After six seasons in the NHL, goaltender Ilya Samsonov is returning to the KHL. He’ll be joining Sochi, as he signed a two-year contract with the club. After seven seasons in North America, ...

Former Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Ilya Samsonov is headed back home to Russia. The 28-year-old has signed a two-year contract with KHL side HC Sochi, the league announced on Saturday. Samsonov ...

WASHINGTON -- By now, it almost seems like no big deal when Alex Ovechkin reaches another milestone. Ovechkin scored two first-period goals Monday night and moved into 11th place on the NHL's career ...

PHILADELPHIA -- - Washington can credit this win to the milestones: Alex Ovechkin scored his 715th career goal, John Carlson reached 500 career points and goalie Ilya Samsonov got his first career ...

ARLINGTON, Va. --Ilya Samsonov signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals on May 4, but it went largely unnoticed because the Capitals were in the middle of the Eastern ...

A former Vegas Golden Knights goaltender is beginning the next phase of his professional career. After failing to sign on with an NHL team for the 2025-2026 season, he is taking his talents to Russia ...

Samsonov’s KHL rights were held by Metallurg Magnitogorsk, the last team he played for before coming to North America in 2018. His rights were traded to Sochi to facilitate the deal. Samsonov had ...

Ilya Samsonov made 26 saves to record his second shutout of the season and Evgeny Kuznetsov's shootout goal was the difference as the Capitals eked out a 1-0 win over the Islanders in New York on ...