PuckSleuthCap hit
$813K
0.8% of $104M cap
Term
1 yr
Through 2026-27, then RFA
Clause
None
Surplus value
—
arrives with the trade tools
Contract details from our records; public announcement not yet matched
2026-27 regular season
GP
1
Goals
0
0.0% shooting
Assists
0
0 primary
Points
0
0.00 per game
TOI/GP
18:10
PP 0:05 · PK 3:27
xGF%
37.7
5v5, -7.1 vs. last yr
Game Score
-0.23
per game, goals above average
Faceoff %
—
Plus/minus
-1
Blocks 1 · Hits 2
Game log
Last 5 games · NHL API
| Game | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | TOI | PP | PK | FO | OZS% | GV | TK | +/- | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 vs SEA · L 6-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18:10 | 0:05 | 3:27 | — | 67 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.23 |
| Apr 11 @ SEA · L 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18:02 | 0:00 | 2:17 | — | 67 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -0.02 |
| Apr 9 @ COL · L 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20:31 | 0:00 | 1:07 | — | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -0.49 |
| Apr 7 @ DAL · OTL 4-3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24:04 | 0:00 | 4:22 | — | 75 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -0.07 |
| Apr 4 @ ANA · W 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:20 | 0:00 | 1:47 | — | 100 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +0.11 |
GS = our Game Score, goals above average. FO = faceoffs won-lost. OZS% = share of his 5v5 offensive and defensive zone faceoff starts that were in the offensive zone. GV/TK = giveaways/takeaways.
Advanced metrics
5v5 unless noted · 2025-26 · 985 min · percentile vs. NHL defensemen
17th percentile
29th percentile
34th percentile
37th percentile
33rd percentile
42nd percentile
13th percentile
77th percentile
4th percentile
41st percentile
70th percentile
20th percentile
11th percentile
35th percentile
xGF% is his team's share of 5v5 expected goals while he was on the ice, from our own expected goals model; HDCF% counts only high-danger chances (xG of 0.15 or more). IPP is the share of his team's 5v5 goals while he was on the ice that he scored or assisted on. Relative stats compare him with his team when he was off the ice. Goals above expected and ixG/60 use his own shots at all strengths. PDO and OZS% describe luck and deployment, so their bars are grey.
Play styleAggressive transition defender
Trait percentiles vs. NHL defensemen · 2025-26
Kuznetsov is a physical force who excels at moving the puck up ice quickly through rush chances and strong physicality. He struggles with defensive positioning and shot generation, limiting his overall impact despite his speed and transition ability.
- Shooting volume
- 19
- Playmaking
- 29
- Zone entries(est.)
- 86
- Forechecking
- 12
- Physicality
- 77
- Defensive impact
- 7
- Puck management
- 22
- Speed
- 66
Where he shoots from
Slot 9% · Mid-range 20% · Perimeter 72%(82 unblocked shots)
Strengths
- Excels at creating rush chances with 86th percentile zone entry ability
- Generates shot volume with 82nd percentile unblocked shots
- Uses physicality effectively at 77th percentile
Watch-outs
- Defensive positioning ranks only 7th percentile, a significant concern
- Playmaking at 29th percentile limits offensive creation beyond rushing
- Forechecking at 12th percentile suggests weak backcheck and coverage
Similar style: Zach Whitecloud (CGY), Alec Regula (EDM)
Built from play-by-play, shift data, and NHL EDGE tracking. Zone entries is an estimate (rush chances while he is on the ice) until tracking data is added.
Where his Game Score comes from
2025-26 · 57 GP · goals above average
Season total -3.3 goals, or -0.06 per game.
- Even strength offense
- -0.3
- Even strength defense
- -1.5
- Power play
- -0.1
- Penalty kill
- +0.6
- Finishing
- +1.1
- Playmaking
- -1.8
- Penalties
- -1.3
Game Score adds up a player's impact in goals compared with an average player given the same ice time: his share of expected goals for and against at even strength, on the power play, and on the penalty kill, plus finishing (goals minus expected goals), primary assists, penalties drawn and taken, and faceoffs. Goalies are measured by goals saved above expected.
By season
Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | P | +/- | SOG | TOI/GP | FO% | GS/GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | CGY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:10 | — | -0.23 |
| 2025-26 | CGY | 57 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 64 | 20:05 | — | -0.06 |
| 2023-24 | CGY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 11:58 | — | -0.16 |
Sentiment & chatter
Fans
—
Beat writers
—
Media
—
Fan, beat writer, and media scores, the 14-day trade chatter chart, and the latest mentions appear once sentiment scoring is switched on. Mentions are already being collected.
Age curve
How players at his position age, and where his contract falls on that curve, arrives with the trade tools.
Skating · NHL EDGE
2025-26, as of Oct 2
- Top speed
- 22.0 mph
- 64th pct
- 20+ mph bursts
- 39
- Hardest shot
- 100.2 mph
- 97th pct
- Distance
- 165.6 mi
- OZ time
- 39.9%
- 25th pct
- DZ time
- 41.1%