Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Traktor yakachengeta vatungamiriri vayo vese mwaka wa2012-13. Kusiyana nemamwe makirabhu mazhinji muligi Chelyabinsk haina kusaina chero vatambi veNHL vaive vachidzokera kuEurope panguva yeNHL lockout. Kutarisana nemakwikwi akasimba zvikuru nguva ino Traktor yakapedza mwaka wenguva dzose panzvimbo yechitatu yeEastern Conference. Kuznetsov akaenderera mberi nebasa rake rakabudirira achitungamira timu mumapoinzi, zvibodzwa uye zvinobatsira. Makore gumi nemanomwe ekupedzisira Valeri Nichushkin akazova kubudirira kukuru kwemwaka iwoyo weChelyabinsk, gare gare muna 2013 akahwina Cherepanov Trophy seKHL's Rookie of the Year uye akasarudzwa mu10 yepamusoro yeNHL Entry Draft
neDallas Stars.