Through Dec. 27, Evgeny Kuznetsov had only one goal in the month of December, plus five assists in 11 games, which amounts to a lackluster month for the Caps’ center. While he scored against Carolina on Dec. 28, he scored twice more on New Years Eve in a 4-3 loss to the Islanders. These weren’t just run-of-the-mill goals but ones we’ve come to expect from Kuznetsov, who shows off virtual magic-tricks with slight-of-hand puck movements that leave goalies’ heads spinning.
“Pretty good hockey from both teams but some of those mistakes we made, they converted,” Kuznetsov said after the game.