Svechnikov has appeared in four games for the Red Wings this season and recorded four points (2-2-4), including scoring the game-winning goal and adding an assist in his first appearance of the season on Feb. 27 at Chicago. The 24-year-old also tallied an assist in the first match-up at the NHL-level against his younger brother, Andrei, on March 4 at Carolina. Svechnikov has appeared in 24 games with the Red Wings since 2016-17, totaling eight points (4-4-8) and 12 penalty minutes. The 6-foot-3, 208-pound winger has skated in three games with the Griffins this season, picking up a goal, an assist and two penalty minutes in his fourth professional campaign. In 185 games with the Griffins since 2015-16, Svechnikov has recorded 101 points (39-62-101) and 183 penalty minutes, adding 14 points (6-8-14) and 24 penalty minutes in 26 AHL Calder Cup Playoff games. As a first-year pro in 2016-17, Svechnikov registered a career-high 51 points (20-31-51) in 74 regular-season games and helped the Griffins capture the 2017 Calder Cup championship.
Originally drafted by the Red Wings in the first round (19th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, Svechnikov spent two seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League prior to turning pro, registering 157 points (64-93-157) and 167 penalty minutes in 105 games with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles from 2014-16. The Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia, native also earned a silver medal at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship with Russia, and previously captured silver medals for his country at the 2013 World Junior A Challenge and 2013 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.
Evgeny Svechnikov, Right Wing
Born Oct 31 1996 -- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia
Height 6.03 -- Weight 208 -- Shoots L
Selected by Detroit Red Wings round 1 #19 overall 2015 NHL Entry Draft
