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Yan Kuznetsov
Defenseman #37 Flames
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Yan Kuznetsov has 8 points (3 goals, 5 assists) in 31 games for the Calgary Flames this season.

Selected in the 2nd round (No. 50) of the 2020 NHL Draft by the Calgary Flames, he has 8 points (3 goals, 5 assists) in 32 regular-season games for the Calgary Flames.

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  • Country: Country FlagRUS
    Age: 23.8 yrs (09.03.2002)
    Height / Weight: 193 cm / 95 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 50th in 2020
    Draft Team: Team logoCalgary Flames
    Awards: -
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The 23-year-old is underwater for his team, with the Flames controlling 48% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Yan Kuznetsov is off the ice, the Flames control 49% of expected goals, indicating the team is about the same when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 20% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 32% in the defensive zone.

  • 75

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 133rd of 283 Defensemen
    Defense:Def: 36th of 283 Defensemen
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.00
    -0.140.11
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.48
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    20.48
    1525
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.29
    0.050.7
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.29
    0.11
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.20
    0.11
    xGoals/60
    0.15
    0.090.38
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.74
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.15
    1.45.5
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.51.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.95
    2.54.5
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    2.73
    24.5
    Penalties/60
    0.39
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    4.69
    26
    Takeaways/60
    0.39
    0.52
    DZoneGiveaways/60
    1.76
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.32
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    4.72
    512
  • Career Trajectory Most comparable players to Yan Kuznetsov at his age (23.8 yrs):
    Thomas Chabot (Rating of 75 in 2020, Today 77)
    Adam Larsson (Rating of 75 in 2015, Today 70)
    Scott Perunovich (Rating of 75 in 2021, Today 72)
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $0.813M
Player Contract Value: $4.500M
Remaining: 2 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2027 RFA
Age at the end: 26.3 yrs (09.03.2002)
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Yan Kuznetsov
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
03.01.2026 Team Logo Predators 1 1 0 1 -1 21:16 2 50.0% 0
05.01.2026 Team Logo Kraken 1 0 0 0 -1 20:01 2 0.0% 0
07.01.2026 Team Logo Canadiens 1 0 0 0 -2 18:13 2 0.0% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Bruins 1 0 0 0 -1 19:40 1 0.0% 0
10.01.2026 Team Logo Penguins 1 0 0 0 0 20:19 3 0.0% 2
Total 5 1 0 1 -5 10 10.0% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2023-24 Team Logo Flames 1 0 0 0 -1 11:58 2 0.0% 0
2025-26 Team Logo Flames 31 3 5 8 -3 20:28 32 9.4% 20
Season Projection 68 7 11 18 -7 20:28 70 10.0% 44
Total 32 3 5 8 -4 34 8.8% 20
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
No games played
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Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Yan Kuznetsov Team Logo D 23.8 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.26 0.25 60 82 $0.813M
88% Artem Zub Team Logo D 30.3 yrs 191 cm / 90 kg 0.30 0.28 59 79 $4.600M
88% Matthew Robertson Team Logo D 24.8 yrs 193 cm / 95 kg 0.22 0.21 58 79 $0.775M
87% Adam Pelech Team Logo D 31.4 yrs 191 cm / 95 kg 0.16 0.28 58 80 $5.750M
87% Dylan Samberg Team Logo D 27 yrs 193 cm / 97 kg 0.22 0.23 57 82 $5.750M
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