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Russian NHL players 2001–02

58 Russian players played in the NHL in 2001–02. Together they scored 1 509 points, the fourth most of any country, and Russia finished first of 9 in the nations league. Alex Kovalev scored the most, 76 points.

58
NHL players
1 509
Points
1st
Nations league
24
Goalie wins
2001–02Last season82/82 games
2000–012002–03

RUSSIAN LEADERS

In the nations league

1st
of 9 ranked nations
35
league points
Rate2ndTop trio4thBlue line1stGoalies1stPer 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 KhabibulinTBL
7024-32-0.9202.367
Ilya BryzgalovANA
10-0-0.9171.870

Every Russian player in the NHL, team by team

58 players across 24 teams.
CHIChicago Blackhawks5 players
Alexei ZhamnovINACTIVE
C · 77 GP · 22G 45A67P
Igor KorolevINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 9G 20A29P
Boris MironovINACTIVE
D · 64 GP · 4G 14A18P
Alexander KarpovtsevINACTIVE
D · 65 GP · 1G 9A10P
Vladimir ChebaturkinINACTIVE
D · 13 GP · 0G 2A2P
DETDetroit Red Wings5 players
Sergei FedorovINACTIVE
C · 81 GP · 31G 37A68P
Igor LarionovINACTIVE
C · 70 GP · 11G 32A43P
Pavel DatsyukINACTIVE
C · 70 GP · 11G 24A35P
Maxim KuznetsovINACTIVE
D · 39 GP · 1G 2A3P
Yuri ButsayevINACTIVE
LW · 11 GP · 2G 0A2P
NYINew York Islanders4 players
Alexei YashinINACTIVE
C · 78 GP · 32G 43A75P
Oleg KvashaINACTIVE
C · 71 GP · 13G 25A38P
Evgeny KorolevINACTIVE
D · 17 GP · 0G 2A2P
Alexandre KharitonovINACTIVE
RW · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P
NYRNew York Rangers4 players
Pavel BureINACTIVE
RW · 68 GP · 34G 35A69P
Vladimir MalakhovINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 6G 22A28P
Igor UlanovINACTIVE
D · 53 GP · 0G 10A10P
Roman LyashenkoINACTIVE
C · 19 GP · 2G 0A2P
PHXPhoenix Coyotes4 players
Danny MarkovINACTIVE
D · 72 GP · 6G 30A36P
Sergei BerezinINACTIVE
LW · 70 GP · 11G 15A26P
Andrei NazarovINACTIVE
LW · 77 GP · 6G 5A11P
Kirill SafronovINACTIVE
D · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
TBLTampa Bay Lightning4 players
Nikita AlexeevINACTIVE
RW · 44 GP · 4G 4A8P
Andrei ZyuzinINACTIVE
D · 47 GP · 1G 4A5P
Dimitri AfanasenkovINACTIVE
LW · 5 GP · 0G 0A0P
Nikolai KhabibulinINACTIVE
G · 70 GP · 24 W · .92024W
BUFBuffalo Sabres3 players
Maxim AfinogenovINACTIVE
RW · 81 GP · 21G 19A40P
Vyacheslav KozlovINACTIVE
LW · 38 GP · 9G 13A22P
Dmitri KalininINACTIVE
D · 58 GP · 2G 11A13P
FLAFlorida Panthers3 players
Ivan NovoseltsevINACTIVE
RW · 70 GP · 13G 16A29P
Viktor KozlovINACTIVE
C · 50 GP · 9G 18A27P
Valeri BureINACTIVE
RW · 31 GP · 8G 10A18P
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NJDNew Jersey Devils3 players
Sergei BrylinINACTIVE
LW · 76 GP · 16G 28A44P
Valeri KamenskyINACTIVE
LW · 54 GP · 7G 14A21P
Sergei NemchinovINACTIVE
LW · 68 GP · 5G 5A10P
ANAAnaheim Ducks2 players
German TitovINACTIVE
C · 66 GP · 13G 14A27P
Ilya BryzgalovINACTIVE
G · 1 GP · 0 W · .9170W
CGYCalgary Flames2 players
Igor KravchukINACTIVE
D · 78 GP · 4G 22A26P
Oleg SaprykinINACTIVE
LW · 3 GP · 0G 0A0P
MTLMontréal Canadiens2 players
Oleg PetrovINACTIVE
RW · 75 GP · 24G 17A41P
Andrei MarkovINACTIVE
D · 56 GP · 5G 19A24P
NSHNashville Predators2 players
Denis ArkhipovINACTIVE
C · 82 GP · 20G 22A42P
Vitali YachmenevINACTIVE
RW · 75 GP · 11G 16A27P
PITPittsburgh Penguins2 players
Alex KovalevINACTIVE
RW · 67 GP · 32G 44A76P
Aleksey MorozovINACTIVE
RW · 72 GP · 20G 29A49P
TORToronto Maple Leafs2 players
Alexander MogilnyINACTIVE
RW · 66 GP · 24G 33A57P
Dmitry YushkevichINACTIVE
D · 55 GP · 6G 13A19P
VANVancouver Canucks2 players
Artem ChubarovINACTIVE
C · 51 GP · 5G 5A10P
Alexei TezikovINACTIVE
D · 2 GP · 0G 0A0P
WSHWashington Capitals2 players
Sergei GoncharINACTIVE
D · 76 GP · 26G 33A59P
Andrei NikolishinINACTIVE
C · 80 GP · 13G 23A36P
ATLAtlanta Thrashers1 player
Ilya KovalchukINACTIVE
LW · 65 GP · 29G 22A51P
BOSBoston Bruins1 player
Sergei SamsonovINACTIVE
LW · 74 GP · 29G 41A70P
DALDallas Stars1 player
Sergei ZubovINACTIVE
D · 80 GP · 12G 32A44P
MINMinnesota Wild1 player
Sergei KrivokrasovINACTIVE
RW · 26 GP · 2G 3A5P
OTTOttawa Senators1 player
Petr SchastlivyINACTIVE
LW · 1 GP · 0G 1A1P
SJSSan Jose Sharks1 player
Alexander KorolyukINACTIVE
LW · 32 GP · 3G 7A10P
STLSt. Louis Blues1 player
Alexander KhavanovINACTIVE
D · 81 GP · 3G 21A24P

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 7 seasons Russia won.
4
5
5
657
193
2
1
1
356
298
2
2
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 Slovakia

The nations league's five categories plus raw points and player count. The higher value takes the round.
Russia
Russia
1st in the league
5–2
Slovakia
Slovakia
3rd in the league

Russia wins 5–2 against Slovakia.

0.48Points per game0.49
221Best trio218
0.32Defencemen's points per game0.27
.915Goalies' save percentage.906
0.4NHL players per million inhabitants5.7
1 509Total points776
58Players in the NHL31
Russia against Slovakia season by season
Pick a rivalSwedenSwedenSlovakiaSlovakiaCzechiaCzechiaFinlandFinlandUSAUSACanadaCanadaGermanyGermanyUkraine
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