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Russian NHL players 1997–98

50 Russian players played in the NHL in 1997–98. Together they scored 1 304 points, the third most of any country, and Russia finished third of 8 in the nations league. Pavel Bure scored the most, 90 points.

50
NHL players
1 304
Points
3rd
Nations league
44
Goalie wins
1997–98Last season82/82 games
1996–971998–99

RUSSIAN LEADERS

In the nations league

3rd
of 8 ranked nations
25
league points
Rate3rdTop trio4thBlue line1stGoalies5thPer million7th

Russia accounts for 6.0% of the NHL's players and 8.7% of its points.

The full nations league

Russian goalies

Regular season. Most games first.
GoalieGPW-L-OTLSV%GAASO
Nikolai KhabibulinPHX
7030-28-0.9002.744
Mikhail ShtalenkovANA
4013-18-0.8933.221
Andrei TrefilovCHI
61-4-0.8833.410

Every Russian player in the NHL, team by team

50 players across 21 teams.
DETDetroit Red Wings6 players
Vyacheslav KozlovINACTIVE
LW · 80 GP · 25G 27A52P
Igor LarionovINACTIVE
C · 69 GP · 8G 39A47P
Dmitri MironovINACTIVE
D · 77 GP · 8G 35A43P
Sergei FedorovINACTIVE
C · 21 GP · 6G 11A17P
Viacheslav FetisovINACTIVE
D · 58 GP · 2G 12A14P
Yan GolubovskyINACTIVE
D · 12 GP · 0G 2A2P
CHIChicago Blackhawks4 players
Alexei ZhamnovINACTIVE
C · 70 GP · 21G 28A49P
Sergei KrivokrasovINACTIVE
RW · 58 GP · 10G 13A23P
Dimitri NabokovINACTIVE
RW · 25 GP · 7G 4A11P
Andrei TrefilovINACTIVE
G · 6 GP · 1 W · .8831W
NYRNew York Rangers4 players
Alex KovalevINACTIVE
RW · 73 GP · 23G 30A53P
Alexander KarpovtsevINACTIVE
D · 47 GP · 3G 7A10P
Vladimir VorobievINACTIVE
RW · 15 GP · 2G 2A4P
Maxim GalanovINACTIVE
D · 6 GP · 0G 1A1P
TORToronto Maple Leafs4 players
Igor KorolevINACTIVE
C · 78 GP · 17G 22A39P
Sergei BerezinINACTIVE
LW · 68 GP · 16G 15A31P
Dmitry YushkevichINACTIVE
D · 72 GP · 0G 12A12P
Danny MarkovINACTIVE
D · 25 GP · 2G 5A7P
NYINew York Islanders3 players
Sergei NemchinovINACTIVE
LW · 74 GP · 10G 19A29P
Vladimir ChebaturkinINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 2A2P
Jevgeni NamestnikovINACTIVE
D · 6 GP · 0G 1A1P
SJSSan Jose Sharks3 players
Viktor KozlovINACTIVE
C · 64 GP · 17G 13A30P
Andrei ZyuzinINACTIVE
D · 56 GP · 6G 7A13P
Alexander KorolyukINACTIVE
LW · 19 GP · 2G 3A5P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning3 players
Alexander SelivanovINACTIVE
RW · 70 GP · 16G 19A35P
Igor UlanovINACTIVE
D · 49 GP · 2G 8A10P
Andrei NazarovINACTIVE
LW · 54 GP · 2G 2A4P
COLColorado Avalanche2 players
Valeri KamenskyINACTIVE
LW · 75 GP · 26G 40A66P
Alexei GusarovINACTIVE
D · 72 GP · 4G 10A14P
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DALDallas Stars2 players
Sergei ZubovINACTIVE
D · 73 GP · 10G 47A57P
Sergey GusevINACTIVE
D · 9 GP · 0G 0A0P
EDMEdmonton Oilers2 players
Boris MironovINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 16G 30A46P
Andrei KovalenkoINACTIVE
RW · 59 GP · 6G 17A23P
LAKLos Angeles Kings2 players
Vladimir TsyplakovINACTIVE
LW · 73 GP · 18G 34A52P
Vitali YachmenevINACTIVE
RW · 4 GP · 0G 1A1P
MTLMontréal Canadiens2 players
Vladimir MalakhovINACTIVE
D · 74 GP · 13G 31A44P
Valeri BureINACTIVE
RW · 66 GP · 12G 26A38P
NJDNew Jersey Devils2 players
Valeri ZelepukinINACTIVE
LW · 68 GP · 4G 18A22P
Sergei BrylinINACTIVE
LW · 18 GP · 2G 3A5P
OTTOttawa Senators2 players
Alexei YashinINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 33G 39A72P
Igor KravchukINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 8G 27A35P
VANVancouver Canucks2 players
Pavel BureINACTIVE
RW · 82 GP · 51G 39A90P
Alexander MogilnyINACTIVE
RW · 51 GP · 18G 27A45P
WSHWashington Capitals2 players
Sergei GoncharINACTIVE
D · 72 GP · 5G 16A21P
Andrei NikolishinINACTIVE
C · 38 GP · 6G 10A16P
ANAAnaheim Ducks1 player
Mikhail ShtalenkovINACTIVE
G · 40 GP · 13 W · .89313W
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Sergei SamsonovINACTIVE
LW · 81 GP · 22G 25A47P
CGYCalgary Flames1 player
German TitovINACTIVE
C · 68 GP · 18G 22A40P
PHXPhoenix Coyotes1 player
Nikolai KhabibulinINACTIVE
G · 70 GP · 30 W · .90030W
PITPittsburgh Penguins1 player
Aleksey MorozovINACTIVE
RW · 76 GP · 13G 13A26P

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
5
657
193
2
1
1
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 Czechia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Russia
Russia
3rd in the league
4–3
Czechia
Czechia
1st in the league

Russia wins 4–3 against Czechia.

0.49Points per game0.45
228Best trio232
0.35Defencemen's points per game0.27
.900Goalies' save percentage.919
0.3NHL players per million inhabitants3.6
1 304Total points765
50Players in the NHL39
Russia against Czechia season by season
Pick a rivalCzechiaCzechiaSwedenSwedenCanadaCanadaSlovakiaSlovakiaFinlandFinlandUSAUSAUkraine
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