- 95
- Confidence 54 %
- EX
- Experience
- 91
- Confidence 100 %
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SK — Skating88
- Top speed (35 %)36.9 · 88
- Bursts > 20 mph /60 (30 %)5.84 · 76
- Distance /60 (20 %)16.9 · 91
- Speed consistency (15 %)36.2 · 87
ST — Strength63
- Contact absorbed /60 (50 %)2.333 · 37
- Body mass (50 %)0.332 · 81
EN — Endurance80
- Ice time per game (45 %)16.6 · 81
- Total ice time (20 %)1,067 · 74
- Shift length (15 %)47.9 · 83
- Lowest recent ice time per game (15 %)16.2 · 83
- Special-teams time per game (5 %)3.454 · 83
DU — Durability77
- Share of games played (100 %)0.832 · 77
CK — Checking60
- Hits /60 (70 %)2.393 · 60
- Lowest seasonal rate (20 %)2.502 · 63
- Season volume (10 %)3.367 · 62
FG — Fighting66
- Fights per 82 games (100 %)0.813 · 66
DI — Discipline49
- Net penalty value /60 (50 %)-0.061 · 47
- Penalties taken /60 (30 %)0.91 · 64
- Penalties drawn /60 (20 %)0.549 · 60
FO — Faceoffs67
- Faceoff % (85 %)47.2 · 65
- Faceoffs /60 (15 %)43.1 · 76
PA — Passing71
- Primary assists /60 (40 %)0.767 · 78
- Secondary assists /60 (20 %)0.516 · 76
- Offensive creation (RAPM) (20 %)-0.162 · 48
- Power-play points /60 (10 %)4.092 · 68
- Assist consistency (10 %)0.574 · 75
SC — Scoring48
- Goals /60 (25 %)0.586 · 58
- Individual xG /60 (20 %)0.655 · 60
- Finishing (goals − xG per shot) (20 %)-0.59 · 62
- High-danger chances /60 (15 %)0.852 · 54
- xG per shot (10 %)0.078 · 58
- Shot attempts /60 (10 %)12.4 · 73
DF — Defense42
- RAPM defense /60 (35 %)-0.248 · 42
- Relative xG against (20 %)0.431 · 46
- On-ice xG against /60 (15 %)3.032 · 56
- Penalty kill /60 (10 %)0.06 · 82
- Takeaways − giveaways /60 (10 %)-0.401 · 58
- Shot attempts against /60 (5 %)61.1 · 65
- Blocked shots /60 (5 %)1.53 · 49
PS — Penalty shot95
- Shootouts (60 %)38.5 · 96
- Penalty shots (40 %)30.9 · 76
EX — Experience91
- Career regular-season games (65 %)93
- Career playoff games (25 %)86
- NHL seasons (10 %)84
OV — Overall48
- SC · Scoring (20 %)48
- PA · Passing (20 %)71
- DF · Defense (20 %)42
- SK · Skating (12 %)88
- FO · Faceoffs (10 %)67
- EN · Endurance (8 %)80
- DI · Discipline (5 %)49
- ST · Strength (3 %)63
- CK · Checking (2 %)60
| Season | OV | SK | SC | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 48 | 88 | 48 | 42 |
| 2022-23 | 63 | 87 | 62 | 45 |
The bars show confidence (sample size), not player quality. — : not enough data, not a zero. Engine version 1.0.
WAR and PAL ratings, 2023-24
How we rate →PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against players at the same position (50 = average player), starting from the player's strength, offensive or defensive. Value Rating compares that performance with what the player costs: 50 means paid what the play is worth.
WAR
-2.1
wins above replacement
608 of 608
PAL Rating
0/ 100
Performance · Very poor
464 of 464 at the position
Value Rating
—/ 100
Season cap hit unknown
ProfileLimitedBelow average at both ends
- Offense
- 3
- Defense
- 1
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- Offense
- 17
- Creation
- 12
- Shooting
- 2
- Possession
- 1
- Defense
- 1
- Discipline
- 5
- Power play
- 1
- Penalty kill
- 79
From 0 to 100; 50 is the average player at the same position, adjusted for ice time.
| Season | Team | WAR | PAL | Value | Cap hit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | CAR | -2.1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | WSH | -2.7 | 2 | — | — |
Hockey IQ, 2023-24
Rankings and method →The quality of the player's decisions with and against the puck at 5-on-5, against regulars at the same position (50 = average). PAL measures output; IQ measures how the player plays.
Overall IQ
2/ 100
Low
better than 2% of forwards, offense and defense combined
Offensive IQ
1/ 100
Low
passing, shots, puck
Defensive IQ
13/ 100
Low
takeaways, discipline, own zone
Overall IQ isn't an average of the two scores: it's the player's rank with offense and defense combined, 400 of 410 forwards.
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Offense
- Playmaking passes
- 32
- Shot selection
- 3
- Penalties drawn
- 7
- Puck management
- 23
Defense
- Takeaways
- 40
- Discipline
- 35
- Safe zone exits
- 5
Percentiles: 80 means better than 80% of regulars at the same position. Play without the puck (positioning, coverage) isn't measured: the NHL doesn't publish that data.
| Season | Team | IQ | Off. | Def. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | CAR | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 2022-23 | WSH | 4 | 26 | 5 |
WAR, 2023-24
How it's calculated →Wins added to the team, compared with a replacement-level player called up from the AHL.
-2.1
wins above replacement
-3.2 to -0.9 — 90% interval
608 of 608 forwards
-11.3 goals above replacement
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- EV offense
- -3.8
- EV defense
- -5.0
- Power play
- -1.4
- Penalty kill
- +0.3
- Shooting
- -2.6
- Penalties
- -1.5
- Average → replacement
- +2.8
In goals.
| Season | Team | GP | WAR | 90% interval | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | CAR | 63 | -2.1 | -3.2 to -0.9 | 608/608 |
| 2022-23 | WSH | 81 | -2.7 | -4.1 to -1.0 | 617/617 |
Player tracking (NHL EDGE)
League EDGE leaderboards →Speed, shot power, distance covered, time by zone: measured by chips in the puck and shoulder pads. 90th percentile = better than 90% of players.
- Hardest shot
- 139.4 km/h49th percentileleague avg. 136.0 km/h
- Top skating speed
- 37.7 km/h96th percentileleague avg. 35.6 km/h
- Bursts over 20 mph, season
- 9772nd percentileleague avg. 73
- Offensive zone time
- 40.1 %25th percentileleague avg. 42.4 %
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- Total distance, season
- 305.8 km71st percentileleague avg. 200.0 km
- Distance, single-game high
- 6.80 km97th percentileleague avg. 4.70 km
- Offensive zone at 5v5
- 38.4 %9th percentileleague avg. 41.3 %
- Neutral zone time
- 17.7 %43rd percentileleague avg. 17.8 %
- Defensive zone time
- 42.2 %24th percentileleague avg. 39.8 %
Shooting
| Shots on goal | Goals | Shooting % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All | 9655th percentile | 849th percentile | 8.3 %15th percentile |
| High danger | 2141st percentile | 337th percentile | 14.3 %18th percentile |
| Mid range | 2655th percentile | 247th percentile | 7.7 %27th percentile |
| Long range | 748th percentile | 178th percentile | 14.3 %95th percentile |
Shots on goal by zone
2023-2024 regular season. Measured by puck and player tracking chips; the percentile ranks the player within the league.
Last 5 games
| Date | Opponent | G | A | PTS | +/- | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2024 | vs NYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:55 |
| May 13, 2024 | @NYR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:37 |
| May 11, 2024 | vsNYR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 8:38 |
| May 9, 2024 | vsNYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:04 |
| May 5, 2024 | @NYR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:02 |
Evgeny Kuznetsov: frequently asked questions
How many goals does Evgeny Kuznetsov have in 2023-24?
Evgeny Kuznetsov has 8 goals and 24 points (16 assists) in 63 games in 2023-24.
How old is Evgeny Kuznetsov?
Evgeny Kuznetsov is 34 years old: he was born on May 19, 1992.
How tall is Evgeny Kuznetsov, and how much does he weigh?
Evgeny Kuznetsov is 6'2" (188 cm) and weighs 207 lb (94 kg).
Where is Evgeny Kuznetsov from?
Russia: Evgeny Kuznetsov was born in Chelyabinsk, Russia.
How good is Evgeny Kuznetsov?
Evgeny Kuznetsov produced -2.1 wins above replacement (WAR) in 2023-24, 608th of 608 players at his position in the NHL. His PAL rating is 0 out of 100: very poor for his position.
Is Evgeny Kuznetsov a top-10 player at his position?
No: by WAR, he ranks 608th of 608 players at his position in the NHL in 2023-24. Our comparison tool puts him side by side with any other player.
Is Evgeny Kuznetsov getting better?
He is holding steady: his PAL rating went from 2 in 2022-23 to 0 in 2023-24 (out of 100, 50 = average player at his position).
What are Evgeny Kuznetsov's career stats?
Over his NHL career, Evgeny Kuznetsov has 743 games, 173 goals, 402 assists and 575 points. His best season: 2017-18, with 83 points in 79 games.
Where was Evgeny Kuznetsov drafted?
Evgeny Kuznetsov was drafted 26th overall (round 1) by Washington Capitals in 2010.
How does Evgeny Kuznetsov perform in the playoffs?
In the playoffs, Evgeny Kuznetsov has 97 games and 73 points in his career. His pace (0.75 points per game) is similar to his regular-season pace (0.77).
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