2010 NHL Draft
Evgeny Kuznetsov in the 2010 NHL Draft
Washington Capitals selected Evgeny Kuznetsov 26th overall in the 2010 NHL Draft.
He was the third of the 8 Russians selected that year. It was the first of the 5 picks Washington Capitals made in the draft. Of the 210 players selected in 2010, 107 have played in the NHL regular season. His 743 games put him 22nd in the class, but only 9 have scored more points than his 575.
- Overall pick
- 26
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 26
- Drafting team
- WSHWashington Capitals
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 23–29 in the 2010 draft
- 23Mark PysykD521 GP · 104 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 24Kevin HayesR805 GP · 446 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 25Quinton HowdenC97 GP · 17 PFLAFlorida Panthers
- 26Evgeny KuznetsovC743 GP · 575 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 27Mark VisentinG1 GP · 0 WPHXPhoenix Coyotes
- 28Charlie CoyleC1045 GP · 556 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 29Emerson EtemR173 GP · 46 PANAAnaheim Ducks
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2010 class
3rd
of 8 Russians selected
18th
of 121 forwards selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First Russians selected
- 8Alexander BurmistrovC348 GP · 101 PATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 16Vladimir TarasenkoR906 GP · 709 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 26Evgeny KuznetsovC743 GP · 575 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 65Kirill KabanovLNYINew York Islanders
- 86Stanislav GalievR26 GP · 4 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 101Ivan TeleginLATLAtlanta Thrashers
- 158Maxim KitsynLLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 195Maxim ChudinovDBOSBoston Bruins
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Evgeny Kuznetsov made his NHL debut on March 10, 2014, 3 years and 258 days after the draft.
743
Games
173
Goals
402
Assists
575
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Washington Capitals picks in the 2010 draft
- 26Evgeny KuznetsovC743 GP · 575 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 86Stanislav GalievR26 GP · 4 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 112Philipp GrubauerG411 GP · 184 WWSHWashington Capitals
- 142Caleb HerbertCWSHWashington Capitals
- 176Samuel CarrierDWSHWashington Capitals