Ilya Samsonov has started in only three of Metallurg Magnitogorsk’s first ten KHL games this season
Capitals top goaltending prospect Ilya Samsonov, who finished last season with a career-best 15-3-5 record and .936 save percentage, is stuck as…
Ilya Samsonov eyes backup role with Capitals next season, open to playing in AHL
Capitals 2014 first-round pick Ilya Samsonov will be a free agent next spring and has two goals for himself this upcoming season.…
Ilya Samsonov takes photo with Hall of Famer Igor Larionov, heads home to Magnitogorsk after training in Michigan
Capitals goaltending prospect Ilya Samsonov bade farewell to the United States today after finishing up a combination summer vacation and training stint.…
Ilya Samsonov says he’s ‘100%’ after undergoing offseason groin surgery
In an Instagram post on Friday, Capitals goalie prospect Ilya Samsonov posed at the Glacier Ice and Snow Arena in Ponpano Beach,…
Ilya Samsonov tours the United States with his girlfriend
After undergoing successful inguinal hernia surgery in Rome in late April. Capitals goaltending prospect Ilya Samsonov and girlfriend Maria Semyonova headed out…
First round pick Ilya Samsonov undergoes successful inguinal hernia surgery in Rome
Thursday, Capitals goaltending prospect Ilya Samsonov posted a picture of himself in a hospital bed at an orthopedic clinic in Rome, Italy.…
Caps players mourn sudden death of Russian hockey legend Sergei Gimaev
The Russian hockey world was rocked on Saturday by the sudden loss of Sergei Gimaev. Gimaev suffered a heart attack during the second…
Capitals have four prospects ranked in The Hockey News’ top 100 prospect list
The Hockey News named their top 100 NHL prospects and the Washington Capitals had four players make the list: goaltender Ilya Samsonov,…
Ilya Samsonov and Metallurg up 1-0 in first round of KHL playoffs
Caps goalie prospect Ilya Samsonov celebrated his 20th birthday Wednesday by helping Metallurg Magnitogorsk be victorious during Game 1 of the Gagarin…
Ilya Samsonov shuts out Traktor Chelyabinsk in final regular-season game (GIFs)
Capitals goalie prospect Ilya Samsonov blanked Traktor Chelyabinsk in a 1-0 shootout win on Friday night, closing out the regular season for…
Breaking down two Ilya Samsonov goals against (GIFs)
Capitals goaltending prospect Ilya Samsonov stopped 36 of 39 shots in a 3-2 loss to Vityaz Podolsk on Wednesday. Although Samsonov was…
A flailing Ilya Samsonov makes two insane saves in three seconds (GIFs)
Capitals top goaltending prospect, Ilya Samsonov, suffered a rare loss Wednesday night as Metallurg Magnitogorsk fell to Avangard Omsk 5-2. It was…
Ilya Samsonov stops 47 of 49 shots in first KHL appearances since WJC (GIFs)
Capitals goalie prospect Ilya Samsonov had two strong showings over the weekend in KHL action, during which he kept Metallurg Magnitogorsk in…
Ilya Samsonov played through an ‘awful’ groin pull during the bronze-medal game
It's no secret that the strong play of Caps goaltender prospect Ilya Samsonov was a major factor in the Russian U20 team's…
2017 World Junior Championship review: Caps prospects shine and United States wins gold
This year's iteration of the IIHF World Junior Championship featured three Capitals prospects and numerous wow moments on the way to the United States…
Ilya Samsonov named best goalie of 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship by media
A few hours after stopping 38 shots while backstopping the Russians to the IIHF World Juniors bronze medal, Ilya Samsonov was named…
Ilya Samsonov wins bronze at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship
Washington Capitals top prospect goaltender Ilya Samsonov won a bronze medal Thursday after Team Russia defeated Team Sweden 2-1. Samsonov was arguably…
Ilya Samsonov and Team Russia fall to Team USA in dramatic seven-round shootout
After posting two consecutive shutouts heading into the semi-finals, Washington Capitals prospect goaltender Ilya Samsonov looked poised to push Team Russia to…
Ilya Samsonov leads Russia to WJC semi-finals after posting second-straight shutout
The Washington Capitals' top prospect goaltender is rolling into the semi-finals of the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship. 19-year-old goaltender Ilya Samsonov…
Ilya Samsonov’s brilliant save against Team USA (Video)
Capitals top goaltending prospect, Ilya Samsonov, has given up a lot of goals in his first two starts for Russia at the…
