It’s no secret that the Capitals’ resident bird-man is underperforming lately. In both the mid-season roundtable and the latest episode of Japers’ Rink Radio, Kuznetsov is constantly mentioned when discussing players who need to be better in the final chunk of the season. But how exactly does he need to improve?
Below are select statistics from three different seasons: 2015-16 (his first 82-game season), 2017-18 (when he set a career-high point total of 83), and the current season. Unless otherwise noted, numbers are for the full season.
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Looking at his numbers for this season, there isn’t much that jumps out in a good way.