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Russian NHL players 1990–91

12 Russian players played in the NHL in 1990–91. Together they scored 395 points, the fifth most of any country, and Russia finished fifth of 6 in the nations league. Sergei Fedorov scored the most, 79 points.

12
NHL players
395
Points
5th
Nations league
0
Goalie wins
1990–91Active season80/82 games
1989–901991–92

RUSSIAN LEADERS

In the nations league

5th
of 6 ranked nations
15
league points
Rate1stTop trio4thBlue line4thGoalies5thPer million6th

Russia accounts for 1.6% of the NHL's players and 2.6% of its points.

The full nations league

Every Russian player in the NHL, team by team

12 players across 9 teams.
CGYCalgary Flames2 players
Sergei MakarovINACTIVE
RW · 78 GP · 30G 49A79P
Sergei PriakinINACTIVE
LW · 24 GP · 1G 6A7P
EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players
Anatoli SemenovINACTIVE
C · 57 GP · 15G 16A31P
Igor ViazmikinINACTIVE
RW · 4 GP · 1G 0A1P
NJDNew Jersey Devils2 players
Alexei KasatonovINACTIVE
D · 78 GP · 10G 31A41P
Viacheslav FetisovINACTIVE
D · 67 GP · 3G 16A19P
BUFBuffalo Sabres1 player
Alexander MogilnyINACTIVE
RW · 62 GP · 30G 34A64P
DETDetroit Red Wings1 player
Sergei FedorovINACTIVE
C · 77 GP · 31G 48A79P
QUEQuebec Nordiques1 player
Alexei GusarovINACTIVE
D · 36 GP · 3G 9A12P
VANVancouver Canucks1 player
Igor LarionovINACTIVE
C · 64 GP · 13G 21A34P
WSHWashington Capitals1 player
Mikhail TatarinovINACTIVE
D · 65 GP · 8G 15A23P
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WINWinnipeg Jets1 player
Sergei KharinINACTIVE
RW · 7 GP · 2G 3A5P

Season by season

Russia had 9 players in the NHL in 1989–90 and 69 in 2025–26. The peak was 2025–26, with 69. Under each bar is the nations league placing, in gold for the 8 seasons Russia won.
4
5
6
159
294
1
1
3
267
299
2
1
3
340
205
1
1
1
230
310
4
1
6
439
715
2
2
4
350
820
4
2
4
269
525

In the NHL Draft

23 Russian players were picked in the 2026 NHL Draft, one of them in the first round. Ilia Morozov went first, at number 20 to the Buffalo Sabres.

Every pick in 2026 →The draft through the years →

Russian NHL players all time

Regular season, whole careers. The record seasons count completed seasons only.

Russia against USA

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Russia
Russia
5th in the league
1–6
USA
USA
1st in the league

USA wins 6–1 against Russia.

0.59Points per game0.52
222Best trio274
0.38Defencemen's points per game0.43
–Goalies' save percentage.890
0.1NHL players per million inhabitants0.4
395Total points2 710
12Players in the NHL121
Russia against USA season by season
Pick a rivalUSAUSASwedenSwedenCanadaCanadaCzechiaCzechiaFinlandFinland
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Top scorer
Sergei Fedorov
Russia's top scorer in 1990–91.
The team
Detroit Red Wings
Where Sergei Fedorov plays.
Nations in the NHL
Every nation in the NHL
How many players each country has in the NHL, with a page for each.
Nations league
NHL battle of the nations 1990–91
The countries compared per player rather than in raw totals.
Against Sweden
Sweden vs Russia
Seven rounds, season by season.
The Swedes
Every Swede in the NHL
Team by team, with position and stats.