Evgeny Kuznetsov will protect the colors of "Washington" for two years

The NHL Club "Washington Capitals" and the Russian striker Yevgeny Kuznetsov reached an agreement on the two -year contract for the beginner.

The ex-captain of the Russian youth team will already be presented today as a player of the "capital", the NHL official website reports.

And the debut of the striker, who will play under the 92nd number at the Washington, may take place on Monday in the game with Pittsburgh Penguins.

Kuznetsov was torn by Washington under a common 26th number at the 2010 draft, but he spent the next four seasons in his native Chelyabinsk Tractor.

For 251 matches in the KHL, Evgeny scored 167 (78 + 89) points, but the current season did not spend so brightly due to the abundance of injuries. As part of the Russian national team, Kuznetsov became the winner of the youth (2011) and the adult (2012) world championships.