Kucherov was a second-round pick (No. 58) by Tampa Bay in the 2011 NHL Draft, but he has played like a first-round talent. After the draft, the 5-foot-11, 178-pound forward from Moscow remained in Russia, then played junior hockey in Quebec before joining Syracuse of the American Hockey League for the 2013-14 season.
Kuznetsov is one of the NHL's most electric offensive players, as he showed throughout the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Kuznetsov had one of the biggest goals in Capitals history when he scored in overtime of Game 6 in the Eastern Conference Second Round to eliminate the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins and advance the Capitals to the …
