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Forwards Evgeny Kuznetsov, Washington Capitals: After 11 goals and 37 points in 80 games last season (and three goals and nine points in a 17-game NHL stint in 2013-14), Kuznetsov is the highest-scoring Russian-born player on Alex Ovechkin's Capitals and firmly entrenched among the NHL's top 10 point producers. In other words, he's doing pretty well. He's strong, sublimely skilled and a superb skater.