As you know, Evgeny Kuznetsov is a rare bird and Sunday in the Capitals’ 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild, the Russian center got in a tit for tat with goaltender Alex Stalock.
The clip is being wildly shared over social media for how ridiculous it is.
By Ian Oland 5 months ago
After acquiring Ilya Kovalchuk in a trade, the Washington Capitals have arguably the most talented shootout roster since the league added the skills competition to games during the 2005-06 season.
For instance, Todd Reirden opted not to ice the two greatest offensive players in franchise history, Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom, as one of the top three shooters and for good reason.
Reirden, instead, penciled in TJ Oshie, Ilya Kovalchuk, and Evgeny Kuznetsov who have all had long records of shootout success throughout their careers. Oshie has scored the fifth most shootout goals in NHL history (44) and the second-most game-deciding goals (20). Kovalchuk has scored the 18th most shootout goals in NHL history (30) while Kuznetsov is a career 41.5 percent shooter. Oshie and Kovalchuk were also the two marathon shooters in the eight-round USA-Russia shootout in the 2014 Sochi Olympics (see bottom).
After a week-plus absence, Capitals second-line center Evgeny Kuznetsov will be back in the lineup Thursday against the Montreal Canadiens. Kuznetsov skated fully during the Capitals’ morning skate.
Brendan Leipsic will be the healthy scratch, sitting out his first game of the season.
Evgeny Kuznetsov fully practiced with his Capitals teammates on Sunday, but he will not play Monday against the Vegas Golden Knights, per head coach Todd Reirden.
It will be Kuzy’s third-straight game missed due to an upper-body injury.
Evgeny Kuznetsov will not play against the Arizona Coyotes, Saturday night.
The Russian center was one of the first players to take the ice during the Capitals morning skate but did not take line rushes, according to The Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir.
Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov will miss his first game due to injury tonight against the Colorado Avalanche, but it appears he may be close to returning already.
Three days after getting hurt against the New York Islanders, Kuznetsov took the ice at Pepsi Center and worked with Capitals assistant coaches.
Evgeny Kuznetsov will miss his first game of the season due to injury, Thursday.
The Russian center will not play against the Colorado Avalanche due to an upper-body injury he suffered against the New York Islanders. Kuzy was crunched into the boards by Leo Komarov.
Kuznetsov left the ice visibly in pain and did not return. The next morning Kuznetsov missed practice and the Capitals announced he was day-to-day.
The Washington Capitals were without Evgeny Kuznetsov during practice on Tuesday.
Officially, Kuznetsov is out day-to-day with an upper-body injury per The Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir.
Adding injury to insult, Evgeny Kuznetsov has left Monday’s game against the New York Islanders in the second period.
By Ian Oland 6 months ago
After notching his third hat trick in six games, Alex Ovechkin now sits two goals away from 700 in his career.
Earlier in the week, Ovi’s friend and fellow countryman, Evgeny Kuznetsov spoke to NBC4 Washington and gave his opinion on if he thinks Ovi can catch Wayne Gretzky’s all-time goal record. Ovechkin sits 196 goals away from Gretzky’s 894 at age 34.
“As long as he stay healthy, he can play four more years for sure,” Kuznetsov said. “For him, 200 more goals is probably four years.”
By Ian Oland 6 months ago
