Evgeny Kuznetsov finished 11th in terms of points in Washington Capitals history scored three assists in the National Hockey League (NHL) regular season match against the Buffalo Sabers. This was reported by the Lenta.ru correspondent.
The 29-year-old forward helped his team to defeat the rivals with a score of 5: 3. Kuznetsov brought the number of points scored for the Capitals to 434 (134 goals and 300 assists). This allowed him to bypass Dennis Maruk and reach 11th place in the history of the club.
Alexander Ovechkin is the leader of the franchise by this indicator. He has 1340 points scored. In the match against the Sabers, he scored with an abandoned puck. He chalked up his 741st NHL goal and caught up with Brett Hull, the fourth best sniper in the NHL's regular season.
Kuznetsov has been with the Capitals since 2014. Before joining the NHL club, he defended the colors of Traktor Chelyabinsk. The forward twice became the world champion in the Russian national team.