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Evgeny Kuznetsov's 2017-2018 season

Points
83
NHL#19
Goals
27
NHL#46
Assists
56
NHL#14
Plus/minus
+3
NHL#240
Games
79
96%
96% of 82

Centre Evgeny Kuznetsov was 25 years old when the 2017-2018 season began, his 5th in the NHL, and played it for Washington Capitals. He played 79 of a possible 82 games and scored 27 goals and 56 assists for 83 points, 1.05 points per game. The season ended with Evgeny Kuznetsov winning the Stanley Cup with Washington Capitals against Vegas Golden Knights, after 24 playoff games and 32 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2017-2018Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Evgeny Kuznetsov plays the 2017-2018 season for Washington Capitals

    WSHWashington Capitals

    Evgeny was 25 years old when the 2017-2018 season began. It was his 5th season with the team. His 5th NHL season in all.

    • The game
      WSH5–4OTT
      W
      game 1/824
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-1SOG20:12TOI
      +3 assists
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    • The game
      MTL1–6WSH
      W
      game 2/823
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +3+/-0SOG1PPP17:18TOI
      +4 assists
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    • The game
      WSH3–4TBL
      L
      game 3/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP17:39TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      PIT3–2WSH
      L
      game 4/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:04TOI
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    • The game
      WSH5–2NJD
      W
      game 5/825
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP18:47TOI
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      WSH2–8PHI
      L
      game 6/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -4+/-1SOG15:52TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      TOR2–0WSH
      L
      game 7/825
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG23:59TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–3DET
      W
      game 8/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP19:24TOI
      +1 assist
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    • The game
      FLA4–1WSH
      L
      game 9/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG17:17TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–6VAN
      L
      game 10/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-6SOG22:12TOI
      +1 goal
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    • The game
      WSH5–2EDM
      W
      game 11/824
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +3+/-5SOG17:24TOI
      +2 goals
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    • The game
      WSH1–2CGY
      L
      game 12/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG18:35TOI
      View the game
    • November 2017
    • The game
      NYI3–4WSH
      W
      game 13/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG18:50TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–2BOS
      W
      game 14/822
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG16:41TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      ARI2–3WSH
      W
      game 15/824
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP22:40TOI
      +2 assists
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    • The game
      WSH1–3BUF
      L
      game 16/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:53TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      PIT1–4WSH
      W
      game 17/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP23:01TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      EDM1–2WSH
      W
      game 18/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG22:21TOI
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    • The game
      WSH3–6NSH
      L
      game 19/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-2SOG1PPP19:16TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–6COL
      L
      game 20/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP17:30TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      MIN1–3WSH
      W
      game 21/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      0+/-7SOG2PPP18:52TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      23
      points
      NHL#11
      5
      goals
      NHL#105
      18
      assists
      NHL#6
      WSH
      11-9-1W-L-OT23Points
      5th in the Metropolitan·7th in the Eastern Conference·12th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CGY4–1WSH
      L
      game 22/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG18:37TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT2–5WSH
      W
      game 23/824
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +1+/-4SOG1PPP15:12TOI
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL1–3WSH
      W
      game 24/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG20:07TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–2TOR
      W
      game 25/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:41TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      LAK5–2WSH
      L
      game 26/824
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG20:06TOI
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • December 2017
    • The game
      CBJ3–4WSH
      W
      game 27/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG17:27TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      SJS1–4WSH
      W
      game 28/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP22:31TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CHI2–6WSH
      W
      game 29/824
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG17:18TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–4WSH
      W
      game 30/825
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-6SOG15:59TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–3NYI
      L
      game 31/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:30TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      COL2–5WSH
      W
      game 32/827
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +2+/-0SOG14:10TOI
      +3 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–3BOS
      W
      game 33/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP17:39TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      ANA2–3WSH
      W
      game 34/827
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG19:11TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–3DAL
      W
      game 35/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG19:38TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3ARI
      L
      game 36/824
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-3SOG21:02TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–3VGK
      L
      game 37/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG19:04TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–1NYR
      L
      game 38/824
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG22:47TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BOS3–4WSH
      W
      game 39/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG1PPP21:53TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD2–5WSH
      W
      game 40/824
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG14:05TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–4CAR
      W
      game 41/826
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG16:06TOI
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      39
      points
      NHL#15
      12
      goals
      NHL#69
      27
      assists
      NHL#12
      WSH
      25-13-3W-L-OT53Points
      1st in the Metropolitan·2nd in the Eastern Conference·5th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      STL3–4WSH
      W
      game 42/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG18:31TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      VAN1–3WSH
      W
      game 43/828
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG19:26TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR3–1WSH
      L
      game 44/827
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG18:46TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–3CAR
      W
      game 45/826
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG17:24TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–4NJD
      L
      game 46/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG17:52TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      MTL3–2WSH
      L
      game 47/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG1PPP19:20TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI2–1WSH
      L
      game 48/824
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG18:16TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–2FLA
      W
      game 49/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +2+/-3SOG1PPP16:05TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      PHI3–5WSH
      W
      game 50/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP22:27TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • February 2018
    • The game
      WSH4–7PIT
      L
      game 51/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG17:58TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      VGK4–3WSH
      L
      game 52/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG22:19TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–2CBJ
      W
      game 53/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-0SOG1PPP15:25TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      CBJ2–4WSH
      W
      game 54/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG20:10TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      DET5–4WSH
      L
      game 55/827
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP20:03TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–4WPG
      L
      game 56/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG17:00TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH5–2MIN
      W
      game 57/825
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:37TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–7CHI
      L
      game 58/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG16:55TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH3–2BUF
      W
      game 59/825
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-3SOG15:33TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • The game
      TBL4–2WSH
      L
      game 60/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG18:39TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–3FLA
      L
      game 61/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG18:35TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      BUF1–5WSH
      W
      game 62/826
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +3+/-4SOG1PPP18:52TOI
      +4 points
      View the game
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 82
      59
      points
      NHL#20
      17
      goals
      NHL#80
      42
      assists
      NHL#13
      WSH
      35-20-7W-L-OT77Points
      Playoff spot
      1st in the Metropolitan·4th in the Eastern Conference·7th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      WSH1–5CBJ
      L
      game 63/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG19:29TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      OTT2–3WSH
      W
      game 64/825
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-6SOG16:39TOI
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • March 2018
    • The game
      TOR2–5WSH
      W
      game 65/824
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      0+/-2SOG2PPP18:08TOI
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH0–4ANA
      L
      game 66/827
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG16:57TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH1–3LAK
      L
      game 67/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG21:07TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH2–0SJS
      W
      game 68/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG20:05TOI
      View the game
    • The game
      WPG2–3WSH
      W
      game 69/822
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG23:13TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH7–3NYI
      W
      game 70/822
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +1+/-1SOG1PPP19:28TOI
      +3 assists
      View the game
    Milestone

    Evgeny Kuznetsov reaches 250 career points

    in the game against New York Islanders · March 15

    • The game
      NYI3–6WSH
      W
      game 71/823
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-3SOG2PPP14:00TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH6–4MTL
      W
      game 75/823
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-4SOG2PPP18:06TOI
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–2NYR
      W
      game 76/825
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-1SOG1SHP17:36TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NYR2–3WSH
      W
      game 77/827
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-3SOG19:56TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • The game
      CAR4–1WSH
      L
      game 78/826
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-2SOG20:01TOI
      View the game
    • April 2018
    • The game
      WSH3–1PIT
      W
      game 79/824
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-6SOG20:50TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      WSH4–2STL
      W
      game 80/825
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-1SOG1PPP16:55TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • The game
      NSH4–3WSH
      L
      game 81/826
      His night
      +3P+2G+1A
      -1+/-4SOG2PPP20:16TOI
      +3 points
      View the game
    • The game
      NJD3–5WSH
      W
      game 82/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG19:19TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    The season in numbers

    Evgeny Kuznetsov closes the 2017-2018 season with 83 points

    WSHWashington Capitals
    Points
    83
    NHL#19
    Games
    79of 82
    96%
    Goals
    27
    NHL#46
    Assists
    56
    NHL#14
    P/GP
    1.05
    NHL#16
    +/-
    +3
    NHL#240
    Events
    83
    career best in points
    27
    career best in goals
    250
    career points
    6×
    First star
    7×
    Second star
    4×
    Third star
    8 i rad
    games with a point · 11 pts
    5 days later
    Playoffs

    Washington Capitals are in the playoffs

    First round

    Washington Capitals meet Columbus Blue Jackets

    WSHvsCBJ
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Columbus Blue Jackets
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      CBJ4–3WSH
      L
      3
      His night
      +2P+2G
      0+/-6SOG2PPP23:58TOI
      +2 goals
      View the game
    • Columbus Blue Jacketslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 2
      CBJ5–4WSH
      L
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-8SOG28:38TOI
      View the game
    • Columbus Blue Jacketslead2–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 3
      WSH3–2CBJ
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-5SOG31:01TOI
      View the game
    • Columbus Blue Jacketslead2–1againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 4
      WSH4–1CBJ
      W
      2
      His night
      +4P+1G+3A
      +3+/-5SOG1PPP20:44TOI
      +4 points
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalsare2–2withColumbus Blue Jackets
    • Game 5
      CBJ3–4WSH
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG24:04TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead3–2againstColumbus Blue Jackets
    • Game 6
      WSH6–3CBJ
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-3SOG1PPP18:25TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    First round

    Washington Capitals knock Columbus Blue Jackets out 4–2

    WSH4–2CBJ
    Advance
    6Games8Points4Goals4Assists
    3 days later
    Second round

    Washington Capitals meet Pittsburgh Penguins

    WSHvsPIT
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      PIT3–2WSH
      L
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-6SOG19:49TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 2
      PIT1–4WSH
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG19:07TOI
      View the game
    • May 2018
    • Washington Capitalsare1–1withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      WSH4–3PIT
      W
      3
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG21:34TOI
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      WSH1–3PIT
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-5SOG1PPP19:45TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalsare2–2withPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 5
      PIT3–6WSH
      W
      4
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP20:10TOI
      +3 points
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead3–2againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 6
      WSH2–1PIT
      W
      3
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-2SOG21:48TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    Second round

    Washington Capitals knock Pittsburgh Penguins out 4–2

    WSH4–2PIT
    Advance
    6Games6Points3Goals3Assists
    4 days later
    Conference final

    Washington Capitals meet Tampa Bay Lightning

    WSHvsTBL
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Tampa Bay Lightning
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      WSH4–2TBL
      W
      4
      His night
      +2P+2A
      0+/-0SOG1PPP16:52TOI
      +2 assists
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstTampa Bay Lightning
    • Game 2
      WSH6–2TBL
      W
      4
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +2+/-4SOG1PPP17:19TOI
      +3 points
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead2–0againstTampa Bay Lightning
    • Game 3
      TBL4–2WSH
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-12SOG24:52TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstTampa Bay Lightning
    • Game 4
      TBL4–2WSH
      L
      5
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG22:50TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalsare2–2withTampa Bay Lightning
    • Game 5
      WSH2–3TBL
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG18:16TOI
      +1 goal
      View the game
    • Tampa Bay Lightninglead3–2againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 6
      TBL0–3WSH
      W
      5
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG1PPP20:43TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalsare3–3withTampa Bay Lightning
    • Game 7
      WSH4–0TBL
      W
      5
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG18:56TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    Conference final

    Washington Capitals knock Tampa Bay Lightning out 4–3

    WSH4–3TBL
    Advance
    7Games10Points4Goals6Assists
    5 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Washington Capitals play the Stanley Cup Final against Vegas Golden Knights

    WSHvsVGK
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    Swedes on Vegas Golden Knights
    View the whole round
    • Game 1
      WSH4–6VGK
      L
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG19:26TOI
      +1 assist
      View the game
    • Vegas Golden Knightslead1–0againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 2
      WSH3–2VGK
      W
      4
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG04:26TOI
      View the game
    • June 2018
    • Washington Capitalsare1–1withVegas Golden Knights
    • Game 3
      VGK1–3WSH
      W
      4
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG18:52TOI
      +2 points
      View the game
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstVegas Golden Knights
    • Game 4
      VGK2–6WSH
      W
      4
      His night
      +4P+4A
      +1+/-2SOG3PPP20:37TOI
      +4 assists
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    • Washington Capitalslead3–1againstVegas Golden Knights
    • Game 5
      WSH4–3VGK
      W
      4
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG21:02TOI
      +1 assist
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    Stanley Cup Champions

    Washington Capitals

    beat Vegas Golden Knights 4–1 in the final

    5Games8Points1Goals7Assists
    The run in numbers

    Evgeny Kuznetsov ends the 2017-2018 playoffs with 32 points

    WSHWashington Capitals
    Points
    32
    NHL#1
    Games
    24
    Goals
    12
    NHL#3
    Assists
    20
    NHL#1
    P/GP
    1.33
    NHL#6
    +/-
    +12
    NHL#2
    Events
    50
    playoff games
    50
    playoff points
    25
    playoff assists
    4×
    First star
    4×
    Second star
    1×
    Third star
    11 i rad
    games with a point
    4 points
    best game
    CBJ4–2→PIT4–2→TBL4–3→VGK4–1