Kuznetsov's 6-Period 'Storm' Sweeps KHL Titles!
He's definitely not going over the speed limit.
Capitals' ex-star Evgeny Kuznetsov took the slowest penalty shot ever in KHL originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Evgeny Kuznetsov is back in the Kontinental Hockey League, having done his stint in the NHL, starring for the Washington Capitals , before returning to the KHL.
And now in the KHL, Kuznetsov is pushing the limits of how slowly you can take a penalty shot. You've just got to watch this before we dig any deeper. This is Kuznetsov attempting to win a game in the penalty shootout: Some how, some way, Kuznetsov has turned it back another gear š pic.
twitter. com/bbdSLYULXo ā Spittin' Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) March 13, 2026 Obviously, that would be a lot cooler if he scored at the end of it. He's playing right now for Salavat Yulaev Ufa in the KHL.
He has played 17 games for that club, scoring six goals with 10 assists. This is actually his second team of the season. He began it with Magnitogorsk Metallurg, for whom he scored one goal with eight assists in 15 games.